The 1938 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938, and featured incumbent Governor Robert L. Cochran, a

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, defeating Republican nominee,

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of the

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, as well as former Democratic Governor

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, who ran as an

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, to win a third and final two-year term in office.

Democratic primary

Candidates

*Fred W. Bartzatt * Robert L. Cochran, incumbent Governor *Samuel Freeman *Franz C. Radke, former member of the Nebraska Legislature, Johnson County Judge,

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City Attorney, and general counsel of the state Department of Banking *William H. Swanson

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

*Kenneth H. Gedney, architect *Robert G. Ross *Vernon R. Thomas *

, Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature

Results

General election

Results

References

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Results

See also

References