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1954 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1954 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election?

Victor E. Anderson won the 1954 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election. Victor E. Anderson received 250,080 popular votes (60.3%). The main challenger was William Ritchie (39.7%).

See the full head-to-head between Anderson and Ritchie

Anderson +20.6 pts · won by 85,327 votes
Victor E. AndersonRepublicanWINNER60.3%
250,080 votes
William RitchieDemocratic39.7%
164,753 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.