The 1932 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932, and featured Democratic nominee Walter H. Jurgensen defeating the incumbent

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, as part of a Democratic landslide in the state connected to

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's election as president.

Democratic primary

Candidates

*Charles F. Beushausen, former member of the

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from 1923 to 1925 from

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* Walter H. Jurgensen, president of the Western Union Life Insurance Company and former unsuccessful Republican candidate for

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challenging Charles J. Warner in 1928 from

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*Bennie Nelson, from

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*William F. Porter, former

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from 1897 to 1901 and member of the

from 1891 to 1895 *Henry F. Schepman, member of the

since 1929 and former member of the

from 1925 to 1927 from

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*Rudolph E. Watzke, merchant from

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Results

Republican primary

Candidates

*James Otto Martin, from

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, incumbent

*Alfred E. Reeves, from

Results

General election

Results

References

Lieutenant Gubernatorial

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November 1932 events Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial elections {{Nebraska-election-stub

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Results

See also

References