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1912 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election

Nebraska · 2 candidates · See every 1912 Governor race

Who won the 1912 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election?

John H. Morehead won the 1912 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election. John H. Morehead received 123,997 popular votes (49.27%). The main challenger was Chester Hardy Aldrich (45.33%).

See the full head-to-head between Morehead and Aldrich

Morehead +3.9 pts · won by 9,922 votes
John H. MoreheadDemocraticWINNER49.27%
123,997 votes
Chester Hardy AldrichRepublican45.33%
114,075 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.4% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.