Bert Acker who ran as a Republican, would be against the New Deal in his campaign.

He also wanted to eliminate laws he thought were useless and conflicting.

Acker was in favor of leasing lands owned by the state government to be used by farmers and cattle ranchers.

Acker wanted to allow mining and oil production to be done on state owned lands as well.

In terms of infrastructure, he supported expanding the state highway system and widening roads physically themselves along with improving safety on bridges.