The 1936 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936.
The election featured incumbent Governor Robert L. Cochran, a Democrat, who defeated the 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.
Democratic primary
Candidates Robert L. Cochran, incumbent Governor Anton H. Jensen, unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Nebraska in 1930
Results
Republican primary
Candidates Dwight Griswold, newspaper publisher and former member of the Nebraska Legislature; unsuccessful Republican candidate for Governor of Nebraska in 1932 and 1934 William Madgett, former mayor of Hastings, Nebraska Ora S. Spillman, former Nebraska Attorney General from 1923 to 1929 Stanley Wright
Results
General election
Results
By County
CountyPersonDemocraticPersonRepublicanVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotalvotes#%#%#%#%Adams CountyAntelope CountyArthur CountyBanner CountyBlaine CountyBoone CountyBox Butte CountyBoyd CountyBrown CountyBuffalo CountyBurt CountyButler CountyCass CountyCedar CountyChase CountyCherry CountyCheyenne CountyClay CountyColfax CountyCuming CountyCuster CountyDakota CountyDawes CountyDawson CountyDeuel CountyDixon CountyDodge CountyDouglas CountyDundy CountyFillmore CountyFranklin CountyFrontier CountyFurnas CountyGage CountyGarden CountyGarfield CountyGosper CountyGrant CountyGreeley CountyHall CountyHamilton CountyHayes CountyHitchcock CountyHolt CountyHooker CountyHoward CountyJefferson CountyJohnson CountyKearney CountyKeith CountyKeya Paha CountyKimball CountyKnox CountyLancaster CountyLincoln CountyLogan CountyLoup CountyMadison CountyMcPherson CountyMerrick CountyMorrill CountyNance CountyNance CountyNemaha CountyNuckolls CountyOtoe CountyPawnee CountyPerkins CountyPhelps CountyPierce CountyPlatte CountyPolk CountyRed Willow CountyRichardson CountyRock CountySaline CountySarpy CountySaunders CountyScotts Bluff CountySeward CountySheridan CountySioux CountyStanton CountyThayer CountyStanton CountyThurston CountyValley CountyWashington CountyWayne CountyWebster CountyWheeler CountyYork County Totals
See also 1936 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
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