1916 Nebraska gubernatorial election
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The 1916 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916, and featured bank director and rancher Keith Neville, a Democrat, narrowly defeating Republican nominee, Douglas County District Judge Abraham L. Sutton.
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November 7, 1916
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 County results Neville: 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% Sutton: 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Charles W. Bryan, Mayor of Lincoln
- Keith Neville, bank director and rancher
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Keith Neville | 46,662 | 58.54 | |
| Democratic | Charles W. Bryan | 33,022 | 41.42 | |
| Democratic | Write-in | 32 | 0.04 | |
Prohibition primary
Candidates
- Julian D. Graves, attorney[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prohibition | Julian D. Graves | 339 | 94.96 | |
| Prohibition | Write-in | 18 | 5.04 | |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Walter A. George
- William Madgett, Mayor of Hastings[3]
- Samuel R. McKelvie, former Lieutenant Governor
- Clarence J. Miles, businessman[4]
- Abraham L. Sutton, Douglas County District Judge[5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Abraham L. Sutton | 30,902 | 32.70 | |
| Republican | Samuel R. McKelvie | 30,097 | 31.85 | |
| Republican | Clarence J. Miles | 20,020 | 21.19 | |
| Republican | Walter A. George | 8,426 | 8.92 | |
| Republican | William Madgett | 5,039 | 5.33 | |
| Republican | Write-in | 12 | 0.01 | |
Socialist primary
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Keith Neville[note 1] | 143,564 | 49.27% | ||
| Republican | Abraham L. Sutton[note 2] | 136,811 | 46.95% | ||
| Socialist | Benjamin Z. Millikan | 6,816 | 2.34% | ||
| Prohibition | Julian D. Graves | 4,215 | 1.45% | ||
| Write-in | Others | 3 | >0.01% | ||
| Total votes | 291,409 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
- Cross-endorsed by the People's Independent Party.
- Cross-endorsed by the Progressive Party.
