The 1970 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Republican Senator Roman Hruska ran for re-election and was challenged by former Governor Frank B. Morrison, the Democratic nominee, in a rematch of the 1958 race. Despite a Democratic victory in the gubernatorial election, Morrison was unable to defeat Hruska, who was re-elected to his final term in the Senate with 52% of the vote. 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, economics professor at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln David J. Thomas, Doane College economics and business law professor and 1962 and 1966 Democratic nominee for Attorney General
Results
Republican primary Candidates Roman Hruska, incumbent Senator Otis Glebe, Lincoln farmer
Results
Results
By county CountyRoman HruskaRepublicanFrank B. MorrisonDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Adams4,34546.72%4,95253.25%30.03%6076.53%9,300Antelope2,04155.00%1,66244.79%80.22%37910.21%3,711Arthur19867.12%9732.88%00.00%10134.24%295Banner24158.07%17441.93%00.00%6716.14%415Blaine29572.66%11127.34%00.00%18445.32%406Boone1,56651.23%1,49148.77%00.00%752.45%3,057Box Butte2,06459.74%1,39140.26%00.00%67319.48%3,455Boyd95955.43%77144.57%00.00%18810.87%1,730Brown73760.21%48739.79%00.00%25020.42%1,224Buffalo4,86255.36%3,90544.47%150.17%95710.90%8,782Burt1,92661.93%1,18438.07%00.00%74223.86%3,110Butler1,48138.76%2,34061.24%00.00%85922.48%3,821Cass2,73251.62%2,56148.38%00.00%1713.23%5,293Cedar2,00947.22%2,24652.78%00.00%2375.57%4,255Chase85758.50%60841.50%00.00%24917.00%1,465Cherry1,59164.99%85735.01%00.00%73429.98% 2,448Cheyenne1,65057.13%1,23842.87%00.00%41214.27%2,888Clay1,54153.84%1,32146.16%00.00%2207.69%2,862Colfax1,67149.00%1,73850.97%10.03%671.96%3,410Cuming2,31856.51%1,78443.49%00.00%53413.02%4,102Custer3,46062.30%2,09437.70%00.00%1,36624.59%5,554Dakota1,94050.08%1,93449.92%00.00%60.15%3,874Dawes1,86964.05%1,04935.95%00.00%82028.10%2,918Dawson3,52161.37%2,21638.63%00.00%1,30522.75% 5,737Deuel64463.32%37336.68%00.00%27126.65%1,017Dixon1,53258.32%1,09541.68%00.00%43716.63%2,627Dodge6,08953.90%5,20846.10%00.00%8817.80%11,297Douglas56,04850.07%55,76849.82%1180.11%2800.25%111,934Dundy72964.57%40035.43%00.00%32929.14% 1,129Fillmore1,78751.50%1,68348.50%00.00%1043.00%3,470Franklin1,02555.17%83344.83%00.00%19210.33%1,858Frontier87457.50%64642.50%00.00%22815.00%1,520Furnas1,68161.73%1,04238.27%00.00%63923.47%2,723Gage3,45442.79%4,61857.21%00.00%1,16414.42%8,072Garden91867.80%43632.20%00.00%48235.60%1,354Garfield72568.72%33031.28%00.00%39536.46%1,055Gosper45855.38%36944.62%00.00%8910.76%827Grant26174.15%9125.85%00.00%17048.30%352Greeley59035.98%105064.02%00.00%46028.95% 1640Hall568247.25%634452.75%00.00%6625.50%12026Hamilton170257.17%127542.83%00.00%42714.34% 2977Harlan107156.79%81443.16%10.05%25713.63%1886Hayes41061.38%25838.62%00.00%15222.75%668Hitchcock91458.97%63641.03%00.00%27817.94%1550Holt266756.65%204143.35%00.00%62613.30%4708Hooker26975.14%8924.86%00.00%18050.28%358Howard99639.81%150660.19%00.00%51020.38% 2502Jefferson230753.03%204246.94%10.02%2656.09%4350Johnson107748.34%115151.66%00.00%743.32%2228Kearney132952.41%120747.59%00.00%1224.81%2536Keith146957.54%108442.46%00.00%38515.08%2553Keya Paha37863.53%21736.47%00.00%16127.06%595Kimball111163.05%65136.95%00.00%46026.11%1762Knox234560.58%152639.42%00.00%81921.16%3871Lancaster2411750.33%2357149.19%2290.48%5461.14%47917Lincoln408446.42%471453.58%00.00%6307.16%8798Logan21456.76%16343.24%00.00%5113.53%377Loup24765.69%12934.31%00.00%11831.38%376McPherson19566.78%9733.22%00.00%9833.56%292Madison512758.84%358641.16%00.00%154117.69%8713Merrick145352.78%129947.18%10.04%1545.59%2753Morrill116456.20%90743.80%00.00%25712.41%2071Nance100148.88%104751.12%00.00%462.25%2048Nemaha173858.03%125741.97%00.00%48116.06%2995Nuckolls133446.42%154053.58%00.00%2067.17%2874Otoe321958.61%227141.35%20.04%94817.26%5492Pawnee95753.73%82446.27%00.00%1337.47%1781Perkins82555.04%67444.96%00.00%15110.07%1499Phelps210160.50%137239.50%00.00%72920.99%3473Pierce172855.38%139244.62%00.00%33610.77%3120Platte456947.77%499652.23%00.00%4274.46%9565Polk133653.18%117446.74%20.08%1626.45%2512Red Willow216855.12%176544.88%00.00%40310.25%3933Richardson228450.79%221349.21%00.00%711.58%4497Rock53366.21%27233.79%00.00%26132.42%805Saline178138.24%287761.76%00.00%109623.53%4658Sarpy539750.66%524849.26%80.08%1491.40%10653Saunders298749.99%298850.01%00.00%10.02%5975Scotts Bluff456357.84%332642.16%00.00%123715.68%7889Seward235053.97%200446.03%00.00%3467.95%4354Sheridan162666.80%80833.20%00.00%81833.61%2434Sherman69240.95%99859.05%00.00%30618.11%1690Sioux43867.08%21532.92%00.00%22334.15%653Stanton108156.83%82143.17%00.00%26013.67%1902Thayer171354.96%140445.04%00.00%3099.91%3117Thomas30863.90%17436.10%00.00%13427.80%482Thurston106151.58%99648.42%00.00%653.16%2057Valley136656.47%105343.53%00.00%31312.94%2419Washington256157.40%190142.60%00.00%66014.79%4462Wayne179061.81%110638.19%00.00%68423.62%2896Webster104445.31%126054.69%00.00%2169.38%2304Wheeler26058.56%18441.44%00.00%7617.12%444York306659.78%206140.18%20.04%100519.59%5129Totals240,89452.49%217,68147.43%3910.09%23,2135.06%458,966
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