1970 United States Senate election in Nebraska

The 1970 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 3, 1970. The incumbent Republican Senator, Roman Hruska, was re-elected, albeit with a reduced majority. He defeated the former Governor of Nebraska Frank B. Morrison. This race was a rematch of the 1958 race; when Hruska defeated Morrison to win his first full term in the Senate.

1970 United States Senate election in Nebraska

← 1964 November 3, 1970 1976 →
 
Nominee Roman Hruska Frank B. Morrison
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 240,894 217,681
Percentage 52.49% 47.43%

County results
Hruska:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Morrison:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Roman Hruska
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Roman Hruska
Republican

Until the election of Deb Fischer in 2012; this was the last time a Republican was elected to this Senate seat.[a]

Democratic primary

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Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank B. Morrison 85,293 67.24
Democratic Wallace C. Peterson 34,856 27.48
Democratic David J. Thomas 6,610 5.21
Democratic Others 88 0.07
Total votes 126,847 100

Republican primary

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Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roman Hruska (incumbent) 159,057 85.54
Republican Otis Glebe 26,627 14.32
Republican Others 265 0.14
Total votes 185,949 100

Results

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1970 United States Senate election in Nebraska[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Roman Hruska (incumbent) 240,894 52.49 −8.88
Democratic Frank B. Morrison 217,681 47.43 +8.81
N/A Scattering 391 0.09 N/A
Majority 23,213 5.06 −17.69
Turnout 458,966
Republican hold

By county

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County Roman Hruska
Republican
Frank B. Morrison
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Adams
Antelope
Arthur
Banner
Blaine
Boone
Box Butte
Boyd
Brown
Buffalo
Burt
Butler
Cass 2,732 51.62% 2,561 48.38% 0 0.00% 171 3.24% 5,293
Cedar
Chase
Cherry
Cheyenne
Clay
Colfax
Cuming
Custer
Dakota
Dawes
Dawson
Deuel
Dixon
Dodge
Douglas 56,048 50.07% 55,768 49.82% 118 0.11% 280 0.25% 111,934
Dundy
Fillmore
Franklin
Frontier
Furnas
Gage
Garden
Garfield
Gosper
Grant
Greeley
Hall
Hamilton
Harlan
Hayes
Hitchcock
Holt
Hooker
Howard
Jefferson
Johnson 1,077 48.34% 1,151 51.66% 0 0.00% 74 3.32% 2,268
Kearney
Keith
Keya Paha
Kimball
Knox
Lancaster 24,117 50.33% 23,571 49.19% 229 0.48% 566 1.14% 47,917
Lincoln
Logan
Loup
Madison
McPherson
Merrick
Morrill
Nance
Nemaha
Nuckolls
Otoe
Pawnee
Perkins
Phelps
Pierce
Platte
Polk
Red Willow
Richardson
Rock
Saline 1,781 38.24% 2,877 61.76% 0 0.00% 1,096 23.52% 4,758
Sarpy 5,397 50.66% 5,248 49.26% 8 0.08% 149 1.40% 11,653
Saunders
Scotts Bluff
Seward
Sheridan
Sherman
Sioux
Stanton
Thayer
Thomas
Thurston
Valley
Washington 2,561 57.40% 1,901 42.60% 0 0.00% 460 14.80% 4,462
Wayne
Webster
Wheeler
York
Totals 240,894 52.49% 217,681 47.43% 391 0.09% 23,213 5.06% 458,966

References

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  1. ^ "Peterson, Wallace C." Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Parsons, Dana (August 16, 1998). "So Where Is Otis Glebe When You Need Him, Anyway?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  4. ^ Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska (general election). Available at: https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/previous-elections
  1. ^ One Republican, David Karnes, was appointed to this seat in 1987 following the death of Hruska's successor, Ed Zorinsky, to finish out the seat; but was subsequently defeated in 1988 by Bob Kerrey.