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1912 Nebraska governor election
John H. Morehead (Democrat) beat Chester H. Aldrich (Republican) in Nebraska in 1912, 49.3% to 45.3%, a margin of 3.9 points and 9,922 votes.
Nebraska changed party: in 1910 it went Republican, for Chester H. Aldrich.
Republicans led in 49 of the 92 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 43. The largest, Douglas, cast 29,708 votes and went to the Democrat by 11.5 points. The closest was Grant, where 1 vote separated the two parties.
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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| John H. Morehead won | Democratic | 123,997 | 49.3% |
| Chester H. Aldrich | Republican | 114,075 | 45.3% |
| All other candidates | 13,606 | 5.4% | |
| Total | 251,678 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 15,428 51.9% | 12,000 40.4% | 2,280 | 29,708 | D+11.5 |
| Lancaster | 7,111 50.5% | 6,256 44.4% | 708 | 14,075 | D+6.1 |
| Gage | 3,119 49.1% | 2,998 47.2% | 237 | 6,354 | D+1.9 |
| Custer | 2,531 43.5% | 2,876 49.4% | 414 | 5,821 | R+5.9 |
| Buffalo | 2,298 49.1% | 2,073 44.3% | 310 | 4,681 | D+4.8 |
| Saunders | 2,384 51.1% | 2,179 46.7% | 106 | 4,669 | D+4.4 |
| Dodge | 2,331 50.1% | 1,995 42.9% | 325 | 4,651 | D+7.2 |
| Richardson | 2,740 61.1% | 1,629 36.3% | 117 | 4,486 | D+24.8 |
| Hall | 2,454 54.8% | 1,733 38.7% | 295 | 4,482 | D+16.1 |
| Cass | 2,328 53.1% | 1,846 42.1% | 207 | 4,381 | D+11.0 |
| Adams | 2,180 52.2% | 1,741 41.7% | 252 | 4,173 | D+10.5 |
| York | 2,036 49.2% | 1,903 46.0% | 199 | 4,138 | D+3.2 |
| Otoe | 2,240 54.8% | 1,724 42.2% | 120 | 4,084 | D+12.6 |
| Madison | 2,089 51.7% | 1,853 45.9% | 98 | 4,040 | D+5.8 |
| Saline | 2,268 56.2% | 1,654 41.0% | 113 | 4,035 | D+15.2 |
| Platte | 2,334 59.5% | 1,513 38.6% | 73 | 3,920 | D+20.9 |
| Knox | 1,912 49.6% | 1,836 47.6% | 109 | 3,857 | D+2.0 |
| Clay | 1,749 47.6% | 1,806 49.2% | 119 | 3,674 | R+1.6 |
| Holt | 1,693 46.5% | 1,742 47.9% | 202 | 3,637 | R+1.3 |
| Seward | 2,025 56.2% | 1,528 42.4% | 52 | 3,605 | D+13.8 |
| Fillmore | 1,816 51.6% | 1,599 45.4% | 107 | 3,522 | D+6.2 |
| Jefferson | 1,569 44.7% | 1,683 47.9% | 260 | 3,512 | R+3.2 |
| Dawson | 1,723 50.2% | 1,578 46.0% | 129 | 3,430 | D+4.2 |
| Butler | 1,984 59.2% | 1,307 39.0% | 61 | 3,352 | D+20.2 |
| Cedar | 1,665 50.1% | 1,629 49.0% | 29 | 3,323 | D+1.1 |
| Thayer | 1,710 52.0% | 1,457 44.3% | 121 | 3,288 | D+7.7 |
| Lincoln | 1,200 37.1% | 1,563 48.3% | 470 | 3,233 | R+11.2 |
| Antelope | 1,404 44.5% | 1,648 52.3% | 100 | 3,152 | R+7.7 |
| Hamilton | 1,450 46.8% | 1,502 48.5% | 143 | 3,095 | R+1.7 |
| Nemaha | 1,711 56.7% | 1,217 40.3% | 91 | 3,019 | D+16.4 |
| Nuckolls | 1,471 48.8% | 1,433 47.5% | 111 | 3,015 | D+1.3 |
| Burt | 1,271 42.5% | 1,658 55.4% | 63 | 2,992 | R+12.9 |
| Boone | 1,526 51.5% | 1,357 45.8% | 80 | 2,963 | D+5.7 |
| Cuming | 1,687 60.1% | 1,076 38.3% | 44 | 2,807 | D+21.8 |
| Washington | 1,300 46.4% | 1,384 49.4% | 115 | 2,799 | R+3.0 |
| Webster | 1,286 46.2% | 1,355 48.7% | 143 | 2,784 | R+2.5 |
| Cherry | 1,177 44.6% | 1,185 44.9% | 278 | 2,640 | R+0.3 |
| Furnas | 1,375 52.9% | 1,104 42.5% | 118 | 2,597 | D+10.4 |
| Polk | 1,024 40.8% | 1,141 45.4% | 347 | 2,512 | R+4.7 |
| Dixon | 910 37.2% | 1,464 59.8% | 74 | 2,448 | R+22.6 |
| Phelps | 1,307 53.8% | 998 41.1% | 123 | 2,428 | D+12.7 |
| Franklin | 1,238 51.8% | 1,070 44.8% | 83 | 2,391 | D+7.0 |
| Merrick | 1,104 46.3% | 1,159 48.6% | 122 | 2,385 | R+2.3 |
| Pawnee | 1,110 47.1% | 1,139 48.3% | 108 | 2,357 | R+1.2 |
| Johnson | 1,226 53.8% | 997 43.8% | 54 | 2,277 | D+10.1 |
| Howard | 1,224 54.3% | 914 40.5% | 118 | 2,256 | D+13.7 |
| Red Willow | 1,052 47.1% | 978 43.8% | 203 | 2,233 | D+3.3 |
| Wayne | 978 44.9% | 1,171 53.7% | 30 | 2,179 | R+8.9 |
| Pierce | 1,073 50.0% | 1,036 48.3% | 35 | 2,144 | D+1.7 |
| Colfax | 1,115 52.4% | 912 42.9% | 99 | 2,126 | D+9.5 |
| Harlan | 1,017 48.6% | 876 41.9% | 198 | 2,091 | D+6.7 |
| Kearney | 985 47.2% | 1,019 48.8% | 82 | 2,086 | R+1.6 |
| Valley | 895 42.9% | 1,030 49.4% | 159 | 2,084 | R+6.5 |
| Nance | 855 43.8% | 1,052 53.9% | 45 | 1,952 | R+10.1 |
| Sherman | 809 42.8% | 926 49.0% | 154 | 1,889 | R+6.2 |
| Thurston | 927 49.7% | 858 46.0% | 79 | 1,864 | D+3.7 |
| Sarpy | 1,085 58.9% | 650 35.3% | 106 | 1,841 | D+23.6 |
| Greeley | 1,057 59.7% | 621 35.1% | 93 | 1,771 | D+24.6 |
| Scotts Bluff | 538 30.8% | 941 53.9% | 268 | 1,747 | R+23.1 |
| Frontier | 679 40.3% | 872 51.7% | 135 | 1,686 | R+11.4 |
| Boyd | 755 45.4% | 823 49.5% | 84 | 1,662 | R+4.1 |
| Sheridan | 705 43.5% | 769 47.4% | 147 | 1,621 | R+3.9 |
| Dawes | 630 39.8% | 861 54.4% | 92 | 1,583 | R+14.6 |
| Stanton | 836 53.3% | 704 44.9% | 29 | 1,569 | D+8.4 |
| Dakota | 650 44.7% | 737 50.7% | 68 | 1,455 | R+6.0 |
| Brown | 496 37.6% | 719 54.5% | 104 | 1,319 | R+16.9 |
| Box Butte | 572 44.3% | 601 46.6% | 117 | 1,290 | R+2.2 |
| Morrill | 417 37.1% | 611 54.4% | 95 | 1,123 | R+17.3 |
| Hitchcock | 486 47.0% | 478 46.2% | 71 | 1,035 | D+0.8 |
| Sioux | 449 44.0% | 492 48.2% | 79 | 1,020 | R+4.2 |
| Gosper | 563 57.8% | 389 39.9% | 22 | 974 | D+17.9 |
| Cheyenne | 379 39.1% | 501 51.7% | 89 | 969 | R+12.6 |
| Dundy | 379 42.3% | 430 48.0% | 87 | 896 | R+5.7 |
| Rock | 299 34.5% | 499 57.6% | 68 | 866 | R+23.1 |
| Garden | 267 31.8% | 508 60.5% | 64 | 839 | R+28.7 |
| Keith | 359 43.4% | 367 44.3% | 102 | 828 | R+1.0 |
| Garfield | 283 34.6% | 395 48.2% | 141 | 819 | R+13.7 |
| Keya Paha | 264 33.3% | 426 53.8% | 102 | 792 | R+20.5 |
| Chase | 338 42.8% | 397 50.3% | 55 | 790 | R+7.5 |
| Hayes | 220 37.0% | 330 55.6% | 44 | 594 | R+18.5 |
| Perkins | 246 42.5% | 294 50.8% | 39 | 579 | R+8.3 |
| McPherson | 193 34.2% | 318 56.3% | 54 | 565 | R+22.1 |
| Wheeler | 207 42.5% | 226 46.4% | 54 | 487 | R+3.9 |
| Loup | 151 32.7% | 244 52.8% | 67 | 462 | R+20.1 |
| Blaine | 204 46.7% | 193 44.2% | 40 | 437 | D+2.5 |
| Kimball | 117 27.4% | 279 65.3% | 31 | 427 | R+37.9 |
| Deuel | 154 39.9% | 212 54.9% | 20 | 386 | R+15.0 |
| Thomas | 167 43.5% | 189 49.2% | 28 | 384 | R+5.7 |
| Logan | 146 38.8% | 205 54.5% | 25 | 376 | R+15.7 |
| Hooker | 122 41.5% | 150 51.0% | 22 | 294 | R+9.5 |
| Banner | 49 18.7% | 174 66.4% | 39 | 262 | R+47.7 |
| Grant | 111 47.4% | 110 47.0% | 13 | 234 | D+0.4 |
Counties as they stood in 1912; 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
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |