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Election 1926 Results

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1926 Nebraska governor election

Adam McMullen (Republican) beat Charles W. Bryan (Democrat) in Nebraska in 1926, 49.8% to 49.0%, a margin of 0.8 points and 3,432 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1924, when Adam McMullen also won.

Democrats led in 51 of the 93 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 42. The largest, Douglas, cast 51,802 votes and went to the Republican by 11.1 points. The closest was Sioux, where 4 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 206,120 49.8%
Charles W. Bryan Democratic 202,688 49.0%
All other candidates 4,937 1.2%
Total413,745

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Douglas 22,314 43.1% 28,041 54.1% 1,447 51,802 R+11.1
Lancaster 13,486 48.5% 14,178 51.0% 154 27,818 R+2.5
Custer 5,074 54.8% 4,092 44.2% 93 9,259 D+10.6
Gage 4,752 51.9% 4,338 47.4% 63 9,153 D+4.5
Saunders 4,123 52.6% 3,662 46.7% 50 7,835 D+5.9
Adams 4,399 57.6% 3,093 40.5% 147 7,639 D+17.1
Buffalo 3,466 45.8% 4,023 53.1% 86 7,575 R+7.4
Saline 4,339 60.7% 2,769 38.8% 37 7,145 D+22.0
Dodge 3,060 43.5% 3,904 55.5% 69 7,033 R+12.0
Hall 3,083 44.6% 3,740 54.1% 88 6,911 R+9.5
Madison 2,468 37.3% 4,090 61.8% 63 6,621 R+24.5
York 2,962 45.5% 3,505 53.8% 48 6,515 R+8.3
Platte 3,895 60.1% 2,525 38.9% 66 6,486 D+21.1
Holt 3,462 54.1% 2,855 44.6% 87 6,404 D+9.5
Richardson 3,046 48.6% 3,200 51.1% 20 6,266 R+2.5
Cass 3,107 50.0% 3,052 49.1% 53 6,212 D+0.9
Knox 2,997 51.4% 2,735 46.9% 96 5,828 D+4.5
Lincoln 3,041 52.6% 2,651 45.9% 89 5,781 D+6.7
Otoe 2,597 44.9% 3,118 53.9% 65 5,780 R+9.0
Jefferson 2,991 53.1% 2,612 46.4% 31 5,634 D+6.7
Dawson 2,888 51.8% 2,647 47.5% 35 5,570 D+4.3
Clay 2,736 52.2% 2,465 47.0% 45 5,246 D+5.2
Thayer 2,493 47.8% 2,693 51.6% 32 5,218 R+3.8
Boone 2,999 57.5% 2,170 41.6% 48 5,217 D+15.9
Hamilton 2,624 52.5% 2,357 47.1% 21 5,002 D+5.3
Antelope 2,412 49.0% 2,418 49.1% 92 4,922 R+0.1
Seward 2,645 54.5% 2,184 45.0% 28 4,857 D+9.5
Cuming 2,307 47.6% 2,472 51.0% 66 4,845 R+3.4
Fillmore 2,431 50.3% 2,373 49.1% 31 4,835 D+1.2
Scotts Bluff 1,529 32.0% 3,169 66.4% 77 4,775 R+34.3
Cedar 2,203 46.8% 2,470 52.5% 32 4,705 R+5.7
Butler 2,402 51.7% 2,215 47.7% 28 4,645 D+4.0
Nemaha 2,414 52.4% 2,165 47.0% 25 4,604 D+5.4
Nuckolls 2,412 53.4% 2,080 46.0% 27 4,519 D+7.3
Furnas 2,190 49.6% 2,172 49.2% 51 4,413 D+0.4
Burt 1,699 39.2% 2,612 60.3% 23 4,334 R+21.1
Polk 1,994 50.4% 1,942 49.1% 17 3,953 D+1.3
Red Willow 1,701 43.3% 2,180 55.5% 44 3,925 R+12.2
Dixon 1,776 45.4% 2,086 53.3% 49 3,911 R+7.9
Franklin 2,171 55.6% 1,711 43.8% 23 3,905 D+11.8
Merrick 1,825 46.9% 2,033 52.3% 30 3,888 R+5.3
Webster 1,956 54.0% 1,634 45.1% 31 3,621 D+8.9
Johnson 2,132 59.0% 1,439 39.8% 44 3,615 D+19.2
Phelps 2,010 55.9% 1,576 43.8% 12 3,598 D+12.1
Pawnee 1,799 50.2% 1,769 49.4% 16 3,584 D+0.8
Washington 1,517 43.7% 1,906 54.9% 48 3,471 R+11.2
Howard 2,241 66.4% 1,111 32.9% 25 3,377 D+33.5
Sherman 1,947 59.8% 1,273 39.1% 37 3,257 D+20.7
Cheyenne 1,307 40.2% 1,915 58.9% 31 3,253 R+18.7
Nance 1,648 50.8% 1,576 48.5% 23 3,247 D+2.2
Valley 1,313 40.5% 1,885 58.2% 40 3,238 R+17.7
Sarpy 1,758 54.3% 1,427 44.1% 51 3,236 D+10.2
Harlan 1,788 55.9% 1,391 43.5% 17 3,196 D+12.4
Cherry 1,451 45.5% 1,688 52.9% 49 3,188 R+7.4
Thurston 1,834 57.5% 1,321 41.4% 33 3,188 D+16.1
Pierce 1,221 39.1% 1,852 59.3% 49 3,122 R+20.2
Sheridan 1,389 44.6% 1,692 54.4% 32 3,113 R+9.7
Colfax 1,738 55.8% 1,328 42.7% 46 3,112 D+13.2
Kearney 1,616 54.7% 1,316 44.5% 22 2,954 D+10.2
Greeley 1,952 66.1% 977 33.1% 22 2,951 D+33.0
Dawes 1,049 35.7% 1,854 63.1% 36 2,939 R+27.4
Frontier 1,505 52.8% 1,324 46.5% 19 2,848 D+6.4
Dakota 1,242 45.4% 1,470 53.7% 26 2,738 R+8.3
Wayne 1,063 39.4% 1,617 59.9% 18 2,698 R+20.5
Morrill 1,216 46.8% 1,345 51.8% 38 2,599 R+5.0
Stanton 1,163 45.8% 1,353 53.3% 23 2,539 R+7.5
Box Butte 967 38.5% 1,525 60.7% 22 2,514 R+22.2
Boyd 977 41.1% 1,344 56.5% 56 2,377 R+15.4
Hitchcock 1,023 44.0% 1,275 54.8% 27 2,325 R+10.8
Brown 1,069 46.3% 1,211 52.5% 28 2,308 R+6.2
Chase 971 49.2% 992 50.3% 9 1,972 R+1.1
Keith 993 51.6% 901 46.8% 32 1,926 D+4.8
Dundy 819 45.5% 964 53.6% 17 1,800 R+8.1
Perkins 1,015 58.0% 720 41.1% 16 1,751 D+16.8
Kimball 578 38.3% 907 60.1% 23 1,508 R+21.8
Gosper 917 62.2% 546 37.0% 12 1,475 D+25.2
Garden 747 52.5% 654 45.9% 23 1,424 D+6.5
Deuel 608 43.0% 790 55.9% 16 1,414 R+12.9
Hayes 630 53.6% 528 44.9% 17 1,175 D+8.7
Garfield 434 37.1% 700 59.9% 35 1,169 R+22.8
Keya Paha 590 51.3% 545 47.4% 14 1,149 D+3.9
Rock 470 42.1% 628 56.3% 18 1,116 R+14.2
Sioux 517 49.5% 513 49.1% 14 1,044 D+0.4
Wheeler 478 59.7% 309 38.6% 14 801 D+21.1
Logan 410 57.4% 299 41.9% 5 714 D+15.5
Loup 317 48.6% 307 47.1% 28 652 D+1.5
Blaine 342 55.7% 260 42.3% 12 614 D+13.4
Arthur 294 57.1% 214 41.6% 7 515 D+15.5
Thomas 266 51.8% 243 47.3% 5 514 D+4.5
Banner 239 48.2% 253 51.0% 4 496 R+2.8
McPherson 277 56.3% 205 41.7% 10 492 D+14.6
Grant 211 43.1% 273 55.7% 6 490 R+12.7
Hooker 161 47.1% 178 52.0% 3 342 R+5.0

Counties as they stood in 1926; 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