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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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Frank Sorrell | 34,636 | 68.88 | |
| Democratic | Samuel K. Howard | 15,652 | 31.12 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Val Peterson | 60,708 | 46.11 | |
| Republican | Arthur J. Weaver Jr. | 39,911 | 30.31 | |
| Republican | Joseph Wishart | 16,062 | 12.20 | |
| Republican | William E. Johnson | 4,338 | 3.30 | |
| Republican | Andrew E. Swanson | 4,129 | 3.14 | |
| Republican | George J. Thomas | 2,983 | 2.27 | |
| Republican | William R. Brooks | 2,312 | 1.76 | |
| Republican | Arthur B. Walker | 1,214 | 0.92 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Val Peterson | 249,468 | 65.51% | ||
| Democratic | Frank Sorrell | 131,367 | 34.49% | ||
| Total votes | 380,835 | 100.0% | |||
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The Nebraska Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Nebraska. Over 700 Democrats are elected across the state of Nebraska. Jane Kleeb is the chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party and also serves as the Midwest Chair of the Association of State Democratic Committees.
The 1998 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Term limits prevented incumbent Governor Ben Nelson, a Democrat, from seeking a third term in office. Republican nominee Mike Johanns, Mayor of Lincoln, defeated Democratic nominee, attorney Bill Hoppner. As of 2024, this was the last gubernatorial election in Nebraska in which the margin of victory was within single digits. Johanns later served Nebraska in the United States Senate with Nelson from 2009 to 2013.
The 1994 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Governor Ben Nelson won a re-election to a second term in a landslide, defeating Republican businessman Gene Spence by 47.4 percentage points and sweeping all but two counties in the state. As of 2024, this is the last time that a Democrat was elected governor of Nebraska.
The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Nebraska were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect 3 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Nebraska, one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the governor of Nebraska and a United States senator. Primary elections to determine candidates in the general election were held on Tuesday, May 13, 2014. The members elected at this election will serve in the 114th Congress.
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 1956 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956, and featured incumbent Governor Victor E. Anderson, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee, former state Senator Frank Sorrell, as well as independent George Morris, to win a second two-year term in office.
The 1954 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954, and featured Mayor of Lincoln Victor E. Anderson, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee, attorney William Ritchie.
The 1952 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952, and featured former Lieutenant Governor Robert B. Crosby, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee, former state Senator Walter R. Raecke.
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 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 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 1922 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922, and featured former Mayor of Lincoln Charles W. Bryan, a Democrat, defeating Republican nominee, state Senator Charles H. Randall.
The 1914 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914.
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 1950 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950, and featured incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Charles J. Warner, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee Edward A. Dosek, a businessman, to win his second term as lieutenant governor.
The 1946 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Roy W. Johnson lost to Robert B. Crosby in the Republican primaries after the Nebraska Republican Pre-Primary Convention refused to endorse him for reelection. Thus, the general election featured Robert B. Crosby as the Republican nominee who defeated Democratic nominee Robert J. Swanson.
The 1944 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944, and featured incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Roy W. Johnson, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee Edward A. Dosek.
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 1938 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial elections were both held on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Walter H. Jurgensen was convicted of a felony in March 1938 and barred from running for a fourth term as lieutenant governor in June, 1938, leaving the 1938 lieutenant gubernatorial race wide open. The vacancy caused by his removal from office brought about two elections for lieutenant governor in 1938: the regular election which always happened biennially and a special election to fill the vacancy.
Samuel K. Howard, Democrat, 59, Omaha; laundry route supervisor, World War I vet.
Frank Sorrell, Democrat, 51, Syracuse; auctioneer, real estate dealer, and insurance man; member of state legislature four terms; secretary Otoe County agricultural association six years; party endorsed.
William R. Brooks, Republican, 69, Omaha; salt company manager; attended York College; veteran Spanish-American, World War I; American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars; past president, Nebraska reserve officers association.
A. E. Swanson. Republican, 62, Polk; retired farmer and stockman.
George J. Thomas, Republican, 58, Omaha; candy distributor; former Omaha city milk inspector; attended Nebraska U.; brother, Amos Thomas, former legislator; former farm appraiser for bank and trust companies; World War I; American Legion.
Dr. A. B. Walker, Republican, 68, Lincoln; physician.
Arthur J. Weaver, Republican, 33, Lincoln; insurance man; attended Nebraska U.; vice president, Lincoln city council since 1939; delegate at large to 1944 GOP national convention; son of late Gov. Arthur J. Weaver.
Joseph Wishart, Republican, 54, Lincoln; attorney, farmer.
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