1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

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All 3 Nebraska seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 3 0 Seats won 3 0 Seat change Popular vote 242,507 164,558 Percentage 0.00%

The United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska, 1970 was an election for Nebraska's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 3, 1970.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska, 1970
Party		Votes	%	Before	After	+/–
	Republican	242,507	0.00%	3	3	0
	Democratic	164,558	0.00%	0	0	0
	Independent	40,919	0.00%	0	0	-
	Scattering	115	0.00%	0	0	-
Totals		448,499	100.00%	3	3	—

Results

Final results from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: ^[1]

District 1 • District 2 • District 3

District 1

Nebraska's 1st congressional district election, 1970

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Thone	79,131	50.63
	Independent	Clair Armstrong Callan	40,919	26.18
	Democratic	George Bill Burrows	36,240	23.19
		Scattering	15	0.00
Total votes			156,305	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

By county

County	Charles Thone Republican		Clair Armstrong Callan Independent		George Bill Burrows Democratic		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Johnson	771	34.87%	363	16.42%	1,077	48.71%	0	0.00%	306	13.84%	2,211
Lancaster	22,918	48.01%	14,305	29.97%	10,515	22.03%	14	0.14%	8,613	18.04%	47,752
Saline	1,551	34.28%	1,743	38.53%	1,230	27.19%	0	0.00%	192	4.25%	4,524

District 2

Nebraska's 2nd congressional district election, 1970

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Y. McCollister	69,671	51.88
	Democratic	John Hlavacek	64,620	48.12
		Scattering	96	0.00
Total votes			134,387	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

By county

County	John Y. McCollister Republican		John Hlavacek Democratic		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Burt	1,826		1,227		0		599		3,053
Cass	2,342		2,877		0		535		5,219
Douglas	58,115		52,778		91		5,337		110,984
Sarpy	5,074		5,619		5		445		10,698
Washington	2,314		2,119		0		195		4,433
Totals	69,671	51.88%	64,620	48.12%	96	0.00%	5,051	3.76%	134,387

District 3

Nebraska's 3rd congressional district election, 1970

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Martin	93,705	59.53
	Democratic	Donald Searcy	63,698	40.47
	N/A	Scattering	4	0.00
Total votes			157,407	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

By county

County	David Martin Republican		Donald Searcy Democratic		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%

See also

• 92nd United States Congress
• Political party strength in Nebraska
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• 1970 United States House of Representatives elections

References

• Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives ^[2]
• Nebraska's 1st congressional district election, 1970 ^[3]
• Nebraska's 2nd congressional district election, 1970 ^[4]
• Nebraska's 3rd congressional district election, 1970 ^[5]

1. "1970 election" (PDF). clerk.house.gov.
2. "Office of the Clerk". Archived from the original on July 25, 2007.
3. "Our Campaigns - NE District 1 Race - Nov 03, 1970".
4. "Our Campaigns - NE District 2 Race - Nov 03, 1970".
5. "Our Campaigns - NE District 3 Race - Nov 03, 1970".