1938 Nebraska gubernatorial election

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1938 Nebraska gubernatorial election
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  1936 November 8, 1938 1940  
  Gov. Roy L. Cochran.jpg Charles J. Warner.jpg CharlesBryan.png
Nominee Robert L. Cochran Charles J. Warner Charles W. Bryan
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Popular vote218,787201,89876,258
Percentage44.0%40.6%15.4%

1938 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Cochran:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Warner:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

Robert L. Cochran
Democratic

Elected Governor

Robert L. Cochran
Democratic

The 1938 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938, and featured incumbent Governor Robert L. Cochran, a Democrat, defeating Republican nominee, Speaker of the state legislature Charles J. Warner, as well as former Democratic Governor Charles W. Bryan, who ran as an Independent, to win a third and final two-year term in office.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert L. Cochran (incumbent) 109,885 70.84
Democratic William H. Swanson15,70210.12
Democratic Franz C. Radke15,4269.94
Democratic Samuel Freeman10,4516.74
Democratic Fred W. Bartzatt3,6592.36

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles J. Warner 70,227 55.83
Republican Robert G. Ross20,39716.22
Republican Kenneth H. Gedney18,69514.86
Republican Vernon R. Thomas16,46713.09

General election

Results

Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1938 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert L. Cochran (incumbent) 218,787 44.03%
Republican Charles J. Warner 201,89840.63%
Independent Charles W. Bryan 76,25815.35%
Total votes496,943 100.0%
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "Franz C. Radke, 1890-1966". nebraskahistory.org. Nebraska State Historical Society. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Harry R. Swanson. "Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board Primary Election August 9, 1938, General Election November 8, 1938" (PDF). Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  3. "Governor's Race", Lincoln Star, May 21, 1938, Kenneth H. Gedney, Hastings architect, filed Saturday as a candidate for governor in the Republican primaries.