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Election 1922 Results

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1922 US Senate election in Nebraska

Robert B. Howell (Republican) beat Gilbert Hitchcock (Democrat) in Nebraska in 1922, 56.8% to 38.2%, a margin of 18.6 points and 72,085 votes.

Nebraska changed party: in 1916 it went Democratic, for Gilbert Hitchcock.

Republicans led in 87 of the 93 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 6. The largest, Douglas, cast 50,130 votes and went to the Democrat by 5.9 points. The closest was Thurston, where 16 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Robert B. Howell won Republican 220,350 56.8%
Gilbert Hitchcock Democratic 148,265 38.2%
All other candidates 19,076 4.9%
Total387,691

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Douglas 24,336 48.5% 21,361 42.6% 4,433 50,130 D+5.9
Lancaster 8,066 36.8% 13,345 60.9% 493 21,904 R+24.1
Custer 2,301 27.4% 5,557 66.1% 550 8,408 R+38.7
Gage 2,950 35.2% 5,269 62.8% 166 8,385 R+27.7
Buffalo 2,610 34.2% 4,723 61.9% 303 7,636 R+27.7
Adams 2,822 40.5% 3,768 54.1% 371 6,961 R+13.6
Dodge 2,606 37.9% 4,019 58.4% 257 6,882 R+20.5
Madison 2,071 30.8% 4,429 65.9% 221 6,721 R+35.1
Hall 2,072 31.1% 4,056 60.9% 535 6,663 R+29.8
Saunders 2,884 43.4% 3,297 49.6% 470 6,651 R+6.2
Richardson 2,978 45.6% 3,396 52.1% 150 6,524 R+6.4
Saline 3,633 58.0% 2,528 40.4% 100 6,261 D+17.6
York 1,699 28.2% 4,155 68.9% 178 6,032 R+40.7
Cass 2,097 35.3% 3,183 53.5% 664 5,944 R+18.3
Platte 2,583 43.8% 3,131 53.1% 187 5,901 R+9.3
Holt 2,216 38.4% 3,366 58.4% 186 5,768 R+19.9
Lincoln 1,512 27.0% 3,144 56.1% 947 5,603 R+29.1
Cedar 2,231 40.5% 3,133 56.9% 143 5,507 R+16.4
Jefferson 1,596 29.6% 3,650 67.7% 144 5,390 R+38.1
Thayer 1,816 34.4% 3,359 63.6% 109 5,284 R+29.2
Clay 1,835 34.8% 3,321 62.9% 121 5,277 R+28.2
Otoe 2,132 40.5% 2,956 56.1% 177 5,265 R+15.7
Knox 2,054 39.5% 2,939 56.6% 203 5,196 R+17.0
Seward 2,041 39.6% 2,995 58.1% 122 5,158 R+18.5
Dawson 1,518 30.3% 3,316 66.1% 181 5,015 R+35.9
Boone 1,734 34.6% 3,154 63.0% 121 5,009 R+28.3
Fillmore 2,150 43.7% 2,683 54.5% 92 4,925 R+10.8
Butler 2,587 53.4% 2,135 44.1% 123 4,845 D+9.3
Hamilton 1,547 32.7% 3,075 65.0% 108 4,730 R+32.3
Antelope 1,241 26.3% 3,230 68.4% 248 4,719 R+42.1
Nemaha 1,794 41.1% 2,477 56.8% 91 4,362 R+15.7
Nuckolls 1,494 35.4% 2,620 62.1% 108 4,222 R+26.7
Furnas 1,436 34.4% 2,557 61.2% 187 4,180 R+26.8
Cuming 1,200 28.9% 2,763 66.6% 183 4,146 R+37.7
Scotts Bluff 1,299 33.7% 2,419 62.7% 137 3,855 R+29.1
Burt 1,509 39.6% 2,258 59.3% 43 3,810 R+19.7
Webster 1,033 27.9% 2,413 65.1% 262 3,708 R+37.2
Merrick 1,111 30.2% 2,421 65.8% 146 3,678 R+35.6
Washington 1,679 45.8% 1,871 51.1% 115 3,665 R+5.2
Red Willow 1,116 31.1% 2,058 57.4% 410 3,584 R+26.3
Pawnee 1,536 42.9% 1,982 55.4% 59 3,577 R+12.5
Pierce 1,167 32.8% 2,235 62.9% 154 3,556 R+30.0
Franklin 1,501 42.4% 1,971 55.7% 68 3,540 R+13.3
Polk 1,190 33.7% 2,189 61.9% 155 3,534 R+28.3
Phelps 904 26.7% 2,383 70.3% 103 3,390 R+43.6
Dixon 1,410 41.7% 1,882 55.6% 91 3,383 R+14.0
Johnson 1,236 36.9% 2,024 60.5% 87 3,347 R+23.5
Valley 799 24.5% 2,345 71.8% 121 3,265 R+47.4
Kearney 1,364 42.7% 1,719 53.8% 111 3,194 R+11.1
Howard 1,368 43.1% 1,645 51.8% 163 3,176 R+8.7
Harlan 1,047 33.8% 1,777 57.3% 276 3,100 R+23.5
Colfax 1,315 43.2% 1,618 53.1% 114 3,047 R+9.9
Cherry 1,271 42.1% 1,621 53.6% 130 3,022 R+11.6
Sarpy 1,395 46.4% 1,457 48.4% 156 3,008 R+2.1
Wayne 1,007 34.0% 1,862 62.9% 92 2,961 R+28.9
Thurston 1,414 48.4% 1,430 48.9% 78 2,922 R+0.5
Nance 922 31.7% 1,895 65.2% 90 2,907 R+33.5
Sherman 990 34.5% 1,688 58.8% 194 2,872 R+24.3
Dawes 880 30.8% 1,913 67.0% 62 2,855 R+36.2
Greeley 1,453 52.8% 1,186 43.1% 112 2,751 D+9.7
Sheridan 887 32.9% 1,680 62.3% 131 2,698 R+29.4
Cheyenne 1,029 38.3% 1,429 53.2% 230 2,688 R+14.9
Box Butte 1,097 41.8% 1,441 54.9% 85 2,623 R+13.1
Frontier 758 29.0% 1,723 66.0% 131 2,612 R+36.9
Boyd 697 29.3% 1,526 64.1% 157 2,380 R+34.8
Morrill 1,065 44.7% 1,250 52.5% 65 2,380 R+7.8
Brown 821 35.3% 1,409 60.6% 95 2,325 R+25.3
Dakota 1,173 51.3% 1,055 46.2% 57 2,285 D+5.2
Stanton 704 33.4% 1,309 62.1% 94 2,107 R+28.7
Keith 747 36.0% 1,179 56.8% 150 2,076 R+20.8
Hitchcock 612 32.8% 1,134 60.7% 122 1,868 R+27.9
Dundy 542 34.9% 918 59.0% 95 1,555 R+24.2
Perkins 634 41.0% 820 53.0% 93 1,547 R+12.0
Chase 649 43.2% 802 53.3% 53 1,504 R+10.2
Gosper 451 30.7% 954 64.9% 66 1,471 R+34.2
Garden 629 43.1% 746 51.1% 84 1,459 R+8.0
Rock 382 30.5% 770 61.6% 99 1,251 R+31.0
Deuel 345 27.7% 664 53.2% 238 1,247 R+25.6
Hayes 387 34.2% 674 59.6% 70 1,131 R+25.4
Kimball 411 36.6% 635 56.5% 78 1,124 R+19.9
Keya Paha 316 29.8% 698 65.8% 47 1,061 R+36.0
Garfield 272 27.6% 628 63.8% 84 984 R+36.2
Sioux 254 30.6% 517 62.3% 59 830 R+31.7
Wheeler 213 28.4% 495 66.1% 41 749 R+37.7
Thomas 230 37.1% 346 55.8% 44 620 R+18.7
Blaine 174 28.3% 402 65.4% 39 615 R+37.1
Logan 177 29.1% 346 56.8% 86 609 R+27.8
Loup 108 21.3% 344 67.9% 55 507 R+46.5
Arthur 148 31.4% 245 51.9% 79 472 R+20.6
McPherson 127 28.7% 239 54.0% 77 443 R+25.3
Grant 187 43.2% 234 54.0% 12 433 R+10.9
Banner 110 27.8% 241 60.9% 45 396 R+33.1
Hooker 171 51.8% 145 43.9% 14 330 D+7.9

Counties as they stood in 1922; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Nebraska Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Deb Fischer (R) R+53.2
2020 Ben Sasse (R) R+38.3
2018 Deb Fischer (R) R+19.1
2014 Ben Sasse (R) R+32.9
2012 Deb Fischer (R) R+15.5
2008 Mike Johanns (R) R+17.5
2006 E. Benjamin Nelson (D) D+27.8
2002 Chuck Hagel (R) R+68.1
2000 Ben Nelson (D) D+2.2
1996 Chuck Hagel (R) R+14.5
1994 J. Robert Kerrey (D) D+9.8
1990 J. James Exon (D) D+18.0
1988 Bob Kerrey (D) D+15.0
1984 J. J. Exon (D) D+3.9
1982 Edward Zorinsky (D) D+38.0
1978 J. James Exon (D) D+35.3
1976 Edward Zorinsky (D) D+5.8
1972 Carl T. Curtis (R) R+6.3
1970 Roman Hruska (R) R+5.1
1966 Carl T. Curtis (R) R+22.3
1964 Roman Hruska (R) R+22.7
1960 Carl T. Curtis (R) R+17.9
1958 Roman Hruska (R) R+11.3
1954 Carl T. Curtis (R) R+22.1
1952 Hugh Butler (R) R+41.3
1948 Kenneth Wherry (R) R+13.4
1946 Hugh Butler (R) R+41.6
1942 Kenneth Wherry (R) R+26.9
1940 Hugh Butler (R) R+15.5
1936 George W. Norris (other)
1934 Edward R. Burke (D) D+12.4
1930 George Norris (R) R+17.1
1928 Robert B. Howell (R) R+22.6
1924 George Norris (R) R+25.1
1922 Robert B. Howell (R) R+18.6
1918 George Norris (R) R+9.0
1916 Gilbert Hitchcock (D) D+4.1