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Election 1868 Results

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1868 Nebraska governor election

David Butler (Republican) beat James R. Porter (Democrat) in Nebraska in 1868, 57.4% to 42.6%, a margin of 14.9 points and 2,218 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1866, when David Butler also won.

Republicans led in 18 of the 27 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 8. The largest, Douglas, cast 3,452 votes and went to the Republican by 2.1 points. The closest was Merrick, where 1 vote separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
David Butler won Republican 8,567 57.4%
James R. Porter Democratic 6,349 42.6%
All other candidates 1 0.0%
Total14,917

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Douglas 1,690 49.0% 1,762 51.0% 3,452 R+2.1
Otoe 758 46.5% 872 53.5% 1,630 R+7.0
Richardson 582 42.5% 788 57.5% 1,370 R+15.0
Nemaha 414 33.5% 822 66.5% 1,236 R+33.0
Cass 508 41.8% 706 58.2% 1,214 R+16.3
Washington 183 31.6% 397 68.4% 580 R+36.9
Pawnee 70 12.9% 472 87.1% 542 R+74.2
Sarpy 283 55.6% 226 44.4% 509 D+11.2
Dodge 195 38.8% 307 61.2% 502 R+22.3
Burt 165 36.2% 291 63.8% 456 R+27.6
Lancaster 132 29.2% 320 70.8% 452 R+41.6
Johnson 138 32.9% 282 67.1% 420 R+34.3
Gage 94 26.0% 267 74.0% 361 R+47.9
Platte 182 54.7% 151 45.3% 333 D+9.3
Dakota 165 55.2% 133 44.5% 1 299 D+10.7
Hall 69 29.1% 168 70.9% 237 R+41.8
Cuming 131 56.5% 101 43.5% 232 D+12.9
Saunders 87 40.7% 127 59.3% 214 R+18.7
Lincoln 164 82.8% 34 17.2% 198 D+65.7
Dixon 70 52.2% 64 47.8% 134 D+4.5
Saline 78 63.9% 44 36.1% 122 D+27.9
Seward 37 32.2% 78 67.8% 115 R+35.7
Cedar 35 35.7% 63 64.3% 98 R+28.6
Merrick 40 49.4% 41 50.6% 81 R+1.2
Butler 14 28.0% 36 72.0% 50 R+44.0
Madison 43 93.5% 3 6.5% 46 D+87.0
Stanton 16 50.0% 16 50.0% 32 level

Counties as they stood in 1868; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Nebraska governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Jim Pillen (R) R+23.2
2018 Pete Ricketts (R) R+18.0
2014 Pete Ricketts (R) R+17.9
2010 Dave Heineman (R) R+47.8
2006 Dave Heineman (R) R+48.9
2002 Mike Johanns (R) R+41.2
1998 Mike Johanns (R) R+7.9
1994 Earl Nelson (D) D+47.5
1990 Earl Nelson (D) D+0.7
1986 Kay Orr (R) R+5.9
1982 Bob Kerrey (D) D+1.3
1978 Charles Thone (R) R+11.9
1974 J. James Exon (D) D+23.8
1970 J. James Exon (D) D+10.1
1966 Norbert T. Tiemann (R) R+23.1
1964 Frank B. Morrison (D) D+20.1
1962 Frank B. Morrison (D) D+4.5
1960 Frank B. Morrison (D) D+4.0
1958 Ralph G. Brooks (D) D+0.4
1956 Victor Anderson (R) R+14.1
1954 Victor E. Anderson (R) R+20.6
1952 Robert B. Crosby (R) R+22.9
1950 Val Peterson (R) R+9.9
1948 Val Peterson (R) R+20.1
1946 Val Peterson (R) R+31.0
1944 Dwight Griswold (R) R+52.2
1942 Dwight Griswold (R) R+49.7
1940 Dwight Griswold (R) R+21.7
1938 Robert L. Cochran (D) D+3.4
1936 Robert L. Cochran (D) D+12.8
1934 Robert L. Cochran (D) D+3.1
1932 Charles W. Bryan (D) D+6.2
1930 Charles W. Bryan (D) D+1.5
1928 Arthur J. Weaver (R) R+14.3
1926 Adam McMullen (R) R+0.8
1924 Adam McMullen (R) R+10.1
1922 Charles W. Bryan (D) D+12.7
1920 Samuel R. McKelvie (R) R+5.9
1918 Samuel R. McKelvie (R) R+10.5
1916 Keith Neville (D) D+2.3
1914 John H. Morehead (D) D+7.9
1912 John H. Morehead (D) D+3.9
1910 Chester H. Aldrich (R) R+6.5
1908 Ashton C. Shallenberger (D) D+2.6
1906 George L. Sheldon (R) R+6.8
1904 John H. Mickey (R) R+4.1
1902 John H. Mickey (R) R+2.8
1900 Charles Henry Dietrich (R) R+48.9
1898 William A. Poynter (other)
1896 Silas A. Holcomb (other)
1894 Silas A. Holcomb (other)
1892 Lorenzo Crounse (R) R+17.3
1890 James E. Boyd (D) D+1.1
1888 John M. Thayer (R) R+9.1
1886 John M. Thayer (R) R+16.9
1884 James W. Dawes (R) R+11.4
1882 James W. Dawes (R) R+16.8
1880 Albinus Nance (R) R+31.0
1878 Albinus Nance (R) R+30.5
1876 Silas Garber (R) R+28.2
1874 Silas Garber (R) R+35.0
1872 Robert W. Furnas (R) R+19.0
1870 David Butler (R) R+12.5
1868 David Butler (R) R+14.9
1866 David Butler (R) R+1.8