1906 Nebraska gubernatorial election

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1906 Nebraska gubernatorial election
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Nominee George L. Sheldon Ashton C. Shallenberger
Party Republican Democratic
Alliance Populist
Popular vote97,85884,885
Percentage51.27%44.48%
1906 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Sheldon:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Shallenberger:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Governor before election

John H. Mickey
Republican

Elected Governor

George L. Sheldon
Republican

The 1906 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1906.

Contents

Incumbent Republican Governor John H. Mickey did not stand for re-election.

Republican nominee George L. Sheldon defeated Democratic and Populist fusion nominee Ashton C. Shallenberger with 51.27% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

1906 Nebraska gubernatorial election [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George L. Sheldon 97,858 51.27%
Democratic Ashton C. Shallenberger 84,88544.48%
Prohibition Harry T. Sutton5,1062.68%
Socialist Elisha Taylor2,9991.57%
Scattering50.00%
Majority12,9736.79%
Turnout 190,853
Republican hold

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References

  1. ↑ Olson, James C.; Naugle, Ronald C. (1997). History of Nebraska (3rd ed.). Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. p. 272. ISBN   0-8032-3559-3.
  2. ↑ "George Lawson Sheldon Biographical Note" (PDF). Archives. Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2006. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Harry Trumbull Sutton". Prohibitionists.org. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Local Matters". The Frontier. O'Neill City, Neb. March 22, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  5. ↑ "NE Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  6. ↑ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 64. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
  7. ↑ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 28. ISBN   978-0-7864-4722-0.
  8. ↑ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 186–187. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
  9. ↑ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 360. ISBN   0-379-00665-0.
  10. ↑ Sheldon, Addison E., ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1918. Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 479–480.


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