The 1952 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952, and featured former Lieutenant Governor Robert B. Crosby, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee, former state Senator Walter R. Raecke.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Nina B. Dillingham
- Don Maloney
- Walter R. Raecke, former Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
- Victor E. Anderson, Mayor of Lincoln and former member of the Nebraska Legislature
- Robert B. Crosby, former Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature
- John G. Donner
- Andrew E. Swanson
- Arthur B. Walker, physician and perennial candidate in the Republican primaries (who ran for governor in 1950, 1948, 1946, and for lieutenant governor in 1938)
Results
General election
Results
See also
- 1952 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
References
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