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Election 1950 Results

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1950 Nebraska governor election

Val Peterson (Republican) beat Walter R. Raecke (Democrat) in Nebraska in 1950, 54.9% to 45.1%, a margin of 9.9 points and 44,451 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1948, when Val Peterson also won.

Republicans led in 76 of the 93 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 17. The largest, Douglas, cast 92,758 votes and went to the Republican by 13.0 points. The closest was Nance, where 2 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 247,089 54.9%
Walter R. Raecke Democratic 202,638 45.1%
Total449,727

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Douglas 40,355 43.5% 52,403 56.5% 92,758 R+13.0
Lancaster 18,289 50.8% 17,706 49.2% 35,995 D+1.6
Hall 5,138 55.4% 4,132 44.6% 9,270 D+10.9
Scotts Bluff 4,632 50.2% 4,595 49.8% 9,227 D+0.4
Dodge 4,137 47.0% 4,666 53.0% 8,803 R+6.0
Madison 3,409 41.3% 4,853 58.7% 8,262 R+17.5
Adams 3,687 44.7% 4,568 55.3% 8,255 R+10.7
Buffalo 3,867 48.0% 4,197 52.0% 8,064 R+4.1
Lincoln 3,931 48.8% 4,122 51.2% 8,053 R+2.4
Gage 3,724 46.5% 4,283 53.5% 8,007 R+7.0
Custer 3,483 49.8% 3,513 50.2% 6,996 R+0.4
Platte 2,988 43.9% 3,819 56.1% 6,807 R+12.2
Saunders 3,671 55.0% 3,003 45.0% 6,674 D+10.0
Otoe 2,445 36.8% 4,192 63.2% 6,637 R+26.3
Dawson 2,646 41.2% 3,780 58.8% 6,426 R+17.6
Richardson 2,660 43.4% 3,474 56.6% 6,134 R+13.3
Cass 2,845 46.9% 3,227 53.1% 6,072 R+6.3
Saline 3,142 52.3% 2,863 47.7% 6,005 D+4.6
Holt 2,452 43.3% 3,213 56.7% 5,665 R+13.4
Jefferson 2,256 42.3% 3,075 57.7% 5,331 R+15.4
York 2,003 39.2% 3,102 60.8% 5,105 R+21.5
Knox 1,981 38.8% 3,122 61.2% 5,103 R+22.4
Cedar 1,718 35.7% 3,091 64.3% 4,809 R+28.6
Cuming 2,007 42.3% 2,735 57.7% 4,742 R+15.4
Seward 2,202 47.7% 2,411 52.3% 4,613 R+4.5
Antelope 1,809 39.8% 2,735 60.2% 4,544 R+20.4
Sarpy 2,053 46.3% 2,379 53.7% 4,432 R+7.4
Butler 2,478 56.8% 1,886 43.2% 4,364 D+13.6
Thayer 1,799 41.3% 2,562 58.7% 4,361 R+17.5
Nemaha 1,863 44.0% 2,371 56.0% 4,234 R+12.0
Red Willow 1,734 41.4% 2,454 58.6% 4,188 R+17.2
Boone 1,838 44.4% 2,303 55.6% 4,141 R+11.2
Burt 1,326 33.1% 2,680 66.9% 4,006 R+33.8
Washington 1,552 40.6% 2,270 59.4% 3,822 R+18.8
Box Butte 1,517 40.0% 2,278 60.0% 3,795 R+20.1
Fillmore 1,798 47.4% 1,997 52.6% 3,795 R+5.2
Phelps 1,476 40.1% 2,205 59.9% 3,681 R+19.8
Dakota 1,519 42.0% 2,097 58.0% 3,616 R+16.0
Clay 1,739 48.3% 1,860 51.7% 3,599 R+3.4
Hamilton 1,860 52.3% 1,694 47.7% 3,554 D+4.7
Furnas 1,439 41.0% 2,068 59.0% 3,507 R+17.9
Merrick 2,315 66.4% 1,169 33.6% 3,484 D+32.9
Pierce 1,321 39.3% 2,042 60.7% 3,363 R+21.4
Dixon 1,256 37.4% 2,106 62.6% 3,362 R+25.3
Nuckolls 1,474 44.3% 1,857 55.7% 3,331 R+11.5
Colfax 1,702 52.3% 1,551 47.7% 3,253 D+4.6
Dawes 1,032 31.7% 2,221 68.3% 3,253 R+36.6
Cheyenne 1,387 42.8% 1,857 57.2% 3,244 R+14.5
Johnson 1,353 41.9% 1,877 58.1% 3,230 R+16.2
Wayne 952 31.7% 2,054 68.3% 3,006 R+36.7
Polk 1,475 49.1% 1,530 50.9% 3,005 R+1.8
Webster 1,330 44.4% 1,663 55.6% 2,993 R+11.1
Cherry 1,045 35.2% 1,925 64.8% 2,970 R+29.6
Sheridan 1,011 34.6% 1,913 65.4% 2,924 R+30.8
Howard 1,916 65.7% 1,002 34.3% 2,918 D+31.3
Valley 1,412 49.0% 1,467 51.0% 2,879 R+1.9
Franklin 1,160 41.8% 1,618 58.2% 2,778 R+16.5
Kearney 1,302 46.9% 1,476 53.1% 2,778 R+6.3
Keith 1,148 42.5% 1,555 57.5% 2,703 R+15.1
Pawnee 1,256 46.8% 1,428 53.2% 2,684 R+6.4
Harlan 1,389 54.4% 1,165 45.6% 2,554 D+8.8
Thurston 1,154 45.6% 1,376 54.4% 2,530 R+8.8
Morrill 1,113 45.4% 1,340 54.6% 2,453 R+9.3
Nance 1,116 50.0% 1,114 50.0% 2,230 D+0.1
Hitchcock 852 39.2% 1,322 60.8% 2,174 R+21.6
Sherman 1,265 61.0% 810 39.0% 2,075 D+21.9
Boyd 1,010 50.5% 990 49.5% 2,000 D+1.0
Stanton 895 44.8% 1,105 55.3% 2,000 R+10.5
Frontier 869 43.5% 1,128 56.5% 1,997 R+13.0
Greeley 1,040 53.1% 919 46.9% 1,959 D+6.2
Chase 700 36.8% 1,202 63.2% 1,902 R+26.4
Perkins 852 48.2% 914 51.8% 1,766 R+3.5
Brown 606 34.6% 1,145 65.4% 1,751 R+30.8
Kimball 956 55.6% 764 44.4% 1,720 D+11.2
Dundy 534 31.1% 1,181 68.9% 1,715 R+37.7
Deuel 512 36.5% 892 63.5% 1,404 R+27.1
Garden 590 46.6% 676 53.4% 1,266 R+6.8
Rock 449 35.9% 803 64.1% 1,252 R+28.3
Sioux 433 39.6% 660 60.4% 1,093 R+20.8
Garfield 356 35.5% 648 64.5% 1,004 R+29.1
Gosper 333 34.5% 633 65.5% 966 R+31.1
Hayes 417 43.8% 536 56.2% 953 R+12.5
Keya Paha 235 28.0% 603 72.0% 838 R+43.9
Thomas 174 30.2% 402 69.8% 576 R+39.6
Wheeler 289 51.3% 274 48.7% 563 D+2.7
Loup 219 42.9% 292 57.1% 511 R+14.3
Banner 229 45.5% 274 54.5% 503 R+8.9
Blaine 193 39.5% 296 60.5% 489 R+21.1
Logan 188 42.0% 260 58.0% 448 R+16.1
Grant 126 29.2% 305 70.8% 431 R+41.5
Hooker 87 22.8% 294 77.2% 381 R+54.3
McPherson 78 25.4% 229 74.6% 307 R+49.2
Arthur 64 20.9% 242 79.1% 306 R+58.2

Counties as they stood in 1950; 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