1930 United States Senate election in Nebraska
November 4, 1930
 
Nominee George W. Norris Gilbert Hitchcock
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 247,118 172,795
Percentage 56.84% 39.74%
County results
Norris:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Hitchcock:      50–60%
U.S. senator before election

George W. Norris
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

George W. Norris
Republican

The 1930 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 4, 1930. The incumbent Republican, George W. Norris, was re-elected to a fourth term. He defeated Gilbert Hitchcock, the former Senator for the Class 1 seat. The anti-Norris Republican Beatrice Fenton Craig ran by petition.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gilbert Hitchcock 60,346 78.51
Democratic Jennie Mather Callras 16,417 21.36
Democratic Scattering 105 0.14
Total votes 147,486 100

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George W. Norris (incumbent) 108,471 57.26
Republican W. M. Stebbins 74,486 39.32
Republican Aaron C. Read 6,458 3.41
Republican Scattering 5 <0.01
Total votes 189,420 100

Other candidates

Beatrice Fenton Craig had filed as a candidate for the Republican primary, however she stood aside in the hope that W. H. Stebbins would defeat Norris. When this failed, Craig accepted a petition by her friends to appear on the ballot.[3] Craig did not see Norris as a true Republican, claiming he used the label "only when seeking his own election, or when it contributes to his own personal or fractional political power."[4]

Results

1930 United States Senate election in Nebraska[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican George W. Norris (incumbent) 247,118 56.84 -5.72
Democratic Gilbert Hitchcock 172,795 39.74 +2.30
By Petition Beatrice Fenton Craig 14,884 3.42 N/A
N/A Scattering 7 <0.01 N/A
Majority 74,323 17.10 -8.02
Turnout 434,804
Republican hold

References

  1. 1 2 Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska (primary election). Available at: https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/previous-elections
  2. ↑ "Will the Governor Run?". History Nebraska. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Lady Candidate Here". The Plattsmouth Journal. September 29, 1930. p. 1.
  4. ↑ "Woman Enters Nebraska Race". The Frontier. September 18, 1930. p. 2.
  5. ↑ Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska (general election). Available at: https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/previous-elections
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