Career
During World War I, Nye served in the United States Navy. In 1928, Nye ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives, losing to incumbent Republican Charles C. Kearns. In 1929, he was elected to a common please court judgeship, in which he served from 1930-1937.
In 1940, he served as an alternate delegate to the Democratic National Convention.
In 1942 and the six succeeding elections, Nye was nominated by the Democratic party for the office of Lieutenant Governor of Ohio. Nye died of complications of hip surgery in 1969 at Massachusetts General Hospital.
He was 70.