1974 Nebraska gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1974 Nebraska gubernatorial election Nebraska presidential no 1970 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1970 1978 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1978 November 5, 1974 File:1979 p80 J James Exon (cropped).jpg 150x150px J. James Exon Gerald Whelan Democratic Party (United States) 267,012 59.16% File:Richard D Marvel.jpg Richard D. Marvel Anne S. Batchelder Republican Party (United States) 159,780 35.40% File:Ernie Chambers.png Ernie Chambers (Write-in) Independent 24,320 5.39% 1974 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsExon: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Marvel: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% Governor J. James Exon Democratic Party (United States) J. James Exon Democratic Party (United States) The 1974 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974, and featured incumbent Governor J. James Exon, a Democrat, defeating Republican nominee, state Senator Richard D. Marvel. Independent state senator Ernie Chambers also captured 5% of the vote as a write-in candidate. This was the first gubernatorial election in Nebraska in which the nominees for governor and lieutenant governor ran as a single ticket in the general election, though they were chosen in separate primary elections. Democratic primary Governor Candidates J. James Exon, incumbent governor Richard D. Schmitz Results Democratic gubernatorial primary resultsOfficial Report of the State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska - Primary Election, May 14, 1974 & General Election, November 5, 1974 http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1974prim_gen.pdf Nebraska Secretary of State Democratic Party (US) J. James Exon (incumbent) 125,690 87.40 Democratic Party (US) Richard D. Schmitz 17,889 12.44 Democratic Party (US) Write-in 232 0.16 Lieutenant governor Candidates Julius W. Burbach, member of the Nebraska Legislature in District 19 since 1957 and unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Nebraska governor in 1966 and 19702020-21 Nebraska Blue Book 317–378 State of Nebraska May 29, 2023 http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/l3000/D001-202021.pdf Terry Carpenter, member of the Nebraska Legislature in District 48 since 1963 and previously from 1953 to 1955 and 1957 to 1961, former United States representative from 1933 to 1935, and unsuccessful candidate for governor, lieutenant governor, and United States senate several times. James LaHood Frank Lewis Gerald Whelan, lawyer and unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Nebraska's 1st congressional district in 1960(May 15, 1974)). Governor of Nebraska is Renominated, St. Joseph News-Press (endorsed by J. James Exon(16 May 1974). Exon Big Winner In Nebraska Race, The New York Times) Results Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary results Democratic Party (US) Gerald Whelan 77,233 54.11 Democratic Party (US) Terry Carpenter 34,279 24.02 Democratic Party (US) Julius W. Burbach 20,910 14.65 Democratic Party (US) Frank Lewis 8,352 5.85 Democratic Party (US) James LaHood 1,903 1.33 Democratic Party (US) Write-in 45 0.03 Republican primary Governor Candidates Richard D. Marvel, member of the Nebraska LegislatureSen. Richard Marvel Nebraska Legislature. Retrieved 2017-09-20. Results Republican gubernatorial primary results Republican Party (US) Richard D. Marvel 139,783 99.49 Republican Party (US) Write-in 720 0.51 Lieutenant governor Candidates Anne S. Batchelder, businesswoman, wife of Clifton B. Batchelder, and daughter of R. Douglas StuartGOP Leader Mrs. Batchelder Becomes Candidate Lincoln Star April 24, 1974 20 June 20, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/311212208/ William M. Wylie, farmer, businessman, and former member of the Nebraska Legislature in District 20 and District 40 from 1965 to 1971 Results Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary results Republican Party (US) Anne S. Batchelder 90,058 59.12 Republican Party (US) William M. Wylie 61,952 40.67 Republican Party (US) Write-in 326 0.21 General election Results Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1974 Democratic Party (United States) J. James Exon (incumbent) 267,012 59.16% Republican Party (United States) Richard D. Marvel 159,780 35.40% Write-in Ernie Chambers 24,320 5.39% Write-in Others 194 0.04% 451,306 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) By county By county yes #B0CEFF;line-height:135%; none CountyPersonDemocraticPersonRepublicanVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotalvotes#%#%#%#%Adams CountyAntelope CountyArthur CountyBanner CountyBlaine CountyBoone CountyBox Butte CountyBoyd CountyBrown CountyBuffalo CountyBurt CountyButler CountyCass CountyCedar CountyChase CountyCherry CountyCheyenne CountyClay CountyColfax CountyCuming CountyCuster CountyDakota CountyDawes CountyDawson CountyDeuel CountyDixon CountyDodge CountyDouglas CountyDundy CountyFillmore CountyFranklin CountyFrontier CountyFurnas CountyGage CountyGarden CountyGarfield CountyGosper CountyGrant CountyGreeley CountyHall CountyHamilton CountyHayes CountyHitchcock CountyHolt CountyHooker CountyHoward CountyJefferson CountyJohnson CountyKearney CountyKeith CountyKeya Paha CountyKimball CountyKnox CountyLancaster CountyLincoln CountyLogan CountyLoup CountyMadison CountyMcPherson CountyMerrick CountyMorrill CountyNance CountyNance CountyNemaha CountyNuckolls CountyOtoe CountyPawnee CountyPerkins CountyPhelps CountyPierce CountyPlatte CountyPolk CountyRed Willow CountyRichardson CountyRock CountySaline CountySarpy CountySaunders CountyScotts Bluff CountySeward CountySheridan CountySioux CountyStanton CountyThayer CountyStanton CountyThurston CountyValley CountyWashington CountyWayne CountyWebster CountyWheeler CountyYork County Totals References Gubernatorial 1974 Nebraska Category:November 1974 elections in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose