1908 Nebraska gubernatorial election

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1908 Nebraska gubernatorial election
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Nominee Ashton C. Shallenberger George L. Sheldon
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Populist
Popular vote132,960125,976
Percentage49.90%47.28%
1908 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Shallenberger:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Sheldon:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Tie:     40–50%
Governor before election

George L. Sheldon
Republican

Elected Governor

Ashton C. Shallenberger
Democratic

The 1908 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908.

Contents

Incumbent Republican Governor George L. Sheldon was defeated by Democratic nominee Ashton C. Shallenberger.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 1, 1908.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ashton C. Shallenberger 12,526 38.45
Democratic James Dahlman 10,15731.18
Democratic George W. Berge9,89430.37
Total votes32,577 100.00

People's Independent primary

Candidates

Results

People's Independent primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Populist George W. Berge 2,317 63.12
Populist Ashton C. Shallenberger 1,35436.88
Total votes3,671 100.00

Berge withdrew his candidacy in favor of Shallenberger. [2] [3]

Prohibition primary

Candidates

  • Rev. Roy R. Teeter [4]

Results

Prohibition primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Prohibition Roy R. Teeter 711 100.00
Total votes711 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George L. Sheldon (incumbent) 50,282 100.00
Total votes50,282 100.00

Socialist primary

Candidates

  • C. H. Harbaugh
  • J. W. Walker

Results

Socialist primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Socialist C. H. Harbaugh 240 58.25
Socialist J. W. Walker17241.75
Total votes412 100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

1908 Nebraska gubernatorial election [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [a]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ashton C. Shallenberger 132,960 49.90%
Republican George L. Sheldon (incumbent)125,97647.28%
Prohibition Roy R. Teeter4,4641.67%
Socialist C. H. Harbaugh3,0691.15%
Majority6,9842.62%
Turnout 266,469
Democratic gain from Republican

Notes

  1. ↑ Some sources give Sheldon's vote as 125,967. [11] [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Nebraska Blue Book 1915, pp. 923–924.
  2. ↑ "Berge is off the ticket". Omaha daily bee. Omaha, Neb. October 6, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Politics in Nebraska". Omaha daily bee. Omaha, Neb. October 28, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  4. ↑ "The County in General". The Falls City tribune. Falls City, Neb. October 2, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  5. ↑ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 30. ISBN   978-0-7864-4722-0.
  6. ↑ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 186–187. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Sheldon, Addison E., ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1918. Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 483–484.
  9. ↑ Olson, James C.; Naugle, Ronald C. (1997). History of Nebraska (3rd ed.). Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. p. 274. ISBN   0-8032-3559-3.
  10. ↑ Speich, Virginia (1972). "The Political Career of George L Sheldon, 1907-1909" (PDF). Nebraska History. 53. Nebraska State Historical Society: 339–379. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  11. ↑ "NE Governor, 1908". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  12. ↑ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 64. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.

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