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The 1932 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932, and featured incumbent Governor Charles W. Bryan, a Democrat, defeating Republican nominee, newspaper publisher and former state legislator Dwight Griswold, to win a third and final two-year, non-consecutive term in office.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles W. Bryan (incumbent) | 86,748 | 60.10 | |
| Democratic | William Ritchie | 49,934 | 34.59 | |
| Democratic | George W. Olsen | 4,181 | 2.90 | |
| Democratic | James F. Christie | 3,469 | 2.40 | |
| Democratic | Write-in | 7 | >0.01 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dwight Griswold | 39,386 | 36.32 | |
| Republican | Kenneth S. Wherry | 36,365 | 33.53 | |
| Republican | George A. Williams | 15,702 | 14.48 | |
| Republican | Frank Myers | 7,113 | 6.56 | |
| Republican | Robert G. Ross | 5,784 | 5.33 | |
| Republican | Murray F. Rickard | 4,030 | 3.72 | |
| Republican | Write-in | 72 | 0.07 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles W. Bryan (incumbent) | 296,117 | 52.53% | ||
| Republican | Dwight Griswold | 260,888 | 46.28% | ||
| Socialist | John M. Paul | 6,733 | 1.19% | ||
| Total votes | 563,738 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
William Edward Johnson served as the 22nd lieutenant governor of Nebraska, from 1939 to 1943. He was a Republican who initially served under Democratic governor Robert Leroy Cochran and later under governor Dwight Griswold, who was also a Republican. He was born in and died in Omaha.
The 1950 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950, and featured incumbent Governor Val Peterson, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee, former state Senator Walter R. Raecke, to win a third and final two-year term in office.
The 1948 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948, and featured incumbent Governor Val Peterson, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee, former state Senator Frank Sorrell, to win a second two-year term in office.
The 1946 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946, and featured former school superintendent and newspaper publisher Val Peterson, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee, state Senator Frank Sorrell.
The 1944 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944, and featured incumbent Governor Dwight Griswold, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee, busboy George W. Olsen, to win a third and final two-year term in office.
The 1942 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942. It featured incumbent Governor Dwight Griswold, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee, former Governor Charles W. Bryan, to win a second two-year term in office.
The 1940 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940, and featured newspaper publisher and former state legislator Dwight Griswold, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative Terry Carpenter. Griswold became the first Republican to win the governorship since 1928.
The 1936 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936, and featured incumbent Governor Robert L. Cochran, a Democrat, defeating Republican nominee, newspaper publisher and former state legislator Dwight Griswold, to win a second two-year term in office. Former State Attorney General Ora S. Spillman unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination.
The 1934 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934, and featured state engineer Robert L. Cochran, a Democrat, defeating Republican nominee, newspaper publisher and former state legislator Dwight Griswold.
The 1930 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1930, and featured former governor Charles W. Bryan, a Democrat, narrowly defeating incumbent Republican governor Arthur J. Weaver to win a second two-year, non-consecutive term in office.
The 1928 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928, and featured former mayor of Falls City Arthur J. Weaver, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee, former Governor Charles W. Bryan.
The 1926 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1926, and featured incumbent Governor Adam McMullen, a Republican, narrowly defeating Democratic nominee, former Governor Charles W. Bryan, to win a second and final two-year term in office.
The 1924 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1924, and featured former state Senator Adam McMullen, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee, former state Representative John N. Norton, and Progressive nominee, Omaha City Commissioner Dan B. Butler.
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.
The 1958 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958, and featured incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Dwight W. Burney, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee Frank Sorrell.
The 1956 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956, and featured Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature Dwight W. Burney, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee Frank B. Morrison who had been chosen to replace original Democratic nominee Stanley D. Long who had died during the campaign.
The 1942 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942, and featured Roy W. Johnson, the Republican nominee, defeating Democratic nominee Harry P. Conklin. The incumbent lieutenant governor, William E. Johnson, decided not to seek reelection in order to run for United States House of Representatives in Nebraska's First District in 1942.
The 1932 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932, and featured Democratic nominee Walter H. Jurgensen defeating the incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor, Republican Theodore W. Metcalfe, as part of a Democratic landslide in the state connected to Franklin D. Roosevelt's election as president.
The 1930 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932, and featured Theodore W. Metcalfe, the Republican nominee, defeating Democratic nominee James C. Agee. The incumbent lieutenant governor George A. Williams decided not to seek reelection.
The 1928 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928, and featured incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor George A. Williams, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee Frank A. Dutton. For the two major candidates, this election was a rematch of the previous Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election in 1926.
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