1952 Nebraska gubernatorial election

1952 Nebraska gubernatorial election

←  1950 November 4, 1952 1954  →

Nominee Robert B. Crosby Walter R. Raecke Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 366,009 229,700 Percentage 61.4% 38.6%

County results Crosby:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90% Raecke:     50-60%     60-70%

Governor before election Val Peterson Republican Elected Governor Robert B. Crosby Republican

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Nina B. Dillingham
• Don Maloney
• Walter R. Raecke, former Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature ^[1]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter R. Raecke	82,141	77.95
	Democratic	Don Maloney	17,884	16.97
	Democratic	Nina B. Dillingham	5,011	4.76
	Democratic	Write-in	345	0.33

Republican primary

Candidates

• Victor E. Anderson, Mayor of Lincoln and former member of the Nebraska Legislature
• Robert B. Crosby, former Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature
• John G. Donner
• Andrew E. Swanson
• Arthur B. Walker, physician ^[3] and perennial candidate in the Republican primaries (who ran for governor in 1950, 1948, 1946, and for lieutenant governor in 1938)

Results

Republican primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert B. Crosby	114,139	52.31
	Republican	Victor E. Anderson	86,778	39.77
	Republican	Andrew E. Swanson	8,112	3.72
	Republican	John G. Donner	5,094	2.33
	Republican	Arthur B. Walker	3,997	1.83
	Republican	Write-in	64	0.03

General election

Results

Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1952 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert B. Crosby	366,009	61.44%
	Democratic	Walter R. Raecke	229,700	38.56%
	Write-in	Others	5	>0.01%
Total votes			595,714	100.0%
	Republican hold

By County

By county

County Person Democratic Person Republican Various candidates Other parties Margin Total votes # % # % # % # % Adams County Antelope County Arthur County Banner County Blaine County Boone County Box Butte County Boyd County Brown County Buffalo County Burt County Butler County Cass County Cedar County Chase County Cherry County Cheyenne County Clay County Colfax County Cuming County Custer County Dakota County Dawes County Dawson County Deuel County Dixon County Dodge County Douglas County Dundy County Fillmore County Franklin County Frontier County Furnas County Gage County Garden County Garfield County Gosper County Grant County Greeley County Hall County Hamilton County Hayes County Hitchcock County Holt County Hooker County Howard County Jefferson County Johnson County Kearney County Keith County Keya Paha County Kimball County Knox County Lancaster County Lincoln County Logan County Loup County Madison County McPherson County Merrick County Morrill County Nance County Nance County Nemaha County Nuckolls County Otoe County Pawnee County Perkins County Phelps County Pierce County Platte County Polk County Red Willow County Richardson County Rock County Saline County Sarpy County Saunders County Scotts Bluff County Seward County Sheridan County Sioux County Stanton County Thayer County Stanton County Thurston County Valley County Washington County Wayne County Webster County Wheeler County York County Totals

See also

• 1952 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

References

1. "Walter R. Raecke, 1895-1960". nebraskahistory.org. Nebraska State Historical Society. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
2. James S. Pittenger. "Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board Primary Election April 1, 1952, General Election November 4, 1952" (PDF). Retrieved September 28, 2017.
3. "State Primary Candidates". Beatrice Daily Sun. June 9, 1946. Dr. A. B. Walker, Republican, 68, Lincoln; physician.