1934 Nebraska gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1934 Nebraska gubernatorial election
Country:	Nebraska
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1932 Nebraska gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1932
Next Election:	1936 Nebraska gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1936
Election Date:	November 6, 1934
Image1:	File:Gov. Roy L. Cochran.jpg
Nominee1:	Robert L. Cochran
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	284,095
Percentage1:	50.8%
Nominee2:	Dwight Griswold
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	266,707
Percentage2:	47.7%
Governor
Before Election:	Charles W. Bryan
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Robert L. Cochran
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
Map Size:	300px

The 1934 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934, and featured state engineer Robert L. Cochran, a Democrat, defeating Republican nominee, newspaper publisher and former state legislator Dwight Griswold.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• William B. Banning, former member of the Nebraska Senate
• Terry Carpenter, U.S. Representative
• Robert L. Cochran, state engineer^[1]
• Frank J. Klopping, member of the Nebraska House of Representatives^[2]
• Maud Edgerton Nuquist, secretary-treasurer of the director's council of the General Federation of Women's Clubs^[3]
• Eugene D. O'Sullivan, attorney
• William F. Porter, former Nebraska Secretary of State from 1897 to 1901 and candidate for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in 1932
• John F. Rohn, Mayor of Fremont^[4]
• J. G. Stroble

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• George B. Clark
• Dwight Griswold, newspaper publisher, former member of the Nebraska Legislature, and candidate for governor in 1932.
• Theodore W. Metcalfe, former Lieutenant Governor^[5]
• Christian A. Sorensen, former Attorney General^[6]
• George W. Sterling

Results

General election

Results

See also

• 1934 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

Notes and References

1. https://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_nebraska/col2-content/main-content-list/title_cochran_robert.html Governor Robert Leroy (Roy) Cochran
2. Web site: Frank J. Klopping Dubbed 'Kingfish' of State Legislature. 'Kingfish' is the unofficial title bestowed on State Representative Frank J. Klopping of Wayne by some of his colleagues in the legislature.. Lincoln Star. January 13, 1933. June 22, 2023.
3. Web site: Maud E. Nuquist, First Woman Candidate for Governor of Nebraska. https://web.archive.org/web/20130522170602/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/publicat/history/full-text/NH1998Nuquist.pdf. dead. May 22, 2013. nebraskahistory.org. Raby. Elizabeth. Nebraska State Historical Society. October 3, 2017.
4. Web site: City May Purchase Fremont Gas Plant: Claim Made That Rates Offered For Natural Gas are Higher Than Other Places Pay. Just why Fremont should pay more members of the council were unable to understand. Mayor John F. Rohn, who is an attorney, declared that he questioned the legality of the gas company's franchise.. Lincoln Star. March 26, 1931. June 22, 2023.
5. Web site: The Great Nebraska Navy: Its Origin and Growth. https://web.archive.org/web/20160329020327/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/publicat/history/full-text/NH1967NebrNavy.pdf. dead. March 29, 2016. Cooper. Harold. Nebraska State Historical Society. October 5, 2017.
6. Web site: Philip Sorensen's 'fondness for Nebraska never lagged'. Szalewski. Susan. Omaha World-Herald. February 15, 2017 . October 5, 2017.