Election 1932 Results
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1932 Nebraska governor election
Charles W. Bryan (Democrat) beat Dwight Griswold (Republican) in Nebraska in 1932, 52.5% to 46.3%, a margin of 6.2 points and 35,229 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1930, when Charles W. Bryan also won.
Democrats led in 59 of the 93 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 34. The largest, Douglas, cast 92,928 votes and went to the Democrat by 18.7 points. The closest was Hayes, where 2 votes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles W. Bryan won | Democratic | 296,117 | 52.5% |
| Dwight Griswold | Republican | 260,888 | 46.3% |
| All other candidates | 6,733 | 1.2% | |
| Total | 563,738 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 54,584 58.7% | 37,242 40.1% | 1,102 | 92,928 | D+18.7 |
| Lancaster | 16,378 41.4% | 22,691 57.4% | 449 | 39,518 | R+16.0 |
| Gage | 5,480 47.5% | 5,913 51.3% | 134 | 11,527 | R+3.8 |
| Custer | 5,290 48.0% | 5,564 50.5% | 166 | 11,020 | R+2.5 |
| Madison | 5,295 49.0% | 5,428 50.2% | 85 | 10,808 | R+1.2 |
| Dodge | 5,622 52.8% | 4,937 46.4% | 88 | 10,647 | D+6.4 |
| Hall | 4,902 47.4% | 5,067 49.0% | 379 | 10,348 | R+1.6 |
| Buffalo | 4,921 49.9% | 4,791 48.5% | 157 | 9,869 | D+1.3 |
| Adams | 3,992 40.7% | 5,599 57.0% | 226 | 9,817 | R+16.4 |
| Lincoln | 5,286 56.8% | 3,841 41.2% | 185 | 9,312 | D+15.5 |
| Saunders | 4,350 48.1% | 4,556 50.3% | 144 | 9,050 | R+2.3 |
| Scotts Bluff | 3,862 43.3% | 4,996 56.0% | 56 | 8,914 | R+12.7 |
| Platte | 5,086 60.2% | 3,263 38.6% | 101 | 8,450 | D+21.6 |
| Richardson | 5,054 62.3% | 3,015 37.2% | 41 | 8,110 | D+25.1 |
| Cass | 4,770 59.3% | 3,201 39.8% | 74 | 8,045 | D+19.5 |
| Otoe | 3,891 49.1% | 3,983 50.3% | 45 | 7,919 | R+1.2 |
| Saline | 4,470 57.2% | 3,294 42.2% | 47 | 7,811 | D+15.1 |
| York | 3,222 42.7% | 4,280 56.7% | 49 | 7,551 | R+14.0 |
| Dawson | 4,022 54.1% | 3,322 44.7% | 85 | 7,429 | D+9.4 |
| Jefferson | 3,481 47.3% | 3,816 51.9% | 61 | 7,358 | R+4.6 |
| Holt | 4,036 56.8% | 3,042 42.8% | 25 | 7,103 | D+14.0 |
| Knox | 3,826 54.6% | 3,128 44.6% | 59 | 7,013 | D+10.0 |
| Cedar | 3,395 51.3% | 3,174 48.0% | 48 | 6,617 | D+3.3 |
| Seward | 3,392 51.9% | 3,105 47.5% | 38 | 6,535 | D+4.4 |
| Antelope | 3,119 48.8% | 3,220 50.3% | 58 | 6,397 | R+1.6 |
| Clay | 2,571 40.7% | 3,445 54.5% | 306 | 6,322 | R+13.8 |
| Boone | 3,547 56.9% | 2,645 42.4% | 45 | 6,237 | D+14.5 |
| Butler | 3,472 57.0% | 2,587 42.5% | 34 | 6,093 | D+14.5 |
| Fillmore | 2,961 50.4% | 2,882 49.1% | 31 | 5,874 | D+1.3 |
| Thayer | 2,823 48.9% | 2,913 50.4% | 42 | 5,778 | R+1.6 |
| Nemaha | 3,235 57.2% | 2,395 42.3% | 26 | 5,656 | D+14.9 |
| Cuming | 3,609 64.5% | 1,950 34.9% | 33 | 5,592 | D+29.7 |
| Burt | 3,311 59.3% | 2,240 40.1% | 37 | 5,588 | D+19.2 |
| Red Willow | 2,987 54.0% | 2,447 44.3% | 93 | 5,527 | D+9.8 |
| Furnas | 2,345 43.2% | 3,041 56.0% | 48 | 5,434 | R+12.8 |
| Nuckolls | 2,641 49.6% | 2,637 49.5% | 48 | 5,326 | D+0.1 |
| Hamilton | 2,486 47.6% | 2,681 51.3% | 57 | 5,224 | R+3.7 |
| Washington | 3,236 64.2% | 1,763 35.0% | 40 | 5,039 | D+29.2 |
| Sheridan | 2,662 55.2% | 2,093 43.4% | 68 | 4,823 | D+11.8 |
| Colfax | 2,940 62.3% | 1,718 36.4% | 62 | 4,720 | D+25.9 |
| Merrick | 2,300 49.1% | 2,312 49.4% | 68 | 4,680 | R+0.3 |
| Cherry | 2,447 52.6% | 2,160 46.5% | 41 | 4,648 | D+6.2 |
| Dixon | 2,310 49.7% | 2,276 49.0% | 58 | 4,644 | D+0.7 |
| Polk | 2,640 57.1% | 1,963 42.5% | 21 | 4,624 | D+14.6 |
| Dawes | 2,078 45.2% | 2,432 52.9% | 87 | 4,597 | R+7.7 |
| Box Butte | 2,746 60.9% | 1,721 38.2% | 41 | 4,508 | D+22.7 |
| Webster | 1,947 44.0% | 2,404 54.3% | 77 | 4,428 | R+10.3 |
| Phelps | 2,321 52.7% | 2,048 46.5% | 38 | 4,407 | D+6.2 |
| Cheyenne | 2,525 57.6% | 1,827 41.7% | 32 | 4,384 | D+15.9 |
| Sarpy | 2,776 65.2% | 1,422 33.4% | 58 | 4,256 | D+31.8 |
| Howard | 2,701 64.0% | 1,384 32.8% | 138 | 4,223 | D+31.2 |
| Johnson | 1,956 47.0% | 2,175 52.3% | 28 | 4,159 | R+5.3 |
| Wayne | 2,016 49.0% | 2,043 49.7% | 53 | 4,112 | R+0.7 |
| Pawnee | 2,467 60.1% | 1,617 39.4% | 24 | 4,108 | D+20.7 |
| Franklin | 1,941 47.4% | 2,112 51.6% | 40 | 4,093 | R+4.2 |
| Pierce | 2,048 50.2% | 1,997 48.9% | 35 | 4,080 | D+1.3 |
| Valley | 1,858 46.3% | 2,111 52.6% | 42 | 4,011 | R+6.3 |
| Harlan | 1,946 50.1% | 1,876 48.3% | 63 | 3,885 | D+1.8 |
| Dakota | 2,320 60.1% | 1,511 39.1% | 30 | 3,861 | D+21.0 |
| Thurston | 2,333 60.8% | 1,453 37.9% | 51 | 3,837 | D+22.9 |
| Greeley | 2,439 66.1% | 1,186 32.1% | 66 | 3,691 | D+33.9 |
| Sherman | 2,140 58.3% | 1,484 40.4% | 45 | 3,669 | D+17.9 |
| Nance | 1,778 48.9% | 1,837 50.5% | 22 | 3,637 | R+1.6 |
| Kearney | 1,832 51.2% | 1,695 47.4% | 49 | 3,576 | D+3.8 |
| Frontier | 1,686 47.7% | 1,816 51.4% | 34 | 3,536 | R+3.7 |
| Morrill | 1,747 50.7% | 1,642 47.7% | 55 | 3,444 | D+3.0 |
| Hitchcock | 1,264 42.7% | 1,665 56.3% | 28 | 2,957 | R+13.6 |
| Keith | 1,620 54.8% | 1,304 44.1% | 32 | 2,956 | D+10.7 |
| Boyd | 1,282 43.9% | 1,611 55.1% | 29 | 2,922 | R+11.3 |
| Stanton | 1,827 64.0% | 1,009 35.4% | 18 | 2,854 | D+28.7 |
| Brown | 1,383 50.9% | 1,314 48.4% | 20 | 2,717 | D+2.5 |
| Chase | 1,089 44.7% | 1,295 53.1% | 53 | 2,437 | R+8.5 |
| Perkins | 1,252 53.5% | 1,023 43.7% | 65 | 2,340 | D+9.8 |
| Dundy | 1,143 50.2% | 1,114 49.0% | 18 | 2,275 | D+1.3 |
| Kimball | 1,017 49.6% | 994 48.5% | 40 | 2,051 | D+1.1 |
| Garden | 1,026 51.4% | 952 47.6% | 20 | 1,998 | D+3.7 |
| Deuel | 1,075 61.5% | 646 37.0% | 26 | 1,747 | D+24.6 |
| Gosper | 950 54.4% | 778 44.6% | 18 | 1,746 | D+9.9 |
| Sioux | 873 51.5% | 808 47.7% | 13 | 1,694 | D+3.8 |
| Hayes | 734 49.2% | 736 49.3% | 23 | 1,493 | R+0.1 |
| Rock | 621 43.0% | 811 56.2% | 11 | 1,443 | R+13.2 |
| Garfield | 599 42.6% | 777 55.3% | 29 | 1,405 | R+12.7 |
| Keya Paha | 623 47.2% | 688 52.1% | 10 | 1,321 | R+4.9 |
| Logan | 505 55.5% | 393 43.2% | 12 | 910 | D+12.3 |
| Wheeler | 576 64.5% | 296 33.1% | 21 | 893 | D+31.4 |
| Thomas | 348 49.2% | 345 48.8% | 14 | 707 | D+0.4 |
| Loup | 331 47.2% | 353 50.4% | 17 | 701 | R+3.1 |
| Blaine | 344 50.1% | 335 48.8% | 7 | 686 | D+1.3 |
| Grant | 361 55.2% | 275 42.0% | 18 | 654 | D+13.1 |
| McPherson | 397 60.7% | 255 39.0% | 2 | 654 | D+21.7 |
| Banner | 311 47.8% | 335 51.5% | 4 | 650 | R+3.7 |
| Arthur | 364 61.3% | 217 36.5% | 13 | 594 | D+24.7 |
| Hooker | 352 69.6% | 150 29.6% | 4 | 506 | D+39.9 |
Counties as they stood in 1932; 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 |