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1930 Nebraska governor election

Charles W. Bryan (Democrat) beat Arthur J. Weaver (Republican) in Nebraska in 1930, 50.7% to 49.3%, a margin of 1.5 points and 6,546 votes.

Nebraska changed party: in 1928 it went Republican, for Arthur J. Weaver.

Democrats led in 48 of the 93 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 45. The largest, Douglas, cast 61,424 votes and went to the Democrat by 2.8 points. The closest was Arthur, 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
Charles W. Bryan won Democratic 222,161 50.7%
Arthur J. Weaver Republican 215,615 49.3%
Total437,776

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Douglas 31,572 51.4% 29,852 48.6% 61,424 D+2.8
Lancaster 11,138 44.7% 13,763 55.3% 24,901 R+10.5
Custer 4,614 47.7% 5,057 52.3% 9,671 R+4.6
Gage 5,567 57.9% 4,053 42.1% 9,620 D+15.7
Dodge 4,333 51.6% 4,066 48.4% 8,399 D+3.2
Adams 4,103 50.2% 4,063 49.8% 8,166 D+0.5
Hall 3,416 41.9% 4,740 58.1% 8,156 R+16.2
Saunders 4,595 58.2% 3,305 41.8% 7,900 D+16.3
Richardson 4,288 55.7% 3,408 44.3% 7,696 D+11.4
Buffalo 3,710 49.2% 3,838 50.8% 7,548 R+1.7
Madison 3,025 42.3% 4,122 57.7% 7,147 R+15.3
Saline 4,317 63.3% 2,501 36.7% 6,818 D+26.6
Jefferson 4,111 63.3% 2,383 36.7% 6,494 D+26.6
Platte 3,243 51.6% 3,045 48.4% 6,288 D+3.1
York 2,730 44.1% 3,457 55.9% 6,187 R+11.8
Cass 3,315 54.5% 2,771 45.5% 6,086 D+8.9
Knox 2,974 50.3% 2,940 49.7% 5,914 D+0.6
Holt 3,010 51.3% 2,860 48.7% 5,870 D+2.6
Dawson 2,839 48.8% 2,978 51.2% 5,817 R+2.4
Clay 2,868 49.8% 2,895 50.2% 5,763 R+0.5
Cedar 2,981 52.4% 2,712 47.6% 5,693 D+4.7
Scotts Bluff 1,974 34.9% 3,680 65.1% 5,654 R+30.2
Lincoln 2,821 50.1% 2,810 49.9% 5,631 D+0.2
Otoe 2,843 50.5% 2,786 49.5% 5,629 D+1.0
Seward 3,110 55.8% 2,459 44.2% 5,569 D+11.7
Boone 2,908 53.9% 2,484 46.1% 5,392 D+7.9
Antelope 2,586 48.5% 2,745 51.5% 5,331 R+3.0
Butler 3,137 60.1% 2,082 39.9% 5,219 D+20.2
Fillmore 2,622 52.1% 2,409 47.9% 5,031 D+4.2
Thayer 2,947 59.0% 2,052 41.0% 4,999 D+17.9
Nemaha 2,733 57.1% 2,050 42.9% 4,783 D+14.3
Hamilton 2,331 49.8% 2,354 50.2% 4,685 R+0.5
Cuming 2,440 53.3% 2,134 46.7% 4,574 D+6.7
Nuckolls 2,481 56.4% 1,920 43.6% 4,401 D+12.7
Furnas 1,963 44.8% 2,416 55.2% 4,379 R+10.3
Washington 2,264 51.9% 2,097 48.1% 4,361 D+3.8
Red Willow 1,591 39.0% 2,489 61.0% 4,080 R+22.0
Dixon 1,850 46.7% 2,110 53.3% 3,960 R+6.6
Polk 2,217 56.1% 1,735 43.9% 3,952 D+12.2
Merrick 2,040 51.8% 1,897 48.2% 3,937 D+3.6
Franklin 2,096 54.6% 1,745 45.4% 3,841 D+9.1
Webster 1,890 49.2% 1,950 50.8% 3,840 R+1.6
Pawnee 2,038 53.5% 1,769 46.5% 3,807 D+7.1
Dawes 1,486 39.1% 2,319 60.9% 3,805 R+21.9
Sarpy 2,197 58.0% 1,591 42.0% 3,788 D+16.0
Johnson 1,913 51.1% 1,833 48.9% 3,746 D+2.1
Burt 1,632 44.7% 2,017 55.3% 3,649 R+10.6
Sheridan 1,546 42.9% 2,057 57.1% 3,603 R+14.2
Phelps 1,871 52.3% 1,704 47.7% 3,575 D+4.7
Wayne 1,358 38.1% 2,203 61.9% 3,561 R+23.7
Howard 2,203 62.0% 1,352 38.0% 3,555 D+23.9
Cherry 1,710 48.3% 1,829 51.7% 3,539 R+3.4
Colfax 2,113 61.0% 1,351 39.0% 3,464 D+22.0
Pierce 1,699 49.6% 1,724 50.4% 3,423 R+0.7
Cheyenne 1,811 53.0% 1,603 47.0% 3,414 D+6.1
Harlan 1,771 53.7% 1,528 46.3% 3,299 D+7.4
Thurston 1,838 57.9% 1,338 42.1% 3,176 D+15.7
Box Butte 1,280 40.5% 1,882 59.5% 3,162 R+19.0
Greeley 2,010 63.9% 1,134 36.1% 3,144 D+27.9
Nance 1,438 46.6% 1,646 53.4% 3,084 R+6.7
Kearney 1,645 53.5% 1,427 46.5% 3,072 D+7.1
Sherman 1,710 56.0% 1,346 44.0% 3,056 D+11.9
Dakota 1,588 52.0% 1,466 48.0% 3,054 D+4.0
Valley 1,316 43.3% 1,725 56.7% 3,041 R+13.4
Frontier 1,321 45.1% 1,607 54.9% 2,928 R+9.8
Morrill 1,367 50.9% 1,317 49.1% 2,684 D+1.9
Stanton 1,451 54.9% 1,191 45.1% 2,642 D+9.8
Boyd 1,143 44.4% 1,430 55.6% 2,573 R+11.2
Brown 1,079 44.1% 1,366 55.9% 2,445 R+11.7
Keith 1,371 57.3% 1,022 42.7% 2,393 D+14.6
Hitchcock 907 42.3% 1,239 57.7% 2,146 R+15.5
Dundy 910 45.5% 1,088 54.5% 1,998 R+8.9
Garden 982 52.1% 903 47.9% 1,885 D+4.2
Chase 879 49.6% 892 50.4% 1,771 R+0.7
Perkins 1,089 62.7% 649 37.3% 1,738 D+25.3
Kimball 817 48.5% 866 51.5% 1,683 R+2.9
Rock 537 38.7% 851 61.3% 1,388 R+22.6
Gosper 834 61.8% 515 38.2% 1,349 D+23.6
Hayes 615 45.6% 733 54.4% 1,348 R+8.8
Sioux 572 43.7% 738 56.3% 1,310 R+12.7
Keya Paha 550 42.1% 755 57.9% 1,305 R+15.7
Garfield 438 36.3% 767 63.7% 1,205 R+27.3
Deuel 634 58.2% 456 41.8% 1,090 D+16.3
Logan 445 49.8% 449 50.2% 894 R+0.4
Wheeler 523 62.2% 318 37.8% 841 D+24.4
Banner 293 46.8% 333 53.2% 626 R+6.4
Blaine 274 44.5% 342 55.5% 616 R+11.0
Thomas 274 47.4% 304 52.6% 578 R+5.2
Grant 216 39.2% 335 60.8% 551 R+21.6
Loup 240 43.6% 311 56.4% 551 R+12.9
Arthur 260 49.9% 261 50.1% 521 R+0.2
Hooker 197 39.8% 298 60.2% 495 R+20.4
McPherson 177 44.4% 222 55.6% 399 R+11.3

Counties as they stood in 1930; 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