1942 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1942 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942, and featured Roy W. Johnson, the Republican nominee, defeating Democratic nominee Harry P. Conklin.^[1] The incumbent lieutenant governor, William E. Johnson, decided not to seek reelection in order to run for United States House of Representatives in Nebraska's First District in 1942.^[2]

Democratic primary

Harry P. Conklin, farmer from near Grand Island, Nebraska, and former commissioner of public lands and buildings^[3]
Edward A. Dosek, businessman, banker, and insurance agent from Lincoln, Nebraska, and former head accountant for the Nebraska State Treasurer from 1933 to 1937^[4]^[5]^[6]
William H. Smith, former Nebraska State Tax Commissioner from 1923 to 1925 and again from 1931 to 1941^[7]

Democratic primary results^[1]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Harry P. Conklin	30,847	43.50
Democratic	William H. Smith	25,493	35.95
Democratic	Edward A. Dosek	14,571	20.55

John McArthur
Jack Devoe
Dr. Harvey E. Glatfelter
Rufus M. Howard, Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature and member of the Nebraska Legislature from what was then District 39^[8] (endorsed by Nebraska Governor Dwight P. Griswold^[7])
Roy W. Johnson, former member of the Nebraska Legislature from what was then District 34^[9]
William L. Randall
Harry L. Reed, insurance agent and property manager in Lincoln, Nebraska^[6]

Republican primary results^[1]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Roy W. Johnson	22,549	27.71
Republican	Rufus M. Howard	18,679	22.96
Republican	Harry L. Reed	15,427	18.96
Republican	John McArthur	12,482	15.34
Republican	Jack Devoe	7,917	9.73
Republican	Harvey E. Glatfelter	3,137	3.86
Republican	William L. Randall	1,170	1.44

Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1942^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roy W. Johnson	239,374	68.99
	Democratic	Harry P. Conklin	107,617	31.01
Total votes			346,991	100.00
	Republican hold

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Frank Marsh. "Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board Primary Election August 11, 1942, General Election November 3, 1942" (PDF). Retrieved May 24, 2023.
^ "Congressional Bid By Lt. Gov. Johnson". Beatrice Daily Sun. June 21, 1942. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
^ "H. P. Conklin Files for Lieutenant Governor". Minatare Free Press. July 2, 1942. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
^ "Third Place to Carpenter in GOP Run: Burney Is Coasting In; Dosek Tops Otto". Omaha World-Herald. May 11, 1960. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
^ "Biographical Sketch of Edward A. Dosek, Democratic Candidate for Lieutenant Governor". Lincoln Farm and Home News. November 2, 1950. p. 8. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "More Or Less Personal". Lincoln Journal Star. March 30, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Roy Johnson Pulls Upset in Lt. Gov. Race". The Lincoln Star. August 12, 1942. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
^ State of Nebraska, 1942 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), p. 202
^ State of Nebraska, 1936 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), p. 8

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