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.

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

Candidates

 * William R. Brooks
 * Dwight Griswold, incumbent Governor