1950 Nebraska gubernatorial election

1950 Nebraska gubernatorial election

November 7, 1950

Nominee Val Peterson Walter R. Raecke Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 247,081 202,638 Percentage 54.9% 45.1%

County results Peterson:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Raecke:      50-60%      60-70%

Governor before election Val Peterson Republican Elected Governor Val Peterson Republican

The 1950 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950, and featured incumbent Governor Val Peterson, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee, former state Senator Walter R. Raecke, to win a third and final two-year term in office.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Terry Carpenter, former U.S. Representative
• Henry L. Fillman, farmer and insurance businessman^[1]
• Frank B. Morrison, attorney and former school superintendent
• Walter R. Raecke, former Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature^[2]
• Harry R. Swanson, former Secretary of State^[1]

Results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter R. Raecke	27,249	32.05
	Democratic	Terry Carpenter	26,057	30.65
	Democratic	Frank B. Morrison	20,242	23.81
	Democratic	Harry R. Swanson	9,405	11.06
	Democratic	Henry L. Fillman	2,048	2.41
	Democratic	Write-in	17	0.02

Republican primary

Candidates

• Ernest A. Adams, Douglas County Treasurer
• Val Peterson, incumbent Governor
• Arthur B. Walker, physician^[4] and candidate in the Republican primaries for governor in 1948, governor in 1946, and lieutenant governor in 1938

Results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Val Peterson (incumbent)	93,689	69.63
	Republican	Ernest A. Adams	29,571	21.98
	Republican	Arthur B. Walker	11,274	8.38
	Republican	Write-in	28	0.02

General election

Results

Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1950^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Val Peterson (incumbent)	247,081	54.94%
	Democratic	Walter R. Raecke	202,638	45.06%
	Write-in	Others	1	>0.01%
Total votes			449,720	100.0%
	Republican hold

See also

• 1950 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

References

1. "Vote Light in Several State Towns". Lincoln Evening Journal. August 8, 1950. Contenders were former Rep. Terry Carpenter of Scottsbluff, Atty. Frank B. Morrison of McCook, former Secretary of State Harry R. Swanson, ex-Legislator Walter R. Raecke of Central City, and Henry L. Fillman, York farmer and insurance man.
2. "Walter R. Raecke, 1895-1960". nebraskahistory.org. Nebraska State Historical Society. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
3. Frank Marsh (Sr.). "Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board Primary Election August 8, 1950, General Election November 7, 1950" (PDF). Retrieved September 28, 2017.
4. "State Primary Candidates". Beatrice Daily Sun. June 9, 1946. Dr. A. B. Walker, Republican, 68, Lincoln; physician.