1908 Nebraska gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1908 Nebraska gubernatorial election Nebraska Presidential no 1906 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1906 1910 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1910 November 3, 1908 x150px Ashton C. Shallenberger Democratic Party (United States) People's Party (United States) 132,960 49.90% x150px George L. Sheldon Republican Party (United States) 125,976 47.28% 1908 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsShallenberger: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70%Sheldon: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70%Tie: #D2B1D9 40–50% Governor George L. Sheldon Republican Party (United States) Ashton C. Shallenberger Democratic Party (United States) The 1908 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908. Incumbent Republican Governor George L. Sheldon was defeated by Democratic nominee Ashton C. Shallenberger. Primary elections Primary elections were held on September 1, 1908. Democratic primary Candidates George W. Berge, Fusion candidate for governor in 1904 James Dahlman, Mayor of Omaha Ashton C. Shallenberger, Fusion candidate for governor in 1906 Results Democratic primary resultsNebraska Blue Book 1915 923-924 Ashton C. Shallenberger Democratic Party (United States) 12,526 38.45 James Dahlman Democratic Party (United States) 10,157 31.18 George W. Berge Democratic Party (United States) 9,894 30.37 32,577 100.00 People's Independent primary Candidates George W. Berge, Fusion candidate for governor in 1904 Ashton C. Shallenberger, Fusion candidate for governor in 1906 Results People's Independent primary resultsNebraska Blue Book 1915 923-924 George W. Berge People's Party (United States) 2,317 63.12 Ashton C. Shallenberger People's Party (United States) 1,354 36.88 3,671 100.00 Berge withdrew his candidacy in favor of Shallenberger. October 6, 1908 Berge is off the ticket https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99021999/1908-10-06/ed-1/seq-1/ Omaha daily bee Omaha, Neb. 1 26 September 2021 October 28, 1908 Politics in Nebraska https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99021999/1908-10-28/ed-1/seq-6/ Omaha daily bee Omaha, Neb. 6 26 September 2021 Prohibition primary Candidates Rev. Roy R. Teeter October 2, 1908 The County in General https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn94056446/1908-10-02/ed-1/seq-8/ The Falls City tribune Falls City, Neb. 8 26 September 2021 Results Prohibition primary resultsNebraska Blue Book 1915 923-924 Roy R. Teeter Prohibition Party 711 100.00 711 100.00 Republican primary Candidates George L. Sheldon, incumbent Governor Results Republican primary resultsNebraska Blue Book 1915 923-924 George L. Sheldon (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 50,282 100.00 50,282 100.00 Socialist primary Candidates C. H. Harbaugh J. W. Walker Results Socialist primary resultsNebraska Blue Book 1915 923-924 C. H. Harbaugh Socialist Party of America 240 58.25 J. W. Walker Socialist Party of America 172 41.75 412 100.00 General election Candidates Major party candidates Ashton C. Shallenberger, Democratic and People's Independent George L. Sheldon, Republican Other candidates Roy R. Teeter, Prohibition C. H. Harbaugh, Socialist Results 1908 Nebraska gubernatorial electionDubin Michael J. 2010 United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911 https://books.google.com/books?id=WYJAIOabIPgC&pg=PA10 30 Jefferson, NC McFarland & Co. 978-0-7864-4722-0 Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books Westport, CT 1979 186–187 0-930466-17-9Kallenbach Joseph E. Kallenbach Jessamine S. 1977 American State Governors, 1776-1976 I 360 Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. Oceana Publications, Inc. 0-379-00665-0Sheldon Addison E. December 1918 The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1918 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073364112 Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau Lincoln, Nebraska 483–484 Olson James C. Naugle Ronald C. 1997 History of Nebraska https://books.google.com/books?id=pyHHZ2__dT0C 3rd Lincoln University of Nebraska Press 274 0-8032-3559-3 Speich Virginia 1972 The Political Career of George L Sheldon, 1907-1909 http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/publicat/history/full-text/NH1972GSheldon.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150906122218/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/publicat/history/full-text/NH1972GSheldon.pdf dead September 6, 2015 Nebraska History 53 339–379 Nebraska State Historical Society 26 September 2021 Some sources give Sheldon's vote as 125,967.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=265719 NE Governor, 1908 Our Campaigns 26 September 2021Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 64 1-56802-396-0 Democratic Party (United States) Ashton C. Shallenberger 132,960 49.90% Republican Party (United States) George L. Sheldon (incumbent) 125,976 47.28% Prohibition Party Roy R. Teeter 4,464 1.67% Socialist Party of America C. H. Harbaugh 3,069 1.15% 6,984 2.62% 266,469 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Notes See also 1908 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election References Bibliography Sheldon Addison E. 1915 The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1915 https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_AIELAQAAIAAJ/ State Journal Company Lincoln Nebraska Blue Book 1915 1908 Nebraska Gubernatorial Category:November 1908 in the United States