1934 Nebraska gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1934 Nebraska gubernatorial election Nebraska presidential no 1932 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1932 1936 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1936 November 6, 1934 File:Gov. Roy L. Cochran.jpg 150x150px Robert L. Cochran Democratic Party (United States) 284,095 50.84% File:Dwight Griswold.png Dwight Griswold Republican Party (United States) 266,707 47.73% Governor Charles W. Bryan Democratic Party (United States) Robert L. Cochran Democratic Party (United States) 1934 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County results Cochran: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Griswold: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% 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. Democratic primary Candidates William B. Banning, former member of the Nebraska Senate Terry Carpenter, U.S. Representative Robert L. Cochran, state engineerGovernor Robert Leroy (Roy) Cochran National Governors Association. Retrieved October 3, 2017. Frank J. Klopping, member of the Nebraska House of RepresentativesFrank J. Klopping Dubbed 'Kingfish' of State Legislature 'Kingfish' is the unofficial title bestowed on State Representative Frank J. Klopping of Wayne by some of his colleagues in the legislature. Lincoln Star January 13, 1933 https://www.newspapers.com/image/65618046/ June 22, 2023 Maud Edgerton Nuquist, secretary-treasurer of the director's council of the General Federation of Women's Clubshttp://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/publicat/history/full-text/NH1998Nuquist.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20130522170602/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/publicat/history/full-text/NH1998Nuquist.pdf dead May 22, 2013 nebraskahistory.org Maud E. Nuquist, First Woman Candidate for Governor of Nebraska Raby Elizabeth Nebraska State Historical Society October 3, 2017 Eugene D. O'Sullivan, attorney William F. Porter, former Nebraska Secretary of State from 1897 to 1901 and candidate for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in 1932 John F. Rohn, Mayor of FremontCity May Purchase Fremont Gas Plant: Claim Made That Rates Offered For Natural Gas are Higher Than Other Places Pay Just why Fremont should pay more members of the council were unable to understand. Mayor John F. Rohn, who is an attorney, declared that he questioned the legality of the gas company's franchise. Lincoln Star March 26, 1931 https://www.newspapers.com/image/58109960/ June 22, 2023 J. G. Stroble Results Democratic primary resultshttp://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1934prim.pdf Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board Primary Election August 14, 1934 Harry R. Swanson October 3, 2017 Democratic Party (US) Robert L. Cochran 56,961 28.79 Democratic Party (US) Terry Carpenter 44,024 22.25 Democratic Party (US) Eugene D. O'Sullivan 41,058 20.75 Democratic Party (US) John F. Rohn 22,762 11.50 Democratic Party (US) William B. Banning 16,039 8.11 Democratic Party (US) Maud Edgerton Nuquist 7,018 3.55 Democratic Party (US) William F. Porter 3,755 1.90 Democratic Party (US) Frank J. Klopping 3,440 1.74 Democratic Party (US) J. G. Stroble 2,784 1.41 Democratic Party (US) Write-in 13 0.01 Republican primary Candidates George B. Clark Dwight Griswold, newspaper publisher, former member of the Nebraska Legislature, and candidate for governor in 1932. Theodore W. Metcalfe, former Lieutenant Governorhttp://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/publicat/history/full-text/NH1967NebrNavy.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160329020327/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/publicat/history/full-text/NH1967NebrNavy.pdf dead March 29, 2016 The Great Nebraska Navy: Its Origin and Growth Cooper Harold Nebraska State Historical Society October 5, 2017 Christian A. Sorensen, former Attorney Generalhttp://www.omaha.com/news/metro/philip-sorensen-s-fondness-for-nebraska-never-lagged/article_61683421-65c3-5860-909e-c6fd7f355569.html Philip Sorensen's 'fondness for Nebraska never lagged' Szalewski Susan Omaha World-Herald February 15, 2017 October 5, 2017 George W. Sterling Results Republican primary results Republican Party (US) Dwight Griswold 94,781 52.75 Republican Party (US) Christian A. Sorensen 42,200 23.48 Republican Party (US) Theodore W. Metcalfe 36,037 20.06 Republican Party (US) George B. Clark 3,954 2.20 Republican Party (US) George W. Sterling 2,701 1.50 Republican Party (US) Write-in 17 0.01 General election Results Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1934http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1934gen.pdf Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board General Election November 6, 1934 Harry R. Swanson October 3, 2017 Democratic Party (United States) Robert L. Cochran 284,095 50.84% Republican Party (United States) Dwight Griswold 266,707 47.73% Independent politician Ralph W. Madison 4,630 0.83% Independent politician John J. Schefcik 3,362 0.60% Write-in Others 7 >0.01% 558,801 100.0% 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 1934 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election References Gubernatorial 1934 Nebraska Category:November 1934 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose