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1934 Nebraska gubernatorial election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1934 Nebraska gubernatorial election

| country = Nebraska

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1932 Nebraska gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1932

| next_election = 1936 Nebraska gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1936

| election_date = November 6, 1934

| image1 = File:Gov. Roy L. Cochran.jpg

| image_size = 150x150px

| nominee1 = Robert L. Cochran

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 284,095

| percentage1 = 50.8%

| image2 = File:Dwight Griswold.png

| nominee2 = Dwight Griswold

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 266,707

| percentage2 = 47.7%

| title = Governor

| before_election = Charles W. Bryan

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Robert L. Cochran

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| map_image = 1934 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = County results
Cochran: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}
Griswold: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}

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The 1934 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934, and featured state engineer Robert L. Cochran, a Democrat, defeating Republican nominee, newspaper publisher and former state legislator Dwight Griswold.

Democratic primary

=Candidates=

  • William B. Banning, former member of the Nebraska Senate
  • Terry Carpenter, U.S. Representative
  • Robert L. Cochran, state engineer[https://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_nebraska/col2-content/main-content-list/title_cochran_robert.html Governor Robert Leroy (Roy) Cochran] National Governors Association. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  • Frank J. Klopping, member of the Nebraska House of Representatives{{cite web|title=Frank J. Klopping Dubbed 'Kingfish' of State Legislature|quote='Kingfish' is the unofficial title bestowed on State Representative Frank J. Klopping of Wayne by some of his colleagues in the legislature.|newspaper=Lincoln Star|date=January 13, 1933|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/65618046/|access-date=June 22, 2023}}
  • Maud Edgerton Nuquist, secretary-treasurer of the director's council of the General Federation of Women's Clubs{{cite web|url=http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/publicat/history/full-text/NH1998Nuquist.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522170602/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/publicat/history/full-text/NH1998Nuquist.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 22, 2013|website=nebraskahistory.org|title=Maud E. Nuquist, First Woman Candidate for Governor of Nebraska|last=Raby|first=Elizabeth|publisher=Nebraska State Historical Society|access-date=October 3, 2017}}
  • Eugene D. O'Sullivan, attorney
  • William F. Porter, former Nebraska Secretary of State from 1897 to 1901 and candidate for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in 1932
  • John F. Rohn, Mayor of Fremont{{cite web|title=City May Purchase Fremont Gas Plant: Claim Made That Rates Offered For Natural Gas are Higher Than Other Places Pay|quote=Just why Fremont should pay more members of the council were unable to understand. Mayor John F. Rohn, who is an attorney, declared that he questioned the legality of the gas company's franchise.|newspaper=Lincoln Star|date=March 26, 1931|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/58109960/|access-date=June 22, 2023}}
  • J. G. Stroble

=Results=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results{{cite web|url=http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1934prim.pdf|title=Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board Primary Election August 14, 1934|author=Harry R. Swanson|access-date=October 3, 2017}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party=Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Robert L. Cochran

| votes = 56,961

| percentage = 28.79

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party=Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Terry Carpenter

| votes = 44,024

| percentage = 22.25

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party=Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Eugene D. O'Sullivan

| votes = 41,058

| percentage = 20.75

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party=Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = John F. Rohn

| votes = 22,762

| percentage = 11.50

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party=Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = William B. Banning

| votes = 16,039

| percentage = 8.11

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party=Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Maud Edgerton Nuquist

| votes = 7,018

| percentage = 3.55

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party=Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = William F. Porter

| votes = 3,755

| percentage = 1.90

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party=Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Frank J. Klopping

| votes = 3,440

| percentage = 1.74

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party=Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = J. G. Stroble

| votes = 2,784

| percentage = 1.41

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party=Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Write-in

| votes = 13

| percentage = 0.01

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Republican primary

=Candidates=

  • George B. Clark
  • Dwight Griswold, newspaper publisher, former member of the Nebraska Legislature, and candidate for governor in 1932.
  • Theodore W. Metcalfe, former Lieutenant Governor{{cite web|url=http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/publicat/history/full-text/NH1967NebrNavy.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329020327/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/publicat/history/full-text/NH1967NebrNavy.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 29, 2016|title=The Great Nebraska Navy: Its Origin and Growth|last=Cooper|first=Harold|publisher=Nebraska State Historical Society|access-date=October 5, 2017}}
  • Christian A. Sorensen, former Attorney General{{cite web|url=http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/philip-sorensen-s-fondness-for-nebraska-never-lagged/article_61683421-65c3-5860-909e-c6fd7f355569.html|title=Philip Sorensen's 'fondness for Nebraska never lagged'|last=Szalewski|first=Susan|newspaper=Omaha World-Herald|date=February 15, 2017 |access-date=October 5, 2017}}
  • George W. Sterling

=Results=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party=Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Dwight Griswold

| votes = 94,781

| percentage = 52.75

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party=Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Christian A. Sorensen

| votes = 42,200

| percentage = 23.48

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party=Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Theodore W. Metcalfe

| votes = 36,037

| percentage = 20.06

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party=Republican Party (US)

| candidate = George B. Clark

| votes = 3,954

| percentage = 2.20

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party=Republican Party (US)

| candidate = George W. Sterling

| votes = 2,701

| percentage = 1.50

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party=Republican Party (US)

| candidate = Write-in

| votes = 17

| percentage = 0.01

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{{Election box end}}

General election

=Results=

{{Election box begin no change| title=Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1934{{cite web|url=http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1934gen.pdf|title=Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board General Election November 6, 1934|author=Harry R. Swanson|access-date=October 3, 2017}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Robert L. Cochran

|votes = 284,095

|percentage = 50.84%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Dwight Griswold

|votes = 266,707

|percentage = 47.73%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Ralph W. Madison

|votes = 4,630

|percentage = 0.83%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = John J. Schefcik

|votes = 3,362

|percentage = 0.60%

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{{Election box candidate no change|

|party = Write-in

|candidate = Others

|votes = 7

|percentage = >0.01%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 558,801

| percentage = 100.0%

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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See also

References

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{{1934 United States elections}}

Gubernatorial

1934

Nebraska

Category:November 1934 in the United States

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