Nebraska Republican presidential primary results explained

See also: Republican Party presidential primaries.

This is a list of the Nebraska Republican Party presidential primary results.

1912

Nebraska Republican primary, 1912[1]
CandidateVotesPercentage
Theodore Roosevelt58.7%
William Howard Taft21.5%
Robert La Follette17.1%

1916

Nebraska Republican primary, April 18, 1916
CandidateVotesPercentage
Albert B. Cummins29,85033.7%
Henry Ford26,88430.3%
Charles Evans Hughes (Write-in)15,83717.9%
Theodore Roosevelt (Write-in)2,2562.5%

1920

Nebraska Republican primary, April 20, 1920
CandidateVotesPercentage
Hiram Johnson63,16146.2%
Leonard Wood42,38531.0%
John J. Pershing27,66920.3%

1924

Nebraska Republican primary, April 8, 1924
CandidateVotesPercentage
President Calvin Coolidge79,67663.6%
Hiram Johnson45,03235.9%

1928

Nebraska Republican primary, April 10, 1928
CandidateVotesPercentage
George Norris96,72691.8%
Herbert Hoover6,8156.5%
Frank Orren Lowden7110.7%
Charles G. Dawes6790.7%
Calvin Coolidge4520.4%

1932

Nebraska Republican primary, April 12, 1932
CandidateVotesPercentage
Joseph I. France40,48174.4%
President Herbert Hoover13,93425.6%

1936

Nebraska Republican primary, April 14, 1936
CandidateVotesPercentage
William Borah70,24074.5%
Alf Landon23,11724.5%

1940

Nebraska Republican primary, April 9, 1940
CandidateVotesPercentage
Thomas Dewey102,91558.9%
Arthur Vandenberg71,79841.1%

1944

Nebraska Republican primary, April 11, 1944
CandidateVotesPercentage
Harold Stassen51,80065.7%
Thomas Dewey18,41823.3%
Wendell Willkie8,24910.5%

1948

Nebraska Republican primary, April 13, 1948
CandidateVotesPercentage
Harold Stassen80,97943.5%
Thomas Dewey64,24234.5%
Robert Taft21,60811.6%
Arthur Vandenberg9,5905.2%
Douglas MacArthur6,8933.7%
Earl Warren1,7610.9%
Joseph W. Martin9100.5%

1952

Nebraska Republican primary, April 1, 1952
CandidateVotesPercentage
Robert Taft (Write-in)79,35736.2%
Dwight D. Eisenhower (Write-in)66,07830.1%
Harold Stassen53,23824.3%
Douglas MacArthur (Write-in)7,4783.4%
Earl Warren (Write-in)1,8720.9%

1960

Nebraska Republican primary, May 10, 1960
CandidateVotesPercentage
Vice President Richard Nixon74,35693.8%
Nelson Rockefeller (Write-in)2,0282.6%
Barry Goldwater (Write-in)1,0681.3%

1964

Nebraska Republican primary, May 12, 1964
CandidateVotesPercentage
Barry Goldwater68,05049.1%
Richard Nixon (Write-in)43,61331.5%
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (Write-in)22,62216.3%
Nelson Rockefeller (Write-in)2,3331.7%
William P. Scranton (Write-in)5780.4%
Lyndon B. Johnson (Write-in)3160.2%

1968

Nebraska Republican primary, May 14, 1968
CandidateVotesPercentage
Richard Nixon140,33670.0%
Ronald Reagan42,70321.3%
Nelson Rockefeller (Write-in)10,2255.1%
Harold Stassen2,6381.3%
Eugene McCarthy (Write-in)1,5440.8%

1972

Nebraska Republican primary, May 9, 1972
CandidateVotesPercentage
President Richard Nixon179,46492.4%
Pete McCloskey9,0114.6%
John M. Ashbrook4,9962.6%

1976

Nebraska Republican primary, May 11, 1976
CandidateVotesPercentage
Ronald Reagan113,49354.5%
President Gerald Ford94,54245.4%

1980

Nebraska Republican primary, May 13, 1980
CandidateVotesPercentage
Ronald Reagan155,99576.0%
George H. W. Bush31,38015.3%
John Anderson11,8795.8%
Bob Dole1,4200.7%
Phil Crane1,0620.5%
Harold Stassen7990.4%
Ben Fernandez4000.2%

1988

Nebraska Republican primary, May 10, 1988
CandidateVotesPercentage
Vice President George H. W. Bush138,78468.0%
Bob Dole45,57222.3%
Pat Robertson10,3345.1%
Jack Kemp8,4234.1%

1992

Nebraska Republican primary, May 12, 1992
CandidateVotesPercentage
President George H. W. Bush156,34681.4%
Pat Buchanan25,84713.5%
David Duke2,8081.5%
George A. Zimmermann1,3130.7%
Tennie Rogers7510.4%

1996

Nebraska Republican primary, May 14, 1996
CandidateVotesPercentage
Bob Dole129,13175.7%
Pat Buchanan17,74110.4%
Steve Forbes (withdrawn)10,6126.2%
Alan Keyes (withdrawn)5,1233.0%
Lamar Alexander (withdrawn)4,4232.6%
Richard Lugar (withdrawn)1,1270.7%
Robert Dornan (withdrawn)8470.5%
Morry Taylor4600.3%

2000

Nebraska Republican primary, May 9, 2000[2]
CandidateVotesPercentage
George W. Bush145,17678.15%
John McCain (withdrawn)28,06515.11%
Alan Keyes12,0736.50%

2008

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Nebraska Republican primary, May 13, 2008[3]
CandidateVotesPercentage
John McCain118,87686.99%
Ron Paul17,77213.00%

2012

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Nebraska Republican primary, May 15, 2012[4]
CandidateVotesPercentage
Mitt Romney131,43670.89%
Rick Santorum (withdrawn)25,83013.93%
Ron Paul18,5089.98%
Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)9,6285.19%

2016

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Nebraska Republican primary, May 10, 2016[5]
CandidateVotesPercentage
Donald Trump122,32761.47%
Ted Cruz (withdrawn)36,70318.44%
John Kasich (withdrawn)22,70911.41%
Ben Carson (withdrawn)10,0165.03%
Marco Rubio (withdrawn)7,2333.63%
Total198,98899.98%

2020

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Nebraska Republican primary, May 13, 2020[6]
CandidateVotesPercentage
242,03590.7%
(withdrawn)22,8318.6%
Write-in1,8530.7%
Total266,719100%

2024

See main article: article and 2024 Nebraska Republican presidential primary.

Nebraska Republican primary, May 14, 2024[7]
CandidateVotesPercentage
167,96879.3%
(withdrawn)38,24618.1%
(withdrawn)3,9021.8%
Write-in[8] 1,6710.8%
Total211,787100%

Notes and References

  1. Book: Guide to U.S. Elections. Kalb, D.. 2015. SAGE Publications. 9781483380353. 397. 2017-01-08.
  2. Web site: Nebraska Secretary of State. sos.ne.gov. 2017-01-08.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-07-28 . 2016-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220205237/http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/2008/pdf/2008%20primary%20official%20results.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-07-28 . 2018-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181108170730/http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/2012/pdf/canvass-report-2012-primary.pdf . dead .
  5. Web site: Nebraska Secretary of State - Election Night Results - November 8th, 2016. electionresults.sos.ne.gov. 2017-01-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20160511034536/http://electionresults.sos.ne.gov/resultsSW.aspx?text=Race&type=PRS&map=CTY. 2016-05-11. dead.
  6. News: Nebraska Presidential Republican Primary Election Results . 14 May 2020 . The New York Times . 13 May 2020.
  7. Web site: The Nebraska Board of State Canvassers Official Report. Evnen. Robert. July 28, 2024. Nebraska Secretary of State. May 14, 2020.
  8. Web site: Nebraska Presidential Primary Election Results 2024 . July 28, 2024 . NBC News .