The 1974 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974, and featured incumbent governor James Exon, a Democrat, defeating Republican nominee, state senator Richard D. Marvel. Independen
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Ernest William Chambers is an American politician and civil rights activist who represented North Omaha's 11th District in the Nebraska State Legislature from 1971 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2021.
1974 Nebraska gubernatorial election
…1974, and featured incumbent governor 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…
Chambers repeatedly sought to outlaw hunting mountain lions, saying "these animals should not be killed for the love of killing."
The Ernie Chambers Memorial Hearing Room in the Nebraska Capitol