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1936 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election

Nebraska · 2 candidates · See every 1936 Governor race

Who won the 1936 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election?

Robert L. Cochran won the 1936 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election. Robert L. Cochran received 333,412 popular votes (55.9%). The main challenger was Dwight Griswold (43.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Cochran and Griswold

Cochran +12.8 pts · won by 76,145 votes
Robert L. CochranDemocraticWINNER55.9%
333,412 votes
Dwight GriswoldRepublican43.1%
257,267 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.0% 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.