1936 Nebraska gubernatorial election
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County results Cochran: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Griswold: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1936 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936, and featured incumbent Governor Robert L. Cochran, a Democrat, defeating Republican nominee, newspaper publisher and former state legislator Dwight Griswold, to win a second two-year term in office. Former State Attorney General Ora S. Spillman unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination.
General election[]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert L. Cochran (incumbent) | 333,412 | 55.90% | |
Republican | Dwight Griswold | 257,267 | 43.13% | |
Independent | Peter Mehrens | 5,746 | 0.96% | |
Total votes | 596,425 | 100.0% |
References[]
- ^ "Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board 1936 General Election" (PDF). Retrieved October 2, 2017.
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