1918 Nebraska gubernatorial election

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1918 Nebraska gubernatorial election
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  1916 November 5, 1918 1920  
  SamuelMcKelvie.jpg KeithNeville.jpg
Nominee Samuel R. McKelvie Keith Neville
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote120,88897,886
Percentage54.4%44.1%

1918 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
McKelvie:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Neville:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election

Keith Neville
Democratic

Elected Governor

Samuel R. McKelvie
Republican

The 1918 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918, and featured former lieutenant governor Samuel R. McKelvie, a Republican, defeating incumbent Democratic governor, Keith Neville.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Keith Neville 38,629 62.13
Democratic Charles W. Bryan 23,54837.87

Prohibition primary

Candidates

Results

Prohibition primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Prohibition Julian D. Graves 172 93.99
Prohibition Charles W. Bryan 116.01

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Samuel R. McKelvie 46,375 71.70
Republican Walter Johnson18,30828.30

General election

Results

Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1918 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Samuel R. McKelvie 120,888 54.41%
Democratic Keith Neville (incumbent)97,88644.06%
Prohibition Julian D. Graves3,4091.53%
Total votes222,183 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Charles W. Pool. "Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board Primary Election August 20, 1918" (PDF). Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  2. "J. D. Graves of Peru Dies". Lincoln Evening Journal. January 22, 1937. Retrieved June 22, 2023. J. D. Graves of Peru, attorney, real estate and insurance agent for many years, died Friday morning in an Omaha hospital at the age of 85. Though retired and in failing health for some years, he became seriously ill only this week. A resident of Peru nearly all his life, Mr. Graves was one of those foremost in obtaining state teachers' college for the town, and was associated with T. J. Majors for years fostering the school's growth and keeping it for Peru.
  3. Charles W. Pool. "Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board General Election November 5, 1918" (PDF). Retrieved October 10, 2017.