1906 Nebraska gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1906 Nebraska gubernatorial election
Country:	Nebraska
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1904 Nebraska gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1904
Next Election:	1908 Nebraska gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1908
Election Date:	November 6, 1906
Nominee1:	George L. Sheldon
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	97,858
Percentage1:	51.27%
Nominee2:	Ashton C. Shallenberger
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance2:	People's Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	84,885
Percentage2:	44.48%
Map Size:	300px
Governor
Before Election:	John H. Mickey
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	George L. Sheldon
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

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

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

Republican nominee George L. Sheldon defeated Democratic and Populist fusion nominee Ashton C. Shallenberger with 51.27% of the vote.

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

Book: Olson . James C. . Naugle . Ronald C. . 1997 . History of Nebraska . 3rd . Lincoln . University of Nebraska Press . 272 . 0-8032-3559-3 .
Web site: George Lawson Sheldon Biographical Note . https://web.archive.org/web/20061202055236/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/research/public/state_governors/sheldon.pdf . dead . December 2, 2006 . Archives . Nebraska State Historical Society . Lincoln, Nebraska . October 1, 2010.
Web site: Harry Trumbull Sutton . . Prohibitionists.org . 27 September 2021 .
News: . March 22, 1906 . Local Matters . The Frontier . O'Neill City, Neb. . 1 . 27 September 2021 .