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1950 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1950 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election?

Val Peterson won the 1950 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election. Val Peterson received 247,081 popular votes (54.9%). The main challenger was Walter R. Raecke (45.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Peterson and Raecke

Peterson +9.8 pts · won by 44,443 votes
Val PetersonRepublicanWINNER54.9%
247,081 votes
Walter R. RaeckeDemocratic45.1%
202,638 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.