1906 Nebraska gubernatorial election

The 1906 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1906.

1906 Nebraska gubernatorial election

← 1904 November 6, 1906 1908 →

Nominee George L. Sheldon Ashton C. Shallenberger Party Republican Democratic Alliance Populist Popular vote 97,858 84,885 Percentage 51.27% 44.48%

County results Sheldon:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Shallenberger:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election John H. Mickey Republican Elected Governor George L. Sheldon Republican

Incumbent Republican Governor John H. Mickey did not stand for re-election.

Republican nominee George L. Sheldon defeated Democratic and Populist fusion nominee Ashton C. Shallenberger with 51.27% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Ashton C. Shallenberger, Democratic and People's Independent fusion candidate,^[1] former U.S. Congressman
• George L. Sheldon, Republican, incumbent State Senator^[2]

Other candidates

• Harry T. Sutton, Prohibition, head of the Department of Eloquence at Cotner College^[3][4]
• Elisha Taylor, Socialist

Results

1906 Nebraska gubernatorial election^{[5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George L. Sheldon	97,858	51.27%
	Democratic	Ashton C. Shallenberger	84,885	44.48%
	Prohibition	Harry T. Sutton	5,106	2.68%
	Socialist	Elisha Taylor	2,999	1.57%
	Scattering		5	0.00%
Majority			12,973	6.79%
Turnout			190,853
	Republican hold

See also

• 1906 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election