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Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Nebraska
1908 Nebraska gubernatorial election
The 1908 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908.
Incumbent Republican Governor George L. Sheldon was defeated by Democratic nominee Ashton C. Shallenberger .
Primary elections [ edit ]
Primary elections were held on September 1, 1908.
Democratic primary [ edit ]
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People's Independent primary [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ]
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Berge withdrew from the candidacy in favour of Shallenberger.[2] [3]
Prohibition primary [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ]
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Republican primary [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ]
Results [ edit ]
Socialist primary [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ]
C. H. Harbaugh
J. W. Walker
Results [ edit ]
General election [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ]
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Roy R. Teeter, Prohibition
C. H. Harbaugh, Socialist
Results [ edit ]
^ Some sources give Sheldon's vote as 125,967.[11] [12]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Berge is off the ticket" . Omaha daily bee . Omaha, Neb. October 6, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved September 26, 2021 .
^ "Politics in Nebraska" . Omaha daily bee . Omaha, Neb. October 28, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved September 26, 2021 .
^ "The County in General" . The Falls City tribune . Falls City, Neb. October 2, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved September 26, 2021 .
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911 . Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0 .
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 186–187. ISBN 0-930466-17-9 .
^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976 . Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 360. ISBN 0-379-00665-0 .
^ Sheldon, Addison E., ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1918 . Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 483–484.
^ Olson, James C.; Naugle, Ronald C. (1997). History of Nebraska (3rd ed.). Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. p. 274. ISBN 0-8032-3559-3 .
^ Speich, Virginia (1972). "The Political Career of George L Sheldon, 1907-1909" (PDF) . Nebraska History . 53 . Nebraska State Historical Society: 339–379. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2021 . {{cite journal }}
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^ "NE Governor, 1908" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 26, 2021 .
^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 64. ISBN 1-56802-396-0 .
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