1938 Nebraska gubernatorial election
The 1938 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938, and featured incumbent Governor Robert L. Cochran, a Democrat, defeating Republican nominee, Speaker of the state legislature Charles J. Warner, as well as former Democratic Governor Charles W. Bryan, who ran as an Independent, to win a third and final two-year term in office.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Fred W. Bartzatt
- Robert L. Cochran, incumbent Governor
- Samuel Freeman
- Franz C. Radke, former member of the Nebraska Legislature, Johnson County Judge, Tecumseh City Attorney, and general counsel of the state Department of Banking
- William H. Swanson
Republican primary
Candidates
- Kenneth H. Gedney, architect
- Robert G. Ross
- Vernon R. Thomas
- Charles J. Warner, Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature