The1880 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1880, and featured incumbentNebraska Lieutenant GovernorEdmund C. Carns, aRepublican, defeatingDemocratic nominee T. J. Hamilton as well asGreenback nominee Peter Lansing and former Democratic nominee Samuel H. Calhoun.[a][1] Originally, the Democratic party had nominated Calhoun for lieutenant governor. However, on October 11, 1880, Calhoun withdrew his candidacy, and the Democratic state central committee appointed T. J. Hamilton to replace him.[2][3]
^"News of the Week by Telegraph and Mail".The Arapahoe Pioneer. October 22, 1880. p. 2. RetrievedJune 8, 2023.On the 11th Dr. R. R. Livingston, Democratic nominee for Congress in Nebraska and S. H. Calhoun, Democratic nominee for Lieutenant-Governor, resigned their candidacy, the former because twenty-five years ago he challenged J. Sterling Morton to fight a duel, and was therefore Constitutionally ineligible. T. J. Hamilton has been nominated in Calhoun's place.
^"Miscellaneous".The Lincoln Weekly Globe. October 15, 1880. p. 2. RetrievedJune 8, 2023.
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