Primary elections
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Primary elections were held on September 1, 1908.
Democratic primary
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Candidates
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People's Independent primary
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Candidates
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Berge withdrew from the candidacy in favour of Shallenberger.[2] [3]
Prohibition primary
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Candidates
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Republican primary
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Candidates
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Socialist primary
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Candidates
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C. H. Harbaugh
J. W. Walker
General election
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Candidates
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Major party candidates
Other candidates
Roy R. Teeter, Prohibition
C. H. Harbaugh, Socialist
^ Some sources give Sheldon's vote as 125,967.[11] [12]
See also
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References
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^ "Berge is off the ticket" . Omaha daily bee . Omaha, Neb. October 6, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved September 26, 2021 .
^ "Politics in Nebraska" . Omaha daily bee . Omaha, Neb. October 28, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved September 26, 2021 .
^ "The County in General" . The Falls City tribune . Falls City, Neb. October 2, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved September 26, 2021 .
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911 . Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0 .
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 186–187. ISBN 0-930466-17-9 .
^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976 . Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 360. ISBN 0-379-00665-0 .
^ Sheldon, Addison E., ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1918 . Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 483–484.
^ Olson, James C.; Naugle, Ronald C. (1997). History of Nebraska (3rd ed.). Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. p. 274. ISBN 0-8032-3559-3 .
^ Speich, Virginia (1972). "The Political Career of George L Sheldon, 1907-1909" (PDF) . Nebraska History . 53 . Nebraska State Historical Society: 339–379. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2021 . {{cite journal }}
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^ "NE Governor, 1908" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 26, 2021 .
^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 64. ISBN 1-56802-396-0 .
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