The 1948 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 2, 1948. Senate Majority Whip Kenneth S. Wherry was re-elected to a second term, defeating former Representative Terry Carpenter. He won by a larger margin than 1942, due to the absence of a third party candidate. Wherry overperformed Republican presidential candidate Thomas Dewey by 2.55%, who won the state with 54.15% in the presidential election.
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 County results Wherry: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Carpenter: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Albin T. Anderson, communications officer with the 7th Fleet of the U.S. Navy 1943-1945[1]
- Terry Carpenter, former Representative for Nebraska's 5th district and mayor of Scottsbluff, Nebraska
- George W. Olsen, Democratic candidate for Governor of Nebraska in 1944
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Terry Carpenter | 43,034 | 55.50 | |
| Democratic | Albin T. Anderson | 26,233 | 33.83 | |
| Democratic | George W. Olsen | 8,274 | 10.67 | |
| Democratic | Scattering | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 77,543 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Joseph B. Bovey, member of the Lincoln Board of Education[3]
- Kenneth S. Wherry, the incumbent Senator
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kenneth S. Wherry (Incumbent) | 134,479 | 83.53 | |
| Republican | Joseph B. Bovey | 26,468 | 16.44 | |
| Republican | Scattering | 49 | 0.03 | |
| Total votes | 160,996 | 100 | ||
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kenneth S. Wherry (Incumbent) | 267,575 | 56.67 | +7.70 | |
| Democratic | Terry Carpenter | 204,320 | 43.27 | +21.24 | |
| N/A | Scattering | 261 | 0.06 | N/A | |
| Majority | 63,255 | 13.40 | −6.93 | ||
| Turnout | 472,156 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Albin Theodore Anderson, 1911-1996". History Nebraska. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ a b Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska (primary election). Available at: https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/previous-elections
- ^ "Obituary for J.B. Bovey (Aged 78)". Lincoln Journal Star. May 30, 1984. p. 25.
- ^ Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska (general election). Available at: https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/previous-elections