1944 Nebraska gubernatorial election
The 1944 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944, and featured incumbent Governor Dwight Griswold, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee, busboy George W. Olsen, to win a third and final two-year term in office.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- P. J. Heaton, Sidney City Attorney
- George W. Olsen, busboy at Glenn L. Martin Bomber Plant cafeteria and unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor in 1932
Republican primary
Candidates
- William R. Brooks
- Dwight Griswold, incumbent Governor