Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Nebraska
1908 Nebraska gubernatorial election
Nominee
Ashton C. Shallenberger
George L. Sheldon
Party
Democratic
Republican
Alliance
Populist
Popular vote
132,960
125,976
Percentage
49.90%
47.28%
Governor before election
George L. Sheldon
Republican
Elected Governor
Ashton C. Shallenberger
Democratic
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 [ ]
People's Independent primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
George W. Berge, Fusion candidate for Governor in 1904
Ashton C. Shallenberger , Fusion candidate for Governor in 1906
Results [ ]
Berge withdrew from the candidacy in favour of Shallenberger.[2] [3]
Prohibition primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Results [ ]
Socialist primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
C. H. Harbaugh
J. W. Walker
Results [ ]
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 [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ Some sources give Sheldon's vote as 125,967.[11] [12]
References [ ]
^ "Berge is off the ticket" . Omaha daily bee . Omaha, Neb. October 6, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved 26 September 2021 .
^ "Politics in Nebraska" . Omaha daily bee . Omaha, Neb. October 28, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved 26 September 2021 .
^ "The County in General" . The Falls City tribune . Falls City, Neb. October 2, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved 26 September 2021 .
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911 . Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0 .
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 186–187. ISBN 0-930466-17-9 .
^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976 . Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 360. ISBN 0-379-00665-0 .
^ Sheldon, Addison E., ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1918 . Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 483–484.
^ Olson, James C.; Naugle, Ronald C. (1997). History of Nebraska (3rd ed.). Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. p. 274. ISBN 0-8032-3559-3 .
^ Speich, Virginia (1972). "The Political Career of George L Sheldon, 1907-1909" (PDF) . Nebraska History . Nebraska State Historical Society. 53 : 339–379. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2021 . {{cite journal }}
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^ "NE Governor, 1908" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 26 September 2021 .
^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 64. ISBN 1-56802-396-0 .
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