1906 Nebraska gubernatorial election

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November 6, 1906

1908 →

Governor before election

John H. Mickey
Republican

Elected Governor

George L. Sheldon
Republican

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

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

General election

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

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

^ Olson, James C.; Naugle, Ronald C. (1997). History of Nebraska (3rd ed.). Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. p. 272. ISBN 0-8032-3559-3.
^ "George Lawson Sheldon Biographical Note" (PDF). Archives. Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska State Historical Society. Archived from the original on December 2, 2006. Retrieved October 1, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Harry Trumbull Sutton". Prohibitionists.org. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
^ "Local Matters". The Frontier. O'Neill City, Neb. March 22, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
^ "NE Governor, 1906". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 64. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 28. 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. 479–480.

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