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1952 Nebraska governor election
Robert B. Crosby (Republican) beat Walter R. Raecke (Democrat) in Nebraska in 1952, 61.4% to 38.6%, a margin of 22.9 points and 136,009 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1950, when Val Peterson won.
Republicans led in 87 of the 93 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 6. The largest, Douglas, cast 123,413 votes and went to the Republican by 18.1 points. The closest was Butler, where 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert B. Crosby won | Republican | 365,409 | 61.4% |
| Walter R. Raecke | Democratic | 229,400 | 38.6% |
| Total | 594,809 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 50,531 40.9% | 72,882 59.1% | 123,413 | R+18.1 | |
| Lancaster | 24,115 44.7% | 29,794 55.3% | 53,909 | R+10.5 | |
| Hall | 7,289 49.2% | 7,533 50.8% | 14,822 | R+1.6 | |
| Scotts Bluff | 4,335 33.2% | 8,737 66.8% | 13,072 | R+33.7 | |
| Adams | 4,863 38.5% | 7,770 61.5% | 12,633 | R+23.0 | |
| Dodge | 4,641 37.2% | 7,838 62.8% | 12,479 | R+25.6 | |
| Lincoln | 2,726 22.8% | 9,241 77.2% | 11,967 | R+54.4 | |
| Gage | 4,089 34.9% | 7,624 65.1% | 11,713 | R+30.2 | |
| Buffalo | 4,071 37.8% | 6,706 62.2% | 10,777 | R+24.5 | |
| Madison | 3,451 32.4% | 7,216 67.6% | 10,667 | R+35.3 | |
| Platte | 4,070 44.6% | 5,046 55.4% | 9,116 | R+10.7 | |
| Custer | 2,919 32.1% | 6,165 67.9% | 9,084 | R+35.7 | |
| Dawson | 2,391 27.2% | 6,412 72.8% | 8,803 | R+45.7 | |
| Saunders | 3,895 46.9% | 4,412 53.1% | 8,307 | R+6.2 | |
| Otoe | 2,443 31.0% | 5,446 69.0% | 7,889 | R+38.1 | |
| Richardson | 2,826 36.4% | 4,944 63.6% | 7,770 | R+27.3 | |
| Cass | 3,219 42.8% | 4,306 57.2% | 7,525 | R+14.4 | |
| York | 2,569 36.3% | 4,505 63.7% | 7,074 | R+27.4 | |
| Saline | 3,525 51.6% | 3,311 48.4% | 6,836 | D+3.1 | |
| Holt | 2,320 35.4% | 4,234 64.6% | 6,554 | R+29.2 | |
| Jefferson | 2,209 34.8% | 4,146 65.2% | 6,355 | R+30.5 | |
| Knox | 2,305 36.9% | 3,938 63.1% | 6,243 | R+26.2 | |
| Cheyenne | 2,435 39.2% | 3,776 60.8% | 6,211 | R+21.6 | |
| Sarpy | 2,569 42.1% | 3,528 57.9% | 6,097 | R+15.7 | |
| Red Willow | 2,011 33.8% | 3,942 66.2% | 5,953 | R+32.4 | |
| Cedar | 2,147 36.4% | 3,748 63.6% | 5,895 | R+27.2 | |
| Seward | 2,458 41.7% | 3,431 58.3% | 5,889 | R+16.5 | |
| Cuming | 1,805 32.5% | 3,757 67.5% | 5,562 | R+35.1 | |
| Butler | 2,705 50.2% | 2,684 49.8% | 5,389 | D+0.4 | |
| Antelope | 1,753 32.8% | 3,595 67.2% | 5,348 | R+34.4 | |
| Burt | 1,828 34.4% | 3,482 65.6% | 5,310 | R+31.1 | |
| Washington | 1,924 36.2% | 3,384 63.8% | 5,308 | R+27.5 | |
| Boone | 1,892 36.0% | 3,367 64.0% | 5,259 | R+28.0 | |
| Thayer | 2,077 40.3% | 3,071 59.7% | 5,148 | R+19.3 | |
| Nemaha | 1,857 36.9% | 3,175 63.1% | 5,032 | R+26.2 | |
| Box Butte | 1,624 33.0% | 3,290 67.0% | 4,914 | R+33.9 | |
| Phelps | 1,608 33.4% | 3,205 66.6% | 4,813 | R+33.2 | |
| Fillmore | 1,843 38.9% | 2,892 61.1% | 4,735 | R+22.2 | |
| Hamilton | 2,118 45.6% | 2,529 54.4% | 4,647 | R+8.8 | |
| Clay | 1,766 38.3% | 2,840 61.7% | 4,606 | R+23.3 | |
| Dawes | 1,140 24.8% | 3,466 75.2% | 4,606 | R+50.5 | |
| Nuckolls | 1,879 41.6% | 2,643 58.4% | 4,522 | R+16.9 | |
| Furnas | 1,246 28.4% | 3,138 71.6% | 4,384 | R+43.2 | |
| Colfax | 1,634 37.5% | 2,729 62.5% | 4,363 | R+25.1 | |
| Dakota | 2,006 46.0% | 2,353 54.0% | 4,359 | R+8.0 | |
| Merrick | 2,632 62.5% | 1,577 37.5% | 4,209 | D+25.1 | |
| Sheridan | 1,228 29.5% | 2,938 70.5% | 4,166 | R+41.0 | |
| Wayne | 1,560 37.9% | 2,551 62.1% | 4,111 | R+24.1 | |
| Pierce | 1,316 32.1% | 2,785 67.9% | 4,101 | R+35.8 | |
| Dixon | 1,742 43.0% | 2,310 57.0% | 4,052 | R+14.0 | |
| Cherry | 1,183 29.8% | 2,786 70.2% | 3,969 | R+40.4 | |
| Polk | 1,919 49.5% | 1,956 50.5% | 3,875 | R+1.0 | |
| Webster | 1,221 33.9% | 2,382 66.1% | 3,603 | R+32.2 | |
| Valley | 1,452 41.1% | 2,081 58.9% | 3,533 | R+17.8 | |
| Johnson | 1,292 36.6% | 2,239 63.4% | 3,531 | R+26.8 | |
| Keith | 771 22.1% | 2,724 77.9% | 3,495 | R+55.9 | |
| Howard | 2,083 59.9% | 1,395 40.1% | 3,478 | D+19.8 | |
| Morrill | 1,111 33.5% | 2,203 66.5% | 3,314 | R+33.0 | |
| Kearney | 1,279 38.9% | 2,006 61.1% | 3,285 | R+22.1 | |
| Pawnee | 1,252 39.7% | 1,902 60.3% | 3,154 | R+20.6 | |
| Franklin | 1,087 34.7% | 2,045 65.3% | 3,132 | R+30.6 | |
| Harlan | 1,104 37.2% | 1,862 62.8% | 2,966 | R+25.6 | |
| Thurston | 1,295 44.4% | 1,623 55.6% | 2,918 | R+11.2 | |
| Sherman | 1,566 54.8% | 1,293 45.2% | 2,859 | D+9.5 | |
| Nance | 1,470 52.3% | 1,339 47.7% | 2,809 | D+4.7 | |
| Hitchcock | 874 33.6% | 1,731 66.4% | 2,605 | R+32.9 | |
| Frontier | 563 22.3% | 1,965 77.7% | 2,528 | R+55.5 | |
| Greeley | 1,153 47.9% | 1,255 52.1% | 2,408 | R+4.2 | |
| Brown | 701 29.2% | 1,699 70.8% | 2,400 | R+41.6 | |
| Boyd | 921 39.3% | 1,421 60.7% | 2,342 | R+21.3 | |
| Chase | 564 24.3% | 1,759 75.7% | 2,323 | R+51.4 | |
| Perkins | 497 23.5% | 1,616 76.5% | 2,113 | R+53.0 | |
| Kimball | 674 32.6% | 1,394 67.4% | 2,068 | R+34.8 | |
| Dundy | 496 24.8% | 1,503 75.2% | 1,999 | R+50.4 | |
| Stanton | 918 45.9% | 1,080 54.1% | 1,998 | R+8.1 | |
| Garden | 398 22.6% | 1,362 77.4% | 1,760 | R+54.8 | |
| Deuel | 354 22.4% | 1,229 77.6% | 1,583 | R+55.3 | |
| Rock | 431 30.3% | 992 69.7% | 1,423 | R+39.4 | |
| Sioux | 382 28.2% | 971 71.8% | 1,353 | R+43.5 | |
| Gosper | 425 33.7% | 835 66.3% | 1,260 | R+32.5 | |
| Garfield | 413 32.9% | 843 67.1% | 1,256 | R+34.2 | |
| Hayes | 245 21.8% | 877 78.2% | 1,122 | R+56.3 | |
| Keya Paha | 262 28.5% | 658 71.5% | 920 | R+43.0 | |
| Wheeler | 290 44.1% | 368 55.9% | 658 | R+11.9 | |
| Logan | 147 24.4% | 456 75.6% | 603 | R+51.2 | |
| Thomas | 128 21.3% | 472 78.7% | 600 | R+57.3 | |
| Banner | 169 28.2% | 430 71.8% | 599 | R+43.6 | |
| Loup | 175 29.3% | 423 70.7% | 598 | R+41.5 | |
| Blaine | 182 30.8% | 408 69.2% | 590 | R+38.3 | |
| Grant | 120 21.9% | 427 78.1% | 547 | R+56.1 | |
| Hooker | 71 14.9% | 404 85.1% | 475 | R+70.1 | |
| McPherson | 72 17.7% | 334 82.3% | 406 | R+64.5 | |
| Arthur | 85 24.0% | 269 76.0% | 354 | R+52.0 |
Counties as they stood in 1952; 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 |