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1938 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election

Nebraska · 3 candidates · See every 1938 Governor race

Who won the 1938 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election?

Robert L. Cochran won the 1938 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election. Robert L. Cochran received 218,787 popular votes (44%). The main challenger was Charles J. Warner (40.6%).

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

Cochran +3.4 pts · won by 16,889 votes
Robert L. CochranDemocraticWINNER44%
218,787 votes
Charles J. WarnerRepublican40.6%
201,898 votes
Charles W. BryanIndependent15.4%
76,258 votes
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.