1938 Nebraska gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1938 Nebraska gubernatorial election Nebraska presidential no 1936 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1936 1940 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1940 November 8, 1938 File:Gov. Roy L. Cochran.jpg 150x150px Robert L. Cochran Democratic Party (United States) 218,787 44.03% File:Charles J. Warner.jpg Charles J. Warner Republican Party (United States) 201,898 40.63% File:CharlesBryan.png Charles W. Bryan Independent politician 76,258 15.35% 1938 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County results Cochran: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Warner: #ffc8cd 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Robert L. Cochran Democratic Party (United States) Robert L. Cochran Democratic Party (United States) The 1938 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938, and featured incumbent Governor Robert L. Cochran, a Democrat, defeating Republican nominee, Speaker of the state legislature Charles J. Warner, as well as former Democratic Governor Charles W. Bryan, who ran as an independent, to win a third and final two-year term in office. Democratic primary Candidates Fred W. Bartzatt Robert L. Cochran, incumbent Governor Samuel Freeman Franz C. Radke, former member of the Nebraska Legislature, Johnson County Judge, Tecumseh City Attorney, and general counsel of the state Department of Bankinghttp://nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/research/manuscripts/politics/franz-radke.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080516063743/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/research/manuscripts/politics/franz-radke.htm dead May 16, 2008 nebraskahistory.org Franz C. Radke, 1890-1966 Nebraska State Historical Society October 2, 2017 William H. Swanson Results Democratic primary resultshttp://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1938prim_gen.pdf Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board Primary Election August 9, 1938, General Election November 8, 1938 Harry R. Swanson October 2, 2017 Democratic Party (US) Robert L. Cochran (incumbent) 109,885 70.84 Democratic Party (US) William H. Swanson 15,702 10.12 Democratic Party (US) Franz C. Radke 15,426 9.94 Democratic Party (US) Samuel Freeman 10,451 6.74 Democratic Party (US) Fred W. Bartzatt 3,659 2.36 Republican primary Candidates Kenneth H. Gedney, architectGovernor's Race Kenneth H. Gedney, Hastings architect, filed Saturday as a candidate for governor in the Republican primaries. Lincoln Star May 21, 1938 Robert G. Ross Vernon R. Thomas Charles J. Warner, Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature Results Republican primary results Republican Party (US) Charles J. Warner 70,227 55.83 Republican Party (US) Robert G. Ross 20,397 16.22 Republican Party (US) Kenneth H. Gedney 18,695 14.86 Republican Party (US) Vernon R. Thomas 16,467 13.09 General election Results Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1938 Democratic Party (United States) Robert L. Cochran (incumbent) 218,787 44.03% Republican Party (United States) Charles J. Warner 201,898 40.63% Independent politician Charles W. Bryan 76,258 15.35% 496,943 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) By County By county yes #B0CEFF;line-height:135%; none CountyPersonDemocraticPersonRepublicanVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotalvotes#%#%#%#%Adams CountyAntelope CountyArthur CountyBanner CountyBlaine CountyBoone CountyBox Butte CountyBoyd CountyBrown CountyBuffalo CountyBurt CountyButler CountyCass CountyCedar CountyChase CountyCherry CountyCheyenne CountyClay CountyColfax CountyCuming CountyCuster CountyDakota CountyDawes CountyDawson CountyDeuel CountyDixon CountyDodge CountyDouglas CountyDundy CountyFillmore CountyFranklin CountyFrontier CountyFurnas CountyGage CountyGarden CountyGarfield CountyGosper CountyGrant CountyGreeley CountyHall CountyHamilton CountyHayes CountyHitchcock CountyHolt CountyHooker CountyHoward CountyJefferson CountyJohnson CountyKearney CountyKeith CountyKeya Paha CountyKimball CountyKnox CountyLancaster CountyLincoln CountyLogan CountyLoup CountyMadison CountyMcPherson CountyMerrick CountyMorrill CountyNance CountyNance CountyNemaha CountyNuckolls CountyOtoe CountyPawnee CountyPerkins CountyPhelps CountyPierce CountyPlatte CountyPolk CountyRed Willow CountyRichardson CountyRock CountySaline CountySarpy CountySaunders CountyScotts Bluff CountySeward CountySheridan CountySioux CountyStanton CountyThayer CountyStanton CountyThurston CountyValley CountyWashington CountyWayne CountyWebster CountyWheeler CountyYork County Totals See also 1938 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial elections References Gubernatorial 1938 Nebraska Category:November 1938 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose