1908 Nebraska gubernatorial election
November 3, 1908
 
Nominee Ashton C. Shallenberger George L. Sheldon
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Populist
Popular vote 132,960 125,976
Percentage 49.90% 47.28%
Governor before election

George L. Sheldon
Republican

 Elected Governor

Ashton C. Shallenberger
Democratic

The 1908 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908.

Incumbent Republican Governor George L. Sheldon was defeated by Democratic nominee Ashton C. Shallenberger.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 1, 1908.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ashton C. Shallenberger 12,526 38.45
Democratic James Dahlman 10,157 31.18
Democratic George W. Berge 9,894 30.37
Total votes 32,577 100.00

People's Independent primary

Candidates

Results

People's Independent primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Populist George W. Berge 2,317 63.12
Populist Ashton C. Shallenberger 1,354 36.88
Total votes 3,671 100.00

Berge withdrew from the candidacy in favour of Shallenberger.[2][3]

Prohibition primary

Candidates

  • Rev. Roy R. Teeter[4]

Results

Prohibition primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Prohibition Roy R. Teeter 711 100.00
Total votes 711 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George L. Sheldon (incumbent) 50,282 100.00
Total votes 50,282 100.00

Socialist primary

Candidates

  • C. H. Harbaugh
  • J. W. Walker

Results

Socialist primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist C. H. Harbaugh 240 58.25
Socialist J. W. Walker 172 41.75
Total votes 412 100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • Roy R. Teeter, Prohibition
  • C. H. Harbaugh, Socialist

Results

1908 Nebraska gubernatorial election[5][6][7][8][9][10][lower-alpha 1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ashton C. Shallenberger 132,960 49.90%
Republican George L. Sheldon (incumbent) 125,976 47.28%
Prohibition Roy R. Teeter 4,464 1.67%
Socialist C. H. Harbaugh 3,069 1.15%
Majority 6,984 2.62%
Turnout 266,469
Democratic gain from Republican

Notes

  1. ↑ Some sources give Sheldon's vote as 125,967.[11][12]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Nebraska Blue Book 1915, pp. 923–924.
  2. ↑ "Berge is off the ticket". Omaha daily bee. Omaha, Neb. October 6, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Politics in Nebraska". Omaha daily bee. Omaha, Neb. October 28, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  4. ↑ "The County in General". The Falls City tribune. Falls City, Neb. October 2, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  5. ↑ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
  6. ↑ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 186–187. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  7. ↑ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 360. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  8. ↑ Sheldon, Addison E., ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1918. Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 483–484.
  9. ↑ Olson, James C.; Naugle, Ronald C. (1997). History of Nebraska (3rd ed.). Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. p. 274. ISBN 0-8032-3559-3.
  10. ↑ Speich, Virginia (1972). "The Political Career of George L Sheldon, 1907-1909" (PDF). Nebraska History. Nebraska State Historical Society. 53: 339–379. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ↑ "NE Governor, 1908". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  12. ↑ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 64. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.

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