1970 Nebraska gubernatorial election

1970 Nebraska gubernatorial election
	County results; Exon: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Tiemann: 40-50% 50–60% 60-70%
Governor before election; Norbert Tiemann; Republican	Elected Governor ; James Exon; Democratic

The 1970 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970, and featured businessman James Exon, a Democrat, defeating incumbent Republican Governor Norbert Tiemann.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

, member of the Nebraska Legislature^[1]
James Exon, businessman and Chairman of the Nebraska Democratic Party
, former state Treasurer

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	James Exon	54,972	44.71
Democratic	Julius W. Burbach	51,760	42.10
Democratic	Richard R. Larsen	15,602	12.69
Democratic	Write-in	616	0.50

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Clifton B. Batchelder, member of the Nebraska Legislature^[1]
Harvey Grotzky, retired interior decorator^[3]
Norbert Tiemann, incumbent Governor

Results[]

Republican primary results^[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Norbert Tiemann (incumbent)	97,616	50.51
Republican	Clifton B. Batchelder	89,355	46.24
Republican	Harvey Grotzky	6,190	3.20
Republican	Write-in	95	0.05

General election[]

Results[]

Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1970^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Exon	248,552	53.84%
	Republican	Norbert Tiemann (incumbent)	201,994	43.76%
	American	Albert C. Walsh	10,913	2.36%
	Write-in		160	0.04%
Total votes			461,619	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Bitter Campaigns Seem Sure For Both Parties in Nebraska". New York Times. March 16, 1970. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1970prim_gen.pdf
^ "Stuntman turns candidate" (PDF). The Daily Nebraskan. April 9, 1970. Retrieved September 20, 2017.

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[nyt3-16-70-1] "Bitter Campaigns Seem Sure For Both Parties in Nebraska". New York Times. March 16, 1970. Retrieved September 20, 2017.

[state1-2] ttp://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1970prim_gen.pdf

[dailynebraskan-3] "Stuntman turns candidate" (PDF). The Daily Nebraskan. April 9, 1970. Retrieved September 20, 2017.

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