1924 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

1924 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
	County results; Williams: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% ; Mullin: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%
Lieutenant Governor before election; Fred G. Johnson; Republican	Elected Lieutenant Governor ; George A. Williams; Republican

The 1924 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1924, and featured Republican nominee George A. Williams defeating Democratic nominee P. J. Mullin as well as Progressive nominee Granville Hummer and Prohibition nominee J. F. Webster.^[1] Incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Fred G. Johnson, a Republican, chose not to seek reelection to the office of lieutenant governor in order to challenge George W. Norris for the Republican nomination for US Senate from Nebraska.

Democratic primary

Candidates

James P. Connolly, former member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1909 to 1911 from Omaha, Nebraska^[2]
Frank Mills, former member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1917 to 1919 from Lincoln, Nebraska^[2]
Patrick John "P. J." Mullin, farmer and businessman from near Albion, Nebraska^[3]^[4]^[5] who was the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in 1922

Results

Democratic primary results^[6]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	P. J. Mullin	27,522	43.82
Democratic	Frank Mills	20,620	32.83
Democratic	James P. Connolly	14,670	23.36

Progressive primary

Candidates

Granville Hummer
Grant Mears
Frank Mills
P. J. Mullin

Results

Progressive primary results^[6]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Progressive	Granville Hummer	28	50.91
Progressive	Grant Mears	18	32.73
Progressive	Frank Mills	7	12.73
Progressive	P. J. Mullin	2	3.64

Prohibition primary

Candidates

J. F. Webster from St. Paul, Nebraska, ran unopposed in the Prohibition Party primary. He was the owner and publisher of The Phonograph, a newspaper in Howard County, Nebraska.^[7]

Results

Prohibition primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Prohibition	J. F. Webster	65	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Thomas E. Conley, attorney from Omaha, Nebraska, who was previously a member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1915 to 1919 representing Gage, Jefferson, and Thayer counties^[2]^[8]
John M. MacFarland, former member of the Nebraska Senate from 1913 to 1915 from Omaha, Nebraska^[2]
Grant S. Mears, member of the Nebraska House of Representatives since 1915 from Wayne, Nebraska^[2]
George A. Williams, farmer and former member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1919 to 1923 from Fairmont, Nebraska^[2]^[9]

Results

Republican primary results^[6]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	George A. Williams	34,974	35.16
Republican	Grant S. Mears	25,902	26.04
Republican	John M. MacFarland	24,854	20.30
Republican	Thomas E. Conley	13,753	13.82

General election

Results

Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1924^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George A. Williams	219,965	51.29
	Democratic	P. J. Mullin	167,018	38.95
	Progressive	Granville Hummer	30,797	7.18
	Prohibition	J. F. Webster	11,064	2.58
Total votes			428,844	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ ^a ^b Charles W. Pool. "Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board General Election November 4, 1924" (PDF). Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f State of Nebraska, 2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), pp. 317–378, retrieved May 29, 2023
^ "The Candidates And Who They Are: P. J. Mullin". The Albion Argus. October 23, 1924. p. 8. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ "Obituary: Patrick John Mullin". Albion News. April 26, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ "Mullin for Lieutenant Governor". Our Sunday Visitor. June 30, 1922. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Charles W. Pool. "Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board Primary Election April 8, 1924" (PDF). Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ "Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc. Required By Act of Congress of August 24, 1912". The Phonograph. April 23, 1924. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ "Thomas E. Conley Files for Lieutenant Governor". Omaha Daily Bee. February 24, 1924. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ "George A. Williams Has Filed for the Republican Nomination for Lieutenant Governor". Nebraska Signal. February 7, 1924. Retrieved May 30, 2023.

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[state2-1] Charles W. Pool. "Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board General Election November 4, 1924" (PDF). Retrieved May 30, 2023.

[bluebook-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f State of Nebraska, 2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), pp. 317–378, retrieved May 29, 2023

[3] "The Candidates And Who They Are: P. J. Mullin". The Albion Argus. October 23, 1924. p. 8. Retrieved May 30, 2023.

[4] "Obituary: Patrick John Mullin". Albion News. April 26, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved May 30, 2023.

[5] "Mullin for Lieutenant Governor". Our Sunday Visitor. June 30, 1922. Retrieved May 30, 2023.

[state1-6] Charles W. Pool. "Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board Primary Election April 8, 1924" (PDF). Retrieved May 30, 2023.

[7] "Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc. Required By Act of Congress of August 24, 1912". The Phonograph. April 23, 1924. Retrieved May 30, 2023.

[8] "Thomas E. Conley Files for Lieutenant Governor". Omaha Daily Bee. February 24, 1924. Retrieved May 30, 2023.

[9] "George A. Williams Has Filed for the Republican Nomination for Lieutenant Governor". Nebraska Signal. February 7, 1924. Retrieved May 30, 2023.

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