1960 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1960 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Nominee Dwight W. Burney Norman A. Otto
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote338,824242,891
Percentage58.2%41.8%
1960 Nebraska Lieutenant governor election results.svg
County results
Burney:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Otto:     50-60%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Dwight W. Burney
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Dwight W. Burney
Republican

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, [2] 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was chosen by the Nebraska Democratic Party to replace Edward A. Dosek, who had won the Democratic primaries but had withdrawn from the race. [3]

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edward A. Dosek 36,937 39.48
Democratic Norman A. Otto24,97026.69
Democratic Earl Sitner17,11018.29
Democratic James LaHood14,50815.51
Scattering22

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dwight W. Burney (incumbent) 75,492 52.64
Republican Marvin Griswold30,52621.28
Republican Lester H. Anderson26,80118.69
Republican John G. Donner6,8084.75
Republican John W. Rost3,7512.62
Scattering43

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 On September 7, 1960, Dosek announced that he had withdrawn from the race due to health reasons and the fact that his insurance license had been suspended.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. [3]

Results

Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1960 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dwight W. Burney (incumbent) 338,824 58.24
Democratic Norman A. Otto242,89141.75
Scattering22
Total votes581,737 100.00
Republican hold

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References

  1. ↑ National Governors Association. "Gov. Dwight Willard Burney" . Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Official Report of the State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska - Primary Election, May 10, 1960 & General Election, November 8, 1960" (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State.
  3. 1 2 "Meet to Pick a Nominee: Democrats Act after Dosek Withdraws". Omaha World-Herald. September 8, 1960. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Third Place to Carpenter in GOP Run: Burney Is Coasting In; Dosek Tops Otto". Omaha World-Herald. May 11, 1960. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  5. ↑ State of Nebraska, 2020-2021 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), p. 387
  6. ↑ State of Nebraska, 2020-2021 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), p. 379
  7. ↑ "Lincoln Man Is Candidate For Governor". Fremont Tribune. March 11, 1960. Retrieved May 22, 2023.


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