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Election 1948 Results

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1948 Nebraska governor election

Val Peterson (Republican) beat Frank Sorrell (Democrat) in Nebraska in 1948, 60.1% to 39.9%, a margin of 20.1 points and 95,905 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1946, when Val Peterson also won.

Republicans led in 87 of the 93 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 6. The largest, Douglas, cast 93,712 votes and went to the Republican by 16.1 points. The closest was Blaine, where 8 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
Val Peterson won Republican 286,119 60.1%
Frank Sorrell Democratic 190,214 39.9%
Total476,333

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Douglas 39,305 41.9% 54,407 58.1% 93,712 R+16.1
Lancaster 18,688 45.1% 22,777 54.9% 41,465 R+9.9
Dodge 4,013 38.1% 6,516 61.9% 10,529 R+23.8
Hall 4,520 45.1% 5,506 54.9% 10,026 R+9.8
Adams 4,156 41.5% 5,850 58.5% 10,006 R+16.9
Scotts Bluff 3,502 36.9% 5,978 63.1% 9,480 R+26.1
Gage 3,337 36.2% 5,887 63.8% 9,224 R+27.6
Madison 2,796 32.5% 5,795 67.5% 8,591 R+34.9
Buffalo 3,204 38.2% 5,174 61.8% 8,378 R+23.5
Lincoln 3,661 43.8% 4,694 56.2% 8,355 R+12.4
Custer 2,793 37.5% 4,659 62.5% 7,452 R+25.0
Saunders 3,355 45.1% 4,090 54.9% 7,445 R+9.9
Richardson 2,910 41.4% 4,118 58.6% 7,028 R+17.2
Platte 3,120 45.0% 3,819 55.0% 6,939 R+10.1
Dawson 1,902 28.7% 4,726 71.3% 6,628 R+42.6
Otoe 3,420 52.8% 3,052 47.2% 6,472 D+5.7
Cass 2,757 43.1% 3,641 56.9% 6,398 R+13.8
Saline 3,035 49.9% 3,050 50.1% 6,085 R+0.2
York 1,696 28.7% 4,223 71.3% 5,919 R+42.7
Holt 2,006 36.1% 3,553 63.9% 5,559 R+27.8
Jefferson 1,929 36.0% 3,434 64.0% 5,363 R+28.1
Knox 2,069 39.4% 3,187 60.6% 5,256 R+21.3
Seward 2,102 41.2% 2,997 58.8% 5,099 R+17.6
Cedar 1,734 35.3% 3,177 64.7% 4,911 R+29.4
Sarpy 2,045 41.8% 2,845 58.2% 4,890 R+16.4
Red Willow 1,782 37.8% 2,932 62.2% 4,714 R+24.4
Antelope 1,475 31.7% 3,184 68.3% 4,659 R+36.7
Butler 2,526 55.0% 2,064 45.0% 4,590 D+10.1
Cuming 1,024 22.9% 3,448 77.1% 4,472 R+54.2
Fillmore 1,957 43.9% 2,503 56.1% 4,460 R+12.2
Thayer 1,525 34.4% 2,902 65.6% 4,427 R+31.1
Burt 1,169 26.5% 3,248 73.5% 4,417 R+47.1
Box Butte 2,076 48.7% 2,187 51.3% 4,263 R+2.6
Phelps 1,251 29.7% 2,967 70.3% 4,218 R+40.7
Washington 1,344 32.2% 2,833 67.8% 4,177 R+35.6
Cheyenne 1,581 38.0% 2,583 62.0% 4,164 R+24.1
Clay 1,533 38.0% 2,496 62.0% 4,029 R+23.9
Nemaha 1,647 41.5% 2,319 58.5% 3,966 R+16.9
Boone 1,456 37.0% 2,484 63.0% 3,940 R+26.1
Hamilton 1,498 38.1% 2,436 61.9% 3,934 R+23.8
Nuckolls 1,455 38.6% 2,310 61.4% 3,765 R+22.7
Dawes 1,173 31.3% 2,578 68.7% 3,751 R+37.5
Colfax 1,678 45.2% 2,033 54.8% 3,711 R+9.6
Furnas 1,314 36.1% 2,322 63.9% 3,636 R+27.7
Dakota 1,748 49.4% 1,793 50.6% 3,541 R+1.3
Dixon 1,185 33.9% 2,315 66.1% 3,500 R+32.3
Cherry 1,218 35.3% 2,228 64.7% 3,446 R+29.3
Wayne 851 24.9% 2,572 75.1% 3,423 R+50.3
Polk 1,148 34.3% 2,203 65.7% 3,351 R+31.5
Sheridan 1,145 34.9% 2,133 65.1% 3,278 R+30.1
Webster 1,282 39.3% 1,983 60.7% 3,265 R+21.5
Merrick 1,062 32.5% 2,201 67.5% 3,263 R+34.9
Pierce 1,059 34.5% 2,015 65.5% 3,074 R+31.1
Johnson 1,477 48.2% 1,590 51.8% 3,067 R+3.7
Howard 1,804 60.5% 1,178 39.5% 2,982 D+21.0
Valley 1,132 38.5% 1,809 61.5% 2,941 R+23.0
Pawnee 1,163 39.8% 1,759 60.2% 2,922 R+20.4
Kearney 1,019 36.3% 1,785 63.7% 2,804 R+27.3
Franklin 1,095 39.1% 1,704 60.9% 2,799 R+21.8
Thurston 1,319 47.8% 1,440 52.2% 2,759 R+4.4
Morrill 1,010 37.4% 1,693 62.6% 2,703 R+25.3
Harlan 1,063 39.9% 1,602 60.1% 2,665 R+20.2
Keith 954 36.3% 1,677 63.7% 2,631 R+27.5
Sherman 1,454 58.0% 1,051 42.0% 2,505 D+16.1
Nance 737 32.5% 1,534 67.5% 2,271 R+35.1
Stanton 705 32.5% 1,467 67.5% 2,172 R+35.1
Frontier 691 33.0% 1,404 67.0% 2,095 R+34.0
Hitchcock 781 38.1% 1,268 61.9% 2,049 R+23.8
Greeley 1,046 51.7% 977 48.3% 2,023 D+3.4
Boyd 791 39.2% 1,227 60.8% 2,018 R+21.6
Brown 567 31.4% 1,241 68.6% 1,808 R+37.3
Chase 558 31.6% 1,207 68.4% 1,765 R+36.8
Perkins 657 38.5% 1,050 61.5% 1,707 R+23.0
Kimball 592 35.5% 1,074 64.5% 1,666 R+28.9
Dundy 551 36.1% 974 63.9% 1,525 R+27.7
Deuel 336 24.0% 1,066 76.0% 1,402 R+52.1
Garden 483 34.7% 907 65.3% 1,390 R+30.5
Rock 481 39.5% 738 60.5% 1,219 R+21.1
Garfield 386 32.2% 812 67.8% 1,198 R+35.6
Gosper 361 31.0% 804 69.0% 1,165 R+38.0
Sioux 442 39.1% 688 60.9% 1,130 R+21.8
Hayes 340 37.1% 577 62.9% 917 R+25.8
Keya Paha 290 32.2% 612 67.8% 902 R+35.7
Wheeler 240 41.0% 345 59.0% 585 R+17.9
Thomas 187 34.8% 350 65.2% 537 R+30.4
Loup 244 45.9% 288 54.1% 532 R+8.3
Banner 154 30.0% 360 70.0% 514 R+40.1
Blaine 249 50.8% 241 49.2% 490 D+1.6
Logan 169 36.2% 298 63.8% 467 R+27.6
Grant 147 37.2% 248 62.8% 395 R+25.6
Hooker 99 30.2% 229 69.8% 328 R+39.6
Arthur 128 39.1% 199 60.9% 327 R+21.7
McPherson 95 30.3% 219 69.7% 314 R+39.5

Counties as they stood in 1948; 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