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The United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska, 1970 was an election for Nebraska's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 3, 1970.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska, 1970 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Before | After | +/– | |
| Republican | 242,507 | 0.00% | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Democratic | 164,558 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 40,919 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Scattering | 115 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Totals | 448,499 | 100.00% | 3 | 3 | — | |
Results
Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:[1]
District 1
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles Thone | 79,131 | 50.63 | |
| Independent | Clair Armstrong Callan | 40,919 | 26.18 | |
| Democratic | George Bill Burrows | 36,240 | 23.19 | |
| Scattering | 15 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 156,305 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
By county
| County | Charles Thone Republican |
Clair Armstrong Callan Independent |
George Bill Burrows Democratic |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Johnson | 771 | 34.87% | 363 | 16.42% | 1,077 | 48.71% | 0 | 0.00% | 306 | 13.84% | 2,211 |
| Lancaster | 22,918 | 48.01% | 14,305 | 29.97% | 10,515 | 22.03% | 14 | 0.14% | 8,613 | 18.04% | 47,752 |
| Saline | 1,551 | 34.28% | 1,743 | 38.53% | 1,230 | 27.19% | 0 | 0.00% | 192 | 4.25% | 4,524 |
District 2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Y. McCollister | 69,671 | 51.88 | |
| Democratic | John Hlavacek | 64,620 | 48.12 | |
| Scattering | 96 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 134,387 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
By county
| County | John Y. McCollister Republican |
John Hlavacek Democratic |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Burt | 1,826 | 1,227 | 0 | 599 | 3,053 | ||||
| Cass | 2,342 | 2,877 | 0 | 535 | 5,219 | ||||
| Douglas | 58,115 | 52,778 | 91 | 5,337 | 110,984 | ||||
| Sarpy | 5,074 | 5,619 | 5 | 445 | 10,698 | ||||
| Washington | 2,314 | 2,119 | 0 | 195 | 4,433 | ||||
| Totals | 69,671 | 51.88% | 64,620 | 48.12% | 96 | 0.00% | 5,051 | 3.76% | 134,387 |
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David Martin | 93,705 | 59.53 | |
| Democratic | Donald Searcy | 63,698 | 40.47 | |
| N/A | Scattering | 4 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 157,407 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
By county
| County | David Martin Republican |
Donald Searcy Democratic |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
See also
- 92nd United States Congress
- Political party strength in Nebraska
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- 1970 United States House of Representatives elections
References
- Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives[2]
- Nebraska's 1st congressional district election, 1970[3]
- Nebraska's 2nd congressional district election, 1970[4]
- Nebraska's 3rd congressional district election, 1970[5]
- ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1970election.pdf
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20070725184700/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html
- ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=54592
- ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=54593
- ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=54594