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1918 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election

Nebraska · 2 candidates · See every 1918 Governor race

Who won the 1918 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election?

Samuel R. McKelvie won the 1918 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election. Samuel R. McKelvie received 120,888 popular votes (54.4%). The main challenger was Keith Neville (44.1%).

See the full head-to-head between McKelvie and Neville

McKelvie +10.3 pts · won by 23,002 votes
Samuel R. McKelvieRepublicanWINNER54.4%
120,888 votes
Keith NevilleDemocratic44.1%
97,886 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.5% 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.