1886 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1886 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1886, and featured incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Hibbard H. Shedd, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee Charles J. Bowlby as well as Prohibition Party nominee E. B. Graham and National Union Party nominee M. K. Lewis.

1886 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 2, 1886
 
Nominee Hibbard H. Shedd Charles J. Bowlby E. B. Graham
Party Republican Democratic Prohibition
Popular vote 75,177 53,509 8,204
Percentage 54.3% 38.7% 5.9%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Hibbard H. Shedd
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Hibbard H. Shedd
Republican

The National Union Party was founded just prior to the election of 1886 and appears to have been a precursor to the later populist movement in Nebraska. One source refers to the party as the "anti-monopoly party." The party was very closely associated with various figures such as John H. Powers and Charles Van Wyck who were later prominent in the populist movement.

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