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1970 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election

Nebraska · 2 candidates · See every 1970 Governor race

Who won the 1970 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election?

James J. Exon won the 1970 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election. James J. Exon received 248,552 popular votes (53.8%). The main challenger was Norbert Tiemann (43.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Exon and Tiemann

Exon +10.0 pts · won by 46,558 votes
James J. ExonDemocraticWINNER53.8%
248,552 votes
Norbert TiemannRepublican43.8%
201,994 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.4% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.