Election Name: | 1936 Nebraska gubernatorial election |
Country: | Nebraska |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1934 Nebraska gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1934 |
Next Election: | 1938 Nebraska gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1938 |
Election Date: | November 3, 1936 |
Image1: | File:Gov. Roy L. Cochran.jpg |
Nominee1: | Robert L. Cochran |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 333,412 |
Percentage1: | 55.9% |
Nominee2: | Dwight Griswold |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 257,267 |
Percentage2: | 43.1% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Robert L. Cochran |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Robert L. Cochran |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1936 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936, and featured incumbent Governor Robert L. Cochran, a Democrat, defeating 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.