1936 Nebraska gubernatorial election

The 1936 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. The election featured incumbent Governor Robert L. Cochran, a Democrat, who defeated the 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. == Democratic primary == === Candidates === Robert L. Cochran, incumbent Governor Anton H. Jensen, unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Nebraska in 1930 === Results === == Republican primary == === Candidates === Dwight Griswold, newspaper publisher and former member of the Nebraska Legislature; unsuccessful Republican candidate for Governor of Nebraska in 1932 and 1934 William Madgett, former mayor of Hastings, Nebraska Ora S. Spillman, former Nebraska Attorney General from 1923 to 1929 Stanley Wright === Results === == General election == === Results === ==== By County ==== == See also == 1936 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election == References ==