1870_Nebraska_gubernatorial_election

1870 Nebraska gubernatorial election

1870 Nebraska gubernatorial election

Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Nebraska

The 1870 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on October 11, 1870.[lower-alpha 1] Two-term incumbent Governor of Nebraska David Butler, the Republican nominee, was seeking a third term as governor. He was opposed by Democratic nominee John H. Croxton, a lawyer from Nebraska City.[3]

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Shortly after David Butler took office for his third term in 1871, eleven articles of impeachment were filed against him by the Nebraska Legislature. Eventually Butler was removed from office on June 2, 1871, and William H. James took over as acting Governor.[6]

Notes

  1. The Nebraska Constitution of 1866 specified in Article III, Section 1, that the governor and all executive officers were to be elected on the second Tuesday in October.[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Nebraska Constitution of 1866, Article III, Section 1". 1866. The Executive Department shall consist of a Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor and Treasurer, who shall be chosen by the electors of the State on the second Tuesday of October....
  2. [2]
    "A Defense of Mr. Tipton". Brownville Daily Democrat. October 4, 1870. Retrieved June 21, 2023. Let the verdict at the polls on the 11th of October answer the question.
  3. [3]
    Addison E. Sheldon, ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register. Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 439. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  4. [4]
    "How Are You Honesty? John H. Croxton, Stand Up!". Nebraska Herald. October 6, 1870. Retrieved May 13, 2023. John H. Croxton was the city attorney and the law partner of S. H. Calhoun, the Mayor [of Nebraska City]
  5. [5]
    Harrison Johnson (1880). History of Nebraska. Henry Gibson Herald Printing House. p. 52.
  6. [6]
    "Gov. David C. Butler". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.


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