After his brief term in the U.S. Senate and his four-and-a-half years as Secretary of the Interior, Seaton returned to Hastings. He ran for governor of Nebraska in 1962 but was defeated by the incumbent Democrat, Frank B. Morrison. After his defeat, Seaton became a strong advocate for campaign finance reform in Nebraska | After his brief term in the U.S. Senate and his four-and-a-half years as Secretary of the Interior, Seaton returned to Hastings. He ran for governor of Nebraska in 1962 but was defeated by the incumbent Democrat, Frank B. Morrison. After his defeat, Seaton became a strong advocate for campaign finance reform in Nebraska |