1964 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

1964 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Philip C. Sorensen Charles Thone Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 285,033 276,688 Percentage 50.7% 49.3%

County results Sorensen:     50–60%     60–70% Thone:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Lieutenant Governor before election Dwight W. Burney Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Philip C. Sorensen Democratic

The 1964 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964, and featured 31-year-old Philip C. Sorensen, a Democrat, defeating Republican nominee Charles Thone. ^[1] Incumbent lieutenant governor Dwight W. Burney decided to run for Governor of Nebraska and thus did not run for reelection as lieutenant governor.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Hazeldeane Carpenter, wife of Terry Carpenter
• George E. Cornwell
• William H. Diers, former Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature and former member of the Nebraska Legislature from District 24
• Robert A. Dixon
• Edward A. Dosek, insurance agent from Lincoln, Nebraska, ^[2] who ran for lieutenant governor in 1960 but withdrew two months before the election. ^[3]
• Richard R. Larsen, former Nebraska State Treasurer
• L. Clark McCabe
• Philip C. Sorensen, son of former Nebraska Attorney General Christian A. Sorensen

Results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Philip C. Sorensen	31,107	35.11
	Democratic	Hazeldeane Carpenter	18,536	20.92
	Democratic	Richard R. Larsen	12,008	13.55
	Democratic	Edward A. Dosek	7,885	8.90
	Democratic	L. Clark McCabe	7,094	8.01
	Democratic	George E. Cornwell	4,379	4.94
	Democratic	William H. Diers	3,867	4.36
	Democratic	Robert A. Dixon	3,583	4.04
	Scattering		137

Republican primary

Candidates

• Wesley C. Becker
• Herman J. Dinges
• John E. Everroad
• Del Lienemann, accountant ^[4]
• Donald L. Thompson, member of the Nebraska Legislature from District 38
• Charles Thone, administrative assistant to U.S. Senator Roman Hruska
• Willard H. Waldo, former member of the Nebraska Legislature from District 30

Results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Thone	55,095	40.70
	Republican	John E. Everroad	29,075	21.48
	Republican	Donald L. Thompson	18,931	13.98
	Republican	Willard H. Waldo	15,960	11.79
	Republican	Del Lienemann	7,938	5.86
	Republican	Wesley C. Becker	6,540	4.83
	Republican	Herman J. Dinges	1,731	1.28
	Scattering		106

General election

Results

Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1964 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Philip C. Sorensen	285,033	50.74
	Republican	Charles Thone	276,688	49.26
	Scattering		19
Total votes			561,740	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• 1964 Nebraska gubernatorial election

References

1. "Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska - Primary Election, May 12, 1964 & General Election, November 3, 1964" (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State.
2. "Third Place to Carpenter in GOP Run: Burney Is Coasting In; Dosek Tops Otto". Omaha World-Herald. May 11, 1960. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
3. "Meet to Pick a Nominee: Democrats Act after Dosek Withdraws". Omaha World-Herald. September 8, 1960. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
4. "Nebraska's oldest active CPA gives CBA $1 million". Nebraska Today. September 24, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2017.