1966 United States Senate election in Nebraska

none March 2026 September 2023 1966 United States Senate election in Nebraska Nebraska 1925 presidential no 1960 United States Senate election in Nebraska 1960 1972 United States Senate election in Nebraska 1972 November 8, 1966 150x150px CURTIS, Carl Thomas,.jpg Carl Curtis Republican Party (US) 296,116 61.04% Gov. Frank Morrison (cropped).jpg Frank B. Morrison Democratic Party (US) 187,950 38.75% 1966 United States Senate election in Nebraska results map by county.svg 300px County resultsCurtis: #e38080 50–60% #d85d5d 60–70% #d82b2c 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Morrison: #7a97e3 50–60% U.S. Senator Carl Curtis Republican Party (US) Carl Curtis Republican Party (US) The 1966 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Republican Senator Carl Curtis ran for a third term and was challenged by Governor Frank B. Morrison, the Democratic nominee. While Morrison had been re-elected as Governor in 1964 by a wide margin, the nationwide environment favored Republican candidates, and Curtis was re-elected overwhelmingly, defeating Morrison with 61% of the vote. Democratic primary Candidates Frank B. Morrison, Governor of Nebraska Raymond W. Arndt, personnel director at the Nebraska Public Power District, 1964 Democratic nominee for the U.S. SenateWilson Larry Party Races Down to Two Omaha World-Herald Omaha, Nebraska March 20, 1966 5B https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald/166654376/ February 25, 2025 Results Democratic primary resultsMarsh Frank Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska 1966 https://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1966prim_gen.pdf Frank B. Morrison Democratic Party (United States) 91,178 77.97% Raymond W. Arndt Democratic Party (United States) 25,657 21.94% Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 112 0.10% 116,947 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Carl Curtis, incumbent Senator Results Republican primary results Carl Curtis (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 161,331 99.84% Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 263 0.16% 161,594 100.00% Results 1966 United States Senate election in Nebraska Republican Party (United States) Carl Curtis (inc.) 296,116 61.04% +2.11% Democratic Party (United States) Frank B. Morrison 187,950 38.75% -2.33% Independent (politician) Tom Rehorn 830 0.17% — 205 0.04% — 108,166 22.30% +4.44% 485,101 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References 1966 Nebraska United States Senate