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![]() County results Griswold: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Carpenter: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Nebraska |
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The 1940 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday November 5, to elect next the Governor of Nebraska. republican candidate and featured newspaper publisher and former state representative Dwight Griswold defeating Democratic candidate and former United States Representative Nebraska's 5th congresional district Terry Carpenter. Griswold became the first Republican to win the governorship since 1928.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Terry Carpenter | 68,017 | 47.53 | |
Democratic | Keith Neville | 67,013 | 46.82 | |
Democratic | John A. Guttery | 4,502 | 3.15 | |
Democratic | Fred W. Bartzatt | 3,584 | 2.50 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dwight Griswold | 73,330 | 42.52 | |
Republican | Charles J. Warner | 55,386 | 32.12 | |
Republican | Arthur L. Miller | 22,408 | 12.99 | |
Republican | Ed M. Baumann | 10,693 | 6.20 | |
Republican | C. E. Alter | 7,570 | 4.39 | |
Republican | Robert G. Ross | 3,075 | 1.78 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dwight Griswold | 365,638 | 60.86% | |
Democratic | Terry Carpenter | 235,167 | 39.14% | |
Total votes | 600,805 | 100.0% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
C. E. Alter, Alma, president of the South Platte United Chambers of Commerce and Nebraska director of the National Reclamation Association, was listed for the morning's principal address.
Ed M. Baumann, mayor of West Point, announced today he is a candidate for the republican nomination for governor of Nebraska.