Dwight Griswold
★ Governor
- Born
- November 27, 1893
- Died
- April 12, 1954
- Age at death
- 60
- Home state
- Nebraska
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1932–1944
3-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Griswold1.8M
Opponents1.4M
6
Elections run
Between 1932 and 1944, Dwight Griswold ran in 6 governor elections, winning 3 and losing 3. Griswold's biggest single-election total was 410,136 votes, in the 1944 governor election in Nebraska. Griswold's closest win came in the 1940 governor election in Nebraska, decided by 130,471 votes.
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How many votes has Dwight Griswold received?
Dwight Griswold has received 1,843,907 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–3.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | GovernorNebraska | Won | 410,13676.1% | George W. Olsen |
| 1942 | GovernorNebraska | Won | 283,27174.8% | Charles W. Bryan (head-to-head) |
| 1940 | GovernorNebraska | Won | 365,63860.9% | Terry Carpenter |
| 1936 | GovernorNebraska | Lost | 257,26743.1% | Robert L. Cochran (head-to-head) |
| 1934 | GovernorNebraska | Lost | 266,70747.7% | Robert L. Cochran (head-to-head) |
| 1932 | GovernorNebraska | Lost | 260,88846.3% | Charles W. Bryan (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q365714). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Dwight Griswold: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/dwight-griswold-nebraska. Accessed [date].