The 1944 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944, and featured incumbent Governor
Dwight Griswold
Dwight Palmer Griswold (November 27, 1893April 12, 1954) was an American publisher and politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served as the 25th governor of Nebraska from 1941 to 1947, and in the United States Senate from 1952 until his ...
, a
Republican
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, defeating
Democratic nominee, busboy George W. Olsen, to win a third and final two-year term in office.
Democratic primary
Candidates
*P. J. Heaton,
Sidney
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* ...
City Attorney
*George W. Olsen, busboy at
Glenn L. Martin Bomber Plant
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cafeteria and unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for
governor in 1932
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
*William R. Brooks
*
Dwight Griswold
Dwight Palmer Griswold (November 27, 1893April 12, 1954) was an American publisher and politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served as the 25th governor of Nebraska from 1941 to 1947, and in the United States Senate from 1952 until his ...
, incumbent Governor
Results
General election
Results
See also
*
1944 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
References
Gubernatorial
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1944
Events
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January
* January 2 – WWII:
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Nebraska
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...
November 1944 events
1944 in Nebraska
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