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1950 Nebraska gubernatorial election
	County results; Peterson: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% ; Raecke: 50-60% 60-70%
Governor before election; Val Peterson; Republican	Elected Governor ; Val Peterson; Republican

The 1950 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950, and featured incumbent Governor Val Peterson, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee, former state Senator Walter R. Raecke, to win a third and final two-year term in office.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Terry Carpenter, former U.S. Representative
Henry L. Fillman, farmer and insurance businessman^[1]
Frank B. Morrison, attorney and former school superintendent
Walter R. Raecke, former Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature^[2]
Harry R. Swanson, former Secretary of State^[1]

Results

Democratic primary results^[3]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Walter R. Raecke	27,249	32.05
Democratic	Terry Carpenter	26,057	30.65
Democratic	Frank B. Morrison	20,242	23.81
Democratic	Harry R. Swanson	9,405	11.06
Democratic	Henry L. Fillman	2,048	2.41
Democratic	Write-in	17	0.02

Republican primary

Candidates

Ernest A. Adams, Douglas County Treasurer
Val Peterson, incumbent Governor
Arthur B. Walker, physician^[4] and candidate in the Republican primaries for governor in 1948, governor in 1946, and lieutenant governor in 1938

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Val Peterson (incumbent)	93,689	69.63
Republican	Ernest A. Adams	29,571	21.98
Republican	Arthur B. Walker	11,274	8.38
Republican	Write-in	28	0.02

General election

Results

Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1950^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Val Peterson (incumbent)	247,081	54.94%
	Democratic	Walter R. Raecke	202,638	45.06%
	Write-in	Others	1	>0.01%
Total votes			449,720	100.0%
	Republican hold

References

^ ^a ^b "Vote Light in Several State Towns". Lincoln Evening Journal. August 8, 1950. Contenders were former Rep. Terry Carpenter of Scottsbluff, Atty. Frank B. Morrison of McCook, former Secretary of State Harry R. Swanson, ex-Legislator Walter R. Raecke of Central City, and Henry L. Fillman, York farmer and insurance man.
^ "Walter R. Raecke, 1895-1960". nebraskahistory.org. Nebraska State Historical Society. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Frank Marsh (Sr.). "Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board Primary Election August 8, 1950, General Election November 7, 1950" (PDF). Retrieved September 28, 2017.
^ "State Primary Candidates". Beatrice Daily Sun. June 9, 1946. Dr. A. B. Walker, Republican, 68, Lincoln; physician.