1960 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1960 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
Country:Nebraska
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1958 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1958
Next Election:1962 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
Next Year:1962
Election Date:November 8, 1960
Nominee1:Dwight W. Burney
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:338,824
Percentage1:58.2%
Nominee2:Norman A. Otto
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:242,891
Percentage2:41.8%
Lieutenant Governor
Before Election:Dwight W. Burney
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Dwight W. Burney
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 1960 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960. Prior to the election, on September 9, 1960, Nebraska Governor Ralph G. Brooks died while in office. This caused then Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Dwight W. Burney to become Governor of Nebraska two months before the election in which he was running for reelection as lieutenant governor.[1] Thus, the 1960 lieutenant governor election featured incumbent Nebraska Governor Dwight W. Burney, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee Norman A. Otto, who was chosen by the Nebraska Democratic Party to replace Edward A. Dosek, who had won the Democratic primaries but had withdrawn from the race.[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Although Edward A. Dosek won the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor on May 10, 1960, he did not run in the general election on November 8. On September 7, 1960, Dosek announced that he had withdrawn from the race for health reasons and the fact that his insurance license had been suspended. The Nebraska Democratic Party then chose Norman A. Otto, who finished second in the Democratic primaries, to succeed him and run in the general election.

Results

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gov. Dwight Willard Burney. National Governors Association. May 22, 2023.
  2. News: Meet to Pick a Nominee: Democrats Act after Dosek Withdraws. Omaha World-Herald. September 8, 1960. May 22, 2023.
  3. News: Third Place to Carpenter in GOP Run: Burney Is Coasting In; Dosek Tops Otto. Omaha World-Herald. May 11, 1960. May 22, 2023.
  4. News: Lincoln Man Is Candidate For Governor. Fremont Tribune. March 11, 1960. May 22, 2023.