1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska
← 1968 November 3, 1970 1972 →
All 3 Nebraska seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 3 0
Seats won 3 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 242,507 164,558
Percentage 0.00%
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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 • District 2 • District 3

District 1

Nebraska's 1st congressional district election, 1970
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  
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

Nebraska's 2nd congressional district election, 1970
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  
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

Nebraska's 3rd congressional district election, 1970
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  
Republican hold

By county

County David Martin
Republican 		Donald Searcy
Democratic 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total
# % # % # % # %

See also

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]
  1. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1970election.pdf
  2. ^ "Office of the Clerk". Archived from the original on July 25, 2007.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - NE District 1 Race - Nov 03, 1970".
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - NE District 2 Race - Nov 03, 1970".
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns - NE District 3 Race - Nov 03, 1970".