County backs Exon as GOP fairs well in Nebraska
Gov James Exon won a near landslide second term in Nebraska with Gerald Whelan, while Republicans gained or held four statewide offices including attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer and auditor. Senator Marvel and independent Ernest Chambers trailed, and GOP gains solidified from Thone and McCollister’s House seats. Morrison blamed a party shift as Exon and allies secured decisive victories.
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Edward W. Howard
Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
James Exon
Statehouse
Richard Marvel
Exon
Ernest Chambers
Independent Petition
GOP
Frank B Morrison
Atrney
Paul Douglas
Lancaster County
Nebraska
Gerald Whelan
Marvel
Anne Batchelder
Exon Whelan
Chambers
Tran
Douglas
Allen Beermann
Catherine Dahlquist Beermann
Fluoride rejected as Cheyenne County votes in school aid race
In Cheyenne County voters opposed adding fluoride to local water and backed passage of the school aid referendum. County results showed Exon winning the governor’s race with strong support, while Beermann led state offices. Local board races produced shifts with Meusburger Young Cook and O Halloran elected to the Sidney board.
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Cheyenne County
Bob Hossle
Court House
Wendell Mathewson
Sidney
Board of Education
Bob Cook
Elizabeth Young
Joanne Meusburger
L S O'Halloran
Jack Knicely
Niel Allison
Knicely
Allison
Young
O’halloran
Dalton
Potter
Exon
Richard Marvel
Ernie Chambers
Marvel
Chambers
Allan Beermann
Katherine Dahlquist
Ray A . Johnson
Richard Larson
Paul Douglas
Frank Morrison
Frank Marsh
Kurt Rasmussen
University of Nebraska Board of Regents
Robert G Simmons
John Olson
Jack Romans
Public Service Commission
Ralph Miller
State Board of Education
Margaret Lockwood
Lawrence Peterson
Merlin Mans
Russell McMillen
Voters pick Ted Egging and H C Q Nelson for board
Unofficial county totals show Ted Egging of Gurley defeating Max Hensley 2 740 to 2 230 for the Western Nebraska Technical Community College Area Board. Hensley carried Kimball County 1 084 to 438 and Deuel County 446 to 354 went to Egging. Nelson led Lienemann 2 494 to 2 206 overall, with Cheyenne County at 1 416 to 1 311 for Lienemann.
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H C Q Nelson
Western Nebraska Technical Community College Area Board
Max Hensley
Kimball
Ted Egging
Gurley
Cheyenne
Devel
Nelson
Gene Lienemann
Lienemann
Kimball County
Deuel
Nelson Egging
Cheyenne County
Lawrence Clinton
Nebraska Supreme Court
Paul White
Virgina Smith
Wayne Zebarth
Ted Eggings
Western Nebraska Technical Community College
Ara
Egging
Hensley
Sidney
Long count awaits as Carpenter leads in write-in bid
Terrible Terry Carpenter holds a lead over William Nichol 2 473 to 2 428 with 312 absentee ballots to count. Nichol sits on the Scotts Bluff County board and city council, while Ben Wilson runs as an independent and farmer from Mitchell. Carpenter, a former Democrat who sought the lieutenant governor nomination, resigned his legislature seat and pursued a Lincoln return.
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Terry Carpenter
Scotts Bluff
Carpenter
William Nichol
Ben Wilson
Associated Press
Nichol
Scottsbluff
Wilson
Mitchell Farmer
Gerald Whelan
Lincoln
Mrs Smith and Zebarth in close 3rd District race recount
Mrs Haven Smith leads Wayne Zebarth 77,907 to 77,029 with 99 percent precincts reported. Zebarth cites about 5,000 absentee ballots. both campaigns eye recounts and future strategy amid tight results in the 3rd District congressional race.
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Haven Smith
Chappell
Wayne Zebarth
Smith
Ziebarth
Both sides vow fight after Nebraska school aid bill defeat
Nebraska voters defeated the State Aid to Education Bill 149974 to 216729 with 92 percent of precincts tallied. Sen Jerome Warner blamed misperceptions while Sen Hamry Whitney said voters studied the measure and chose. legislators predict financing reform in 1975. The proposal would raise income and sales taxes to fund schools, reducing property taxes, with advocates urging a better financing method and possible court challenges to local property tax reliance.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Jerome Warner
Waverly
Hamey Whitney
Chappell
Warner and Whitney
Public Ac
Warner
Whitney
Kansas
Gav
James Lexon
Smiths' lights burn late in Chappell election watch
Virginia Smith, Republican candidate for retiring Dave Martin's House seat, hosted an open house on election night in Chappell with 200 watching returns. She led Ziebarth by about 900 votes early but trailed by around 400 as morning neared. results showed strong county margins in Scotts Bluff and neighboring areas and about 5,000 absentee ballots still uncounted.
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Migniant
Virginia Smith
Chappell
Nebraska
Associated Press
Hess Dyas Dyas
Dyas
Thone
David Hendee
3Rd
Babcock
Mrs Smith
Dave Martin
Wayne Ziebarth
Sandhill
Scottsbluff
Scotts Bluff
Smith
Ziebarth
Deuel
Cheyenne County
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County Fellows
H.C.Q. Nelson
Lloyd Juelfs
Larry Hammond
Dale McKinney
Vern Nelson
Earl Gell
Wheatbelt Public Power District Board of Directors
Elva Davison
Milt Nissen
Oren Cox
Mabel Portz
George Bailey
South Platte
Robert Mueller
Art Hafeman
Ken Atkins
Greg Sprenger
Cliff Herboldsheimer
Robert Poppen
Ed Block
Louis Schmale
Norman Kracke
Gail Klingman
Wayne Kielgaard
Educational Service Unit Board
Bev Cunningham
Ellis Hickman
J Dale Flora
Don Haldeen
Weed Control Authority Board
Lumir Studnika
John Oliverius
Meusburger
O'Holleran
Terry
Mrs. Smith
I. A. Caldwell Tully
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