Ralph Gilmour Brooks (July 6, 1898 – September 9, 1960) was an American Democratic politician who served as the 29th Governor of Nebraska.

[1] While teaching at Hartington, Nebraska, Brooks earned a Master of Arts in school administration in 1932 from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

[4] In 1942, he sought and won the Democratic nomination for Congress in the first district, but lost to the Republican, Carl Curtis, in the general election.

Winning the Democratic nomination, Brooks was elected Governor of Nebraska by popular vote on November 4, 1958.

While he was in office, he promoted industrial growth, endorsed a traffic safety program, and fought for accelerated Interstate Highway construction.