1958 Nebraska gubernatorial election

1958 Nebraska gubernatorial election
November 4, 1958
 
Nominee Ralph G. Brooks Victor E. Anderson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 211,345 209,705
Percentage 50.2% 49.8%
County results
Brooks:      50–60%      60–70%
Anderson:      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

Victor E. Anderson
Republican

 Elected Governor

Ralph G. Brooks
Democratic

The 1958 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958, and featured school superintendent Ralph G. Brooks, a Democrat, narrowly defeating incumbent Republican governor Victor E. Anderson, becoming the first Democrat to win the governorship since 1938.

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