1960 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 September 2023 1960 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election Nebraska presidential no 1958 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election 1958 1962 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election 1962 November 8, 1960 File:Dwight W. Burney.jpg 150x150px Dwight Burney Republican Party (United States) 338,824 58.2% File:Norman A. Otto Nebraska.jpg Norman A. Otto Democratic Party (United States) 242,891 41.8% 1960 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsBurney: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Otto: #7996e2 50–60% Lieutenant Governor Dwight Burney Republican Party (United States) Dwight Burney Republican Party (United States) 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 Burney to become Governor of Nebraska two months before the election in which he was running for reelection as lieutenant governor.Gov. Dwight Willard Burney National Governors Association https://www.nga.org/governor/dwight-willard-burney/ May 22, 2023 Thus, the 1960 lieutenant governor election featured incumbent Nebraska Governor Dwight Burney, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee Norman A. Otto, 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was chosen by the Nebraska Democratic Party to replace Edward A. Dosek, who had won the Democratic primaries but had withdrawn from the race.Meet to Pick a Nominee: Democrats Act after Dosek Withdraws Omaha World-Herald September 8, 1960 May 22, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/884577288/ Democratic primary Candidates Edward A. Dosek, insurance agent from Lincoln, NebraskaThird Place to Carpenter in GOP Run: Burney Is Coasting In; Dosek Tops Otto Omaha World-Herald May 11, 1960 May 22, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/884692640/ James LaHood Norman A. Otto, member of the Nebraska Legislature from District 362020-2021 Nebraska Blue Book 387 State of Nebraska http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/l3000/D001-202021.pdf Earl Sitner Results Democratic primary resultsOfficial Report of the State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska - Primary Election, May 10, 1960 & General Election, November 8, 1960 http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1960prim_gen.pdf Nebraska Secretary of State Democratic Party (US) Edward A. Dosek 36,937 39.48 Democratic Party (US) Norman A. Otto 24,970 26.69 Democratic Party (US) Earl Sitner 17,110 18.29 Democratic Party (US) James LaHood 14,508 15.51 Scattering 22 Republican primary Candidates Lester Anderson, former member of the Nebraska Legislature from District 342020-2021 Nebraska Blue Book 379 State of Nebraska http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/l3000/D001-202021.pdf Dwight Burney, incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor John G. Donner, member of the Nebraska Legislature from District 27 Marvin Griswold, businessman from Lincoln, NebraskaLincoln Man Is Candidate For Governor Fremont Tribune March 11, 1960 May 22, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/500805654/ John W. Rost Results Republican primary results Republican Party (US) Dwight Burney (incumbent) 75,492 52.64 Republican Party (US) Marvin Griswold 30,526 21.28 Republican Party (US) Lester H. Anderson 26,801 18.69 Republican Party (US) John G. Donner 6,808 4.75 Republican Party (US) John W. Rost 3,751 2.62 Scattering 43 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 for 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. Results Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1960 Republican Party (United States) Dwight Burney (incumbent) 338,824 58.24 Democratic Party (United States) Norman A. Otto 242,891 41.75 Scattering 22 581,737 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1960 Nebraska gubernatorial election References Lieutenant Gubernatorial Nebraska Category:November 1960 in the United States Category:Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial elections