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.
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County results Cochran: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Griswold: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert L. Cochran | 56,961 | 28.79 | |
Democratic | Terry Carpenter | 44,024 | 22.25 | |
Democratic | Eugene D. O'Sullivan | 41,058 | 20.75 | |
Democratic | John F. Rohn | 22,762 | 11.50 | |
Democratic | William B. Banning | 16,039 | 8.11 | |
Democratic | Maud Edgerton Nuquist | 7,018 | 3.55 | |
Democratic | William F. Porter | 3,755 | 1.90 | |
Democratic | Frank J. Klopping | 3,440 | 1.74 | |
Democratic | J. G. Stroble | 2,784 | 1.41 | |
Democratic | Write-in | 13 | 0.01 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dwight Griswold | 94,781 | 52.75 | |
Republican | Christian A. Sorensen | 42,200 | 23.48 | |
Republican | Theodore W. Metcalfe | 36,037 | 20.06 | |
Republican | George B. Clark | 3,954 | 2.20 | |
Republican | George W. Sterling | 2,701 | 1.50 | |
Republican | Write-in | 17 | 0.01 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Robert L. Cochran | 284,095 | 50.84% | ||
Republican | Dwight Griswold | 266,707 | 47.73% | ||
Independent | Ralph W. Madison | 4,630 | 0.83% | ||
Independent | John J. Schefcik | 3,362 | 0.60% | ||
Write-in | Others | 7 | >0.01% | ||
Total votes | 558,801 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic hold |
'Kingfish' is the unofficial title bestowed on State Representative Frank J. Klopping of Wayne by some of his colleagues in the legislature.
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