1920 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1920 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
Country:	Nebraska
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1918 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1918
Next Election:	1922 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1922
Election Date:	November 2, 1920
Nominee1:	Pelham A. Barrows
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	181,907
Percentage1:	49.8%
Nominee2:	Cass G. Barns
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	104,507
Percentage2:	28.6%
Nominee3:	Robert D. Mousel
Party3:	Independent politician
Popular Vote3:	68,772
Percentage3:	18.8%
Lieutenant Governor
Before Election:	Pelham A. Barrows
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Pelham A. Barrows
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 1920 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920, and featured incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Pelham A. Barrows, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee Cass G. Barns as well as Independent Robert D. Mousel.

Democratic primary

Dr. Cass G. Barns, physician, businessman, banker, former editor of The Albion Argus newspaper, former postmaster of Albion, Nebraska, and former county commissioner of Boone County, Nebraska^[1]
Forrest Lear, attorney from Ainsworth, Nebraska^[2] ^[3]
Franz C. Radke, lawyer, delegate at the 1919-20 Nebraska Constitutional Convention, and former member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1917 to 1919 from Hartington, Nebraska^[4]

Pelham A. Barrows, incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor
Isaiah D. Evans, farmer, delegate at the 1919-20 Nebraska Constitutional Convention, and former member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1899 to 1901 and again from 1911 to 1913 from Kenesaw, Nebraska^[5]

Cass G. Barns, Democratic nominee
Pelham A. Barrows, Republican nominee
David B. Gilbert, Prohibition Party nominee for lieutenant governor in 1918 from Fremont, Nebraska^[6]
Robert D. Mousel, farmer from Cambridge, Nebraska, aligned with independent, progressive-backed gubernatorial candidate Arthur G. Wray^[7] ^[8]

News: Vote for Barns. The Albion Argus. October 28, 1920. May 31, 2023.
News: Primary Filings Are Closed. Clay County Republican. March 25, 1920. May 31, 2023.
News: Forrest Lear, Attorney at Law. Brown County Democrat. March 5, 1920. May 31, 2023. 5.
News: Franz C. Radke. Lincoln State Journal. April 9, 1920. May 31, 2023. 13.
News: Who's Who: State Candidates in Nebraska Primaries. Omaha World-Herald. April 18, 1920. May 31, 2023. 10.
News: Local News. Fremont Herald. April 16, 1920. May 31, 2023. 8.
News: Progressives Unite To Name State Ticket. The Nebraska Leader. May 8, 1920. May 31, 2023.
News: Robert D. Mousel. The Nebraska Leader. June 19, 1920. May 31, 2023.