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Election 1928 Results

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1928 US Senate election in Nebraska

Robert B. Howell (Republican) beat Richard Metcalfe (Democrat) in Nebraska in 1928, 61.3% to 38.7%, a margin of 22.6 points and 119,277 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1922, when Robert B. Howell also won.

Republicans led in 85 of the 93 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 8. The largest, Douglas, cast 87,633 votes and went to the Democrat by 6.6 points. The closest was Sarpy, where 43 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 324,014 61.3%
Richard Metcalfe Democratic 204,737 38.7%
Total528,751

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Douglas 46,730 53.3% 40,903 46.7% 87,633 D+6.6
Lancaster 12,002 30.6% 27,253 69.4% 39,255 R+38.9
Gage 3,560 31.0% 7,927 69.0% 11,487 R+38.0
Custer 2,809 26.4% 7,825 73.6% 10,634 R+47.2
Buffalo 3,015 30.0% 7,050 70.0% 10,065 R+40.1
Hall 3,384 33.7% 6,652 66.3% 10,036 R+32.6
Dodge 3,902 39.0% 6,103 61.0% 10,005 R+22.0
Adams 3,228 32.8% 6,622 67.2% 9,850 R+34.5
Madison 3,544 36.6% 6,139 63.4% 9,683 R+26.8
Saunders 3,815 42.9% 5,070 57.1% 8,885 R+14.1
Richardson 3,202 38.2% 5,184 61.8% 8,386 R+23.6
Platte 4,563 56.9% 3,461 43.1% 8,024 D+13.7
Lincoln 2,505 31.2% 5,517 68.8% 8,022 R+37.5
Scotts Bluff 1,516 19.4% 6,285 80.6% 7,801 R+61.1
Otoe 3,074 39.6% 4,694 60.4% 7,768 R+20.9
York 1,995 26.0% 5,690 74.0% 7,685 R+48.1
Cass 2,885 38.2% 4,663 61.8% 7,548 R+23.6
Saline 3,763 53.6% 3,261 46.4% 7,024 D+7.1
Holt 3,042 45.4% 3,661 54.6% 6,703 R+9.2
Dawson 1,910 28.9% 4,693 71.1% 6,603 R+42.1
Jefferson 2,050 31.8% 4,402 68.2% 6,452 R+36.5
Knox 2,541 40.1% 3,792 59.9% 6,333 R+19.8
Butler 3,463 55.5% 2,777 44.5% 6,240 D+11.0
Cedar 2,708 44.0% 3,449 56.0% 6,157 R+12.0
Seward 2,386 39.2% 3,697 60.8% 6,083 R+21.6
Antelope 2,021 33.2% 4,060 66.8% 6,081 R+33.5
Clay 1,994 33.9% 3,893 66.1% 5,887 R+32.3
Boone 2,295 39.1% 3,573 60.9% 5,868 R+21.8
Fillmore 2,401 42.8% 3,203 57.2% 5,604 R+14.3
Thayer 1,948 34.9% 3,632 65.1% 5,580 R+30.2
Nemaha 2,062 37.8% 3,392 62.2% 5,454 R+24.4
Burt 1,936 37.4% 3,245 62.6% 5,181 R+25.3
Hamilton 1,699 32.9% 3,468 67.1% 5,167 R+34.2
Red Willow 1,681 32.6% 3,474 67.4% 5,155 R+34.8
Furnas 1,466 29.3% 3,533 70.7% 4,999 R+41.3
Nuckolls 1,808 37.0% 3,074 63.0% 4,882 R+25.9
Cuming 2,186 44.8% 2,689 55.2% 4,875 R+10.3
Merrick 1,459 32.2% 3,079 67.8% 4,538 R+35.7
Washington 1,883 41.6% 2,641 58.4% 4,524 R+16.8
Polk 1,681 37.6% 2,786 62.4% 4,467 R+24.7
Dixon 1,525 34.7% 2,869 65.3% 4,394 R+30.6
Dawes 1,137 26.4% 3,173 73.6% 4,310 R+47.2
Pawnee 1,516 36.1% 2,678 63.9% 4,194 R+27.7
Box Butte 1,242 29.8% 2,929 70.2% 4,171 R+40.4
Webster 1,261 30.3% 2,905 69.7% 4,166 R+39.5
Phelps 1,146 27.5% 3,018 72.5% 4,164 R+45.0
Colfax 2,370 58.4% 1,686 41.6% 4,056 D+16.9
Sheridan 1,216 30.0% 2,840 70.0% 4,056 R+40.0
Cheyenne 1,489 36.8% 2,560 63.2% 4,049 R+26.5
Johnson 1,503 37.2% 2,541 62.8% 4,044 R+25.7
Pierce 1,394 35.1% 2,579 64.9% 3,973 R+29.8
Howard 2,134 53.9% 1,828 46.1% 3,962 D+7.7
Cherry 1,270 32.1% 2,687 67.9% 3,957 R+35.8
Valley 1,283 33.1% 2,590 66.9% 3,873 R+33.7
Franklin 1,547 40.3% 2,295 59.7% 3,842 R+19.5
Sarpy 1,888 49.4% 1,931 50.6% 3,819 R+1.1
Harlan 1,241 33.6% 2,448 66.4% 3,689 R+32.7
Wayne 1,105 31.5% 2,407 68.5% 3,512 R+37.1
Nance 1,315 37.6% 2,184 62.4% 3,499 R+24.8
Kearney 1,286 36.8% 2,210 63.2% 3,496 R+26.4
Greeley 2,032 58.6% 1,436 41.4% 3,468 D+17.2
Dakota 1,565 47.2% 1,752 52.8% 3,317 R+5.6
Sherman 1,590 48.7% 1,674 51.3% 3,264 R+2.6
Thurston 1,643 51.4% 1,556 48.6% 3,199 D+2.7
Frontier 844 26.8% 2,300 73.2% 3,144 R+46.3
Morrill 877 29.2% 2,125 70.8% 3,002 R+41.6
Boyd 1,032 38.9% 1,621 61.1% 2,653 R+22.2
Hitchcock 755 28.6% 1,883 71.4% 2,638 R+42.8
Stanton 1,174 47.3% 1,307 52.7% 2,481 R+5.4
Keith 856 34.6% 1,615 65.4% 2,471 R+30.7
Brown 719 29.1% 1,748 70.9% 2,467 R+41.7
Chase 598 29.4% 1,438 70.6% 2,036 R+41.3
Perkins 665 33.4% 1,324 66.6% 1,989 R+33.1
Dundy 415 22.6% 1,422 77.4% 1,837 R+54.8
Garden 477 27.0% 1,290 73.0% 1,767 R+46.0
Kimball 447 26.8% 1,220 73.2% 1,667 R+46.4
Deuel 428 27.3% 1,138 72.7% 1,566 R+45.3
Sioux 388 25.2% 1,154 74.8% 1,542 R+49.7
Gosper 438 30.7% 989 69.3% 1,427 R+38.6
Garfield 254 18.7% 1,103 81.3% 1,357 R+62.6
Rock 303 23.5% 985 76.5% 1,288 R+53.0
Hayes 411 32.4% 858 67.6% 1,269 R+35.2
Keya Paha 265 23.0% 887 77.0% 1,152 R+54.0
Wheeler 294 37.2% 496 62.8% 790 R+25.6
Logan 203 27.5% 534 72.5% 737 R+44.9
Loup 125 18.6% 546 81.4% 671 R+62.7
Blaine 164 26.4% 457 73.6% 621 R+47.2
Banner 75 12.5% 527 87.5% 602 R+75.1
Thomas 164 30.7% 370 69.3% 534 R+38.6
Grant 170 31.9% 363 68.1% 533 R+36.2
Arthur 166 31.6% 359 68.4% 525 R+36.8
McPherson 93 20.6% 358 79.4% 451 R+58.8
Hooker 127 29.1% 309 70.9% 436 R+41.7

Counties as they stood in 1928; 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