1920 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1920 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election?

Samuel R. McKelvie won the 1920 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election. Samuel R. McKelvie received 152,863 popular votes (40.4%). The main challenger was John H. Morehead (34.5%).

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

McKelvie +5.9 pts · won by 22,430 votes
152,863 votes
130,433 votes
Arthur G. WrayIndependent23.5%
88,905 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.6% 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.