1918 Clay Co. Primary Election Results

Need a little break from 2018 politics? Take a break with a look at the results from the 1918 primary election in Clay County as reported in The Clay County Patriot newspaper on August 22, 1918.

See any names you recognize? That Vauck with the narrow win in the Democratic race for the Nebraska House of Representatives - 43rd District was Henry Vauck. Apparently unsuccessful in the general. County officials tended to last a while. Henry Vauck was later county judge for a long time, outlasted by his brother-in-law Roy Oakley who served as county clerk from 1922 through 1955. 

Yes, this was well before Nebraska went single-house in 1934 (effective 1937) for the state legislature. There were 100 members in the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1875 through 1936 (raised from the original 39). Notice that Clay County had parts of two legislative districts, the 42nd and 43rd.