1970 United States Senate election in Nebraska explained

Election Name:	1970 United States Senate election in Nebraska
Country:	Nebraska
Flag Year:	1925
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1964 United States Senate election in Nebraska
Previous Year:	1964
Next Election:	1976 United States Senate election in Nebraska
Next Year:	1976
Election Date:	November 3, 1970
Image1:	Hruskalee2.jpg
Nominee1:	Roman Hruska
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	240,894
Percentage1:	52.49%
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	217,681
Percentage2:	47.43%
Map Size:	300px
U.S. Senator
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

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.

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Frank B. Morrison, former Governor of Nebraska
• Wallace C. Peterson, professor at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln^[1]

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• Otis Glebe, perennial candidate^[2]
• Roman Hruska, the incumbent Senator

Results

Results

By county

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Peterson, Wallace C. . Lincoln Journal Star . 25 July 2021 . en.
2. News: Parsons . Dana . So Where Is Otis Glebe When You Need Him, Anyway? . 25 July 2021 . Los Angeles Times . 16 August 1998.