1948 Nebraska gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1948 Nebraska gubernatorial election Nebraska presidential no 1946 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1946 1950 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1950 November 2, 1948 File:Val Peterson.jpg 150x150px Val Peterson Republican Party (United States) 286,119 60.07% File:Frank Sorrell.jpg Frank Sorrell Democratic Party (United States) 190,214 39.93% 1948 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsPeterson: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Sorrell: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Val Peterson Republican Party (United States) Val Peterson Republican Party (United States) The 1948 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948, and featured incumbent Governor Val Peterson, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee, former state Senator Frank Sorrell, to win a second two-year term in office. Democratic primary Candidates Frank Sorrell, former member of the Nebraska Legislature Results Democratic primary resultshttp://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1948prim_gen.pdf Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board Primary Election April 13, 1948, General Election November 2, 1948 Frank Marsh (Sr.) September 29, 2017 Democratic Party (US) Frank Sorrell 69,492 99.93 Democratic Party (US) Write-in 51 0.07 Republican primary Candidates Roland Max Anderson Lloyd M. Ewing Val Peterson, incumbent Governor Andrew E. Swanson Arthur B. Walker, physicianState Primary Candidates Dr. A. B. Walker, Republican, 68, Lincoln; physician. Beatrice Daily Sun June 9, 1946 https://www.newspapers.com/image/3846608/ and candidate in the Republican primaries for governor in 1946 and lieutenant governor in 1938 Results Republican primary results Republican Party (US) Val Peterson (incumbent) 138,647 81.15 Republican Party (US) Andrew E. Swanson 11,235 6.58 Republican Party (US) Roland Max Anderson 10,244 6.0 Republican Party (US) Arthur B. Walker 6,761 3.96 Republican Party (US) Lloyd M. Ewing 3,997 2.34 General election Results Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1948 Republican Party (United States) Val Peterson (incumbent) 286,119 60.07% Democratic Party (United States) Frank Sorrell 190,214 39.93% Write-in Others 19 >0.01% 476,352 100.0% Republican 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 1948 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election References Gubernatorial 1948 Nebraska Category:November 1948 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose