Election Name: | 1964 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Country: | Nebraska |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1962 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1962 |
Next Election: | 1966 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1966 |
Election Date: | November 3, 1964 |
Nominee1: | Philip C. Sorensen |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 285,033 |
Percentage1: | 50.7% |
Nominee2: | Charles Thone |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 276,688 |
Percentage2: | 49.3% |
Lieutenant Governor | |
Before Election: | Dwight W. Burney |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Philip C. Sorensen |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1964 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964, and featured 31-year-old Philip C. Sorensen, a Democrat, defeating Republican nominee Charles Thone. Incumbent lieutenant governor Dwight W. Burney decided to run for Governor of Nebraska and thus did not run for reelection as lieutenant governor.