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Election 1924 Results

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1924 Nebraska governor election

Adam McMullen (Republican) beat John N. Norton (Democrat) in Nebraska in 1924, 51.1% to 41.0%, a margin of 10.1 points and 45,358 votes.

Nebraska changed party: in 1922 it went Democratic, for Charles W. Bryan.

Republicans led in 74 of the 93 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 19. The largest, Douglas, cast 63,668 votes and went to the Republican by 22.3 points. The closest was Blaine, where 9 votes 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
Adam McMullen won Republican 229,067 51.1%
John N. Norton Democratic 183,709 41.0%
Dan B. Butler Progressive 35,594 7.9%
Total448,370

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Douglas 19,007 29.9% 33,222 52.2% 11,439 63,668 R+22.3
Lancaster 13,230 40.7% 18,545 57.1% 717 32,492 R+16.4
Gage 4,864 47.2% 5,133 49.8% 318 10,315 R+2.6
Custer 4,530 49.7% 3,827 42.0% 758 9,115 D+7.7
Buffalo 3,136 36.8% 4,875 57.1% 522 8,533 R+20.4
Adams 3,256 38.7% 4,821 57.2% 346 8,423 R+18.6
Madison 3,385 40.5% 4,339 51.9% 633 8,357 R+11.4
Hall 2,679 32.8% 4,471 54.8% 1,015 8,165 R+21.9
Dodge 3,230 40.1% 4,073 50.5% 757 8,060 R+10.5
Saunders 3,873 51.2% 3,310 43.7% 383 7,566 D+7.4
Richardson 3,270 45.4% 3,748 52.0% 187 7,205 R+6.6
Cass 3,077 43.0% 3,744 52.3% 340 7,161 R+9.3
York 3,062 44.6% 3,569 52.0% 230 6,861 R+7.4
Lincoln 2,471 37.1% 3,366 50.6% 820 6,657 R+13.4
Platte 3,422 51.8% 2,463 37.3% 717 6,602 D+14.5
Saline 3,296 52.3% 2,836 45.0% 171 6,303 D+7.3
Otoe 2,504 40.4% 3,416 55.1% 279 6,199 R+14.7
Cedar 2,539 43.1% 2,992 50.8% 360 5,891 R+7.7
Knox 2,538 43.2% 2,737 46.6% 596 5,871 R+3.4
Dawson 2,403 41.7% 3,055 53.0% 308 5,766 R+11.3
Holt 2,635 46.3% 2,558 44.9% 504 5,697 D+1.4
Seward 2,371 42.7% 2,996 53.9% 192 5,559 R+11.2
Jefferson 2,564 46.5% 2,707 49.1% 241 5,512 R+2.6
Clay 2,349 43.8% 2,765 51.5% 253 5,367 R+7.8
Butler 2,783 52.3% 2,312 43.5% 223 5,318 D+8.9
Boone 2,611 49.1% 2,326 43.8% 379 5,316 D+5.4
Fillmore 2,381 45.2% 2,781 52.8% 102 5,264 R+7.6
Thayer 1,918 36.4% 3,127 59.4% 218 5,263 R+23.0
Antelope 2,099 39.9% 2,758 52.4% 404 5,261 R+12.5
Scotts Bluff 1,675 32.4% 3,256 63.0% 239 5,170 R+30.6
Hamilton 2,243 43.7% 2,743 53.4% 148 5,134 R+9.7
Burt 2,027 40.7% 2,827 56.8% 121 4,975 R+16.1
Nemaha 2,035 42.6% 2,613 54.7% 125 4,773 R+12.1
Nuckolls 2,040 43.9% 2,457 52.9% 146 4,643 R+9.0
Furnas 1,950 42.4% 2,398 52.1% 251 4,599 R+9.7
Cuming 1,718 40.2% 2,078 48.6% 479 4,275 R+8.4
Merrick 1,595 38.4% 2,366 56.9% 198 4,159 R+18.5
Red Willow 1,724 41.5% 2,081 50.1% 350 4,155 R+8.6
Polk 2,482 60.3% 1,576 38.3% 60 4,118 D+22.0
Washington 1,668 41.0% 2,066 50.7% 339 4,073 R+9.8
Dixon 1,348 33.5% 2,266 56.4% 406 4,020 R+22.8
Webster 1,677 42.8% 2,048 52.2% 195 3,920 R+9.5
Phelps 1,918 49.8% 1,775 46.1% 158 3,851 D+3.7
Johnson 1,539 41.2% 2,115 56.6% 83 3,737 R+15.4
Pawnee 1,502 40.3% 2,125 57.0% 98 3,725 R+16.7
Franklin 1,610 44.3% 1,880 51.8% 141 3,631 R+7.4
Cherry 1,507 41.7% 1,800 49.8% 310 3,617 R+8.1
Dawes 1,403 39.0% 1,880 52.2% 318 3,601 R+13.2
Valley 1,575 44.2% 1,779 49.9% 209 3,563 R+5.7
Harlan 1,669 46.9% 1,714 48.2% 173 3,556 R+1.3
Colfax 1,446 40.9% 1,745 49.3% 348 3,539 R+8.4
Sarpy 1,515 43.7% 1,539 44.4% 415 3,469 R+0.7
Pierce 1,391 40.3% 1,731 50.2% 326 3,448 R+9.9
Sheridan 1,397 40.9% 1,527 44.7% 492 3,416 R+3.8
Box Butte 1,513 44.8% 1,692 50.0% 176 3,381 R+5.3
Wayne 1,051 31.3% 2,063 61.5% 241 3,355 R+30.2
Howard 2,021 60.5% 1,150 34.4% 168 3,339 D+26.1
Nance 1,545 48.2% 1,518 47.4% 141 3,204 D+0.8
Cheyenne 1,019 31.9% 1,882 59.0% 291 3,192 R+27.0
Kearney 1,652 52.4% 1,385 44.0% 113 3,150 D+8.5
Dakota 1,183 39.9% 1,473 49.7% 310 2,966 R+9.8
Thurston 1,411 48.2% 1,325 45.3% 192 2,928 D+2.9
Sherman 1,566 54.3% 1,134 39.3% 185 2,885 D+15.0
Greeley 1,427 50.5% 826 29.2% 574 2,827 D+21.3
Frontier 1,056 38.5% 1,490 54.3% 196 2,742 R+15.8
Boyd 1,027 41.1% 1,162 46.5% 310 2,499 R+5.4
Morrill 1,006 41.7% 1,250 51.8% 155 2,411 R+10.1
Brown 973 41.5% 1,246 53.2% 125 2,344 R+11.6
Stanton 1,005 43.1% 1,064 45.6% 263 2,332 R+2.5
Hitchcock 827 39.9% 1,064 51.4% 180 2,071 R+11.4
Keith 823 40.0% 1,064 51.7% 172 2,059 R+11.7
Chase 762 42.0% 947 52.2% 104 1,813 R+10.2
Dundy 644 36.3% 980 55.3% 148 1,772 R+19.0
Perkins 594 37.9% 841 53.7% 131 1,566 R+15.8
Garden 585 39.9% 766 52.3% 114 1,465 R+12.4
Gosper 628 43.7% 649 45.1% 161 1,438 R+1.5
Kimball 533 38.6% 718 52.0% 130 1,381 R+13.4
Sioux 525 41.6% 536 42.4% 202 1,263 R+0.9
Deuel 419 33.3% 738 58.6% 102 1,259 R+25.3
Garfield 375 30.6% 752 61.4% 98 1,225 R+30.8
Rock 436 37.3% 626 53.6% 107 1,169 R+16.3
Keya Paha 404 35.6% 588 51.9% 142 1,134 R+16.2
Hayes 399 38.9% 507 49.4% 120 1,026 R+10.5
Wheeler 354 49.8% 227 31.9% 130 711 D+17.9
Logan 236 37.5% 305 48.5% 88 629 R+11.0
Loup 195 34.5% 285 50.4% 85 565 R+15.9
Blaine 255 45.5% 246 43.9% 60 561 D+1.6
Thomas 264 48.9% 232 43.0% 44 540 D+5.9
Grant 195 38.8% 270 53.7% 38 503 R+14.9
McPherson 155 32.8% 253 53.5% 65 473 R+20.7
Banner 187 41.3% 218 48.1% 48 453 R+6.8
Hooker 156 37.5% 192 46.2% 68 416 R+8.7
Arthur 166 42.7% 146 37.5% 77 389 D+5.1

Counties as they stood in 1924; 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