The 1936 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936, and featured incumbent Governor Robert L. Cochran, a Democrat, defeating Republican nominee, newspaper publisher and former state legislator Dwight Griswold, to win a second two-year term in office. Former State Attorney General Ora S. Spillman unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination.
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County results Cochran: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Griswold: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert L. Cochran (incumbent) | 112,853 | 79.43 | |
Democratic | Anton H. Jensen | 29,229 | 20.57 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dwight Griswold | 85,331 | 68.54 | |
Republican | Ora S. Spillman | 24,510 | 19.69 | |
Republican | William Madgett | 8,607 | 6.91 | |
Republican | Stanley Wright | 6,055 | 4.86 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Robert L. Cochran (incumbent) | 333,412 | 55.90% | ||
Republican | Dwight Griswold | 257,267 | 43.13% | ||
Independent | Peter Mehrens | 5,746 | 0.96% | ||
Total votes | 596,425 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic hold |