1910 Nebraska gubernatorial election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1910 Nebraska gubernatorial election
| country = Nebraska
| flag_year =
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1908 Nebraska gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1908
| next_election = 1912 Nebraska gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1912
| election_date = November 8, 1910
| image1 = x150px
| nominee1 = Chester Hardy Aldrich
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 123,070
| percentage1 = 51.90%
| image2 = x150px
| nominee2 = James Dahlman
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 107,760
| percentage2 = 45.45%
| map_image =1910 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = County results
Aldrich: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}
Dahlman: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}
| title = Governor
| before_election = Ashton C. Shallenberger
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Chester Hardy Aldrich
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
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The 1910 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1910.
Incumbent Democratic Governor Ashton C. Shallenberger was defeated in the Democratic primary.
Republican nominee Chester Hardy Aldrich defeated Democratic nominee James Dahlman with 51.90% of the vote.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on August 16, 1910.
=Democratic primary=
==Candidates==
- James Dahlman, Mayor of Omaha
- Ashton C. Shallenberger, incumbent Governor
==Results==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic primary results{{sfn|Nebraska Blue Book|1915|pp=924-925}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = James Dahlman
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 27,591
| percentage = 50.28
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Ashton C. Shallenberger (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 27,287
| percentage = 49.72
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 54,878
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
=People's Independent primary=
==Candidates==
- Ashton C. Shallenberger, incumbent Governor
==Results==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = People's Independent primary results{{sfn|Nebraska Blue Book|1915|pp=924-925}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Ashton C. Shallenberger (incumbent)
| party = People's Party (United States)
| votes = 3,148
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 3,148
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
Shellenberger declined the nomination. The state central committee decided not to fill the vacancy.{{cite news |author= |date=September 15, 1910 |title=Shallenberger declines to make race for Pops |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/2010270509/1910-09-15/ed-1/seq-7/ |work=The Frontier |location=O'Neill City, Neb. |page=7 |access-date=25 September 2021 }}{{cite news |author= |date=September 23, 1910 |title=Pops leave ticket blank |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn95070058/1910-09-23/ed-1/seq-8/ |work=The Norfolk weekly news-journal |location=Norfolk, Neb. |page=8 |access-date=25 September 2021 }}
=Prohibition primary=
==Candidates==
- George I. Wright
==Results==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Prohibition primary results{{sfn|Nebraska Blue Book|1915|pp=924-925}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = George I. Wright
| party = Prohibition Party
| votes = 463
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 463
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
Wright withdrew from the candidacy in favour of Aldrich.{{cite news |author= |date=October 27, 1910 |title=Chester H. Aldrich and his home folks |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn94055463/1910-10-27/ed-1/seq-6/ |work=Custer County Republican |location=Broken Bow, Neb. |page=6 |access-date=25 September 2021 }}
=Republican primary=
==Candidates==
- Chester Hardy Aldrich, former State Senator
- Addison E. Cady, Republican candidate for Nebraska's 6th congressional district in 1896
- William Elmer Low, farmer{{cite news |author= |date=June 30, 1910 |title=W. F. Lowe a Candidate |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn95069780/1910-06-30/ed-1/seq-6/ |work=Valentine Democrat |location=Valentine, Neb. |page=6 |access-date=25 September 2021 }}
==Results==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Republican primary results{{sfn|Nebraska Blue Book|1915|pp=924-925}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Chester Hardy Aldrich
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 20,627
| percentage = 51.43
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Addison E. Cady
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 15,616
| percentage = 38.93
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = William Elmer Low
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 3,868
| percentage = 9.64
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 40,111
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Socialist primary=
==Candidates==
==Results==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Socialist primary results{{sfn|Nebraska Blue Book|1915|pp=924-925}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Clyde J. Wright
| party = Socialist Party of America
| votes = 841
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 841
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
General election
=Candidates=
Major party candidates
- James Dahlman, Democratic
- Chester Hardy Aldrich, Republican
Other candidates
- Clyde J. Wright, Socialist
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change| title=1910 Nebraska gubernatorial election{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=265720 |title=NE Governor, 1910 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=25 September 2021}}{{cite book |title=Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=Congressional Quarterly Inc. |date=1998 |page=64 |isbn=1-56802-396-0 }}{{cite book |last=Dubin |first=Michael J. |date=2010 |title=United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WYJAIOabIPgC&pg=PA10 |page=31 |location=Jefferson, NC |publisher=McFarland & Co. |isbn=978-0-7864-4722-0 }}{{cite book |last=Glashan |first=Roy R. |title=American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 |publisher=Meckler Books |location=Westport, CT |year=1979 |pages=186–187 |isbn=0-930466-17-9}}{{cite book |editor1-last=Kallenbach |editor1-first=Joseph E. |editor2-last=Kallenbach |editor2-first=Jessamine S. |date=1977 |title=American State Governors, 1776-1976 |volume=I |page=360 |location=Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. |publisher=Oceana Publications, Inc. |isbn=0-379-00665-0}}{{cite book |editor-last=Sheldon |editor-first=Addison E. |date=December 1918 |title=The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1918 |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073364112 |publisher=Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau |location=Lincoln, Nebraska |pages=485–486 }}{{cite book |author= |date=1911 |title=Proceedings of the Thirty-Second Session of the Nebraska House of Representatives |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.aa0001689272&view=1up&seq=61&skin=2021 |location=Omaha |publisher=Klopp & Bartlett Co. |page=25 }}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Chester Hardy Aldrich
|votes = 123,070
|percentage = 51.90%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = James Dahlman
|votes = 107,760
|percentage = 45.45%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party of America
|candidate = Clyde J. Wright
|votes = 6,279
|percentage = 2.65%
|change =
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{{Election box majority no change|
| votes = 15,310
| percentage = 6.45%
| change =
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{{Election box turnout no change|
| votes = 237,109
| percentage =
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{{Election box gain with party link no change|
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| loser = Democratic Party (United States)
| swing =
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See also
References
{{Reflist}}
Bibliography
- {{cite book |editor-last=Sheldon |editor-first=Addison E. |date=1915 |title=The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1915 |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_AIELAQAAIAAJ/ |publisher=State Journal Company |location=Lincoln |ref={{SfnRef|Nebraska Blue Book|1915}}}}
{{1910 United States elections}}
Category:November 1910 in the United States
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