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Election 1934 Results

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1934 US Senate election in Nebraska

Edward R. Burke (Democrat) beat Robert G. Simmons (Republican) in Nebraska in 1934, 55.3% to 42.9%, a margin of 12.4 points and 68,732 votes.

Richard C. Hunter (Democrat) beat J. H. Kemp (Republican) in Nebraska in 1934, 56.4% to 43.5%, a margin of 12.9 points and 64,315 votes. (This was a special election.)

Nebraska changed party: in 1928 it went Republican, for Robert B. Howell.

Democrats led in 70 of the 93 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 23. The largest, Douglas, cast 79,651 votes and went to the Democrat by 33.8 points. The closest was Scotts Bluff, where 2 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

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Edward R. Burke won	Democratic	305,858	55.3%
Robert G. Simmons	Republican	237,126	42.9%
All other candidates		10,171	1.8%
Total		553,155

Special election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard C. Hunter won	Democratic	281,421	56.4%
J. H. Kemp	Republican	217,106	43.5%
All other candidates		24	0.0%
Total		498,551

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Douglas	51,936 65.2%	25,013 31.4%	2,702	79,651	D+33.8
Lancaster	16,893 44.7%	20,410 54.0%	465	37,768	R+9.3
Gage	6,195 53.9%	5,173 45.0%	127	11,495	D+8.9
Custer	5,150 45.8%	5,897 52.4%	201	11,248	R+6.6
Madison	6,264 56.5%	4,684 42.3%	133	11,081	D+14.3
Dodge	6,686 61.5%	4,017 36.9%	176	10,879	D+24.5
Buffalo	5,342 54.0%	4,388 44.4%	157	9,887	D+9.6
Hall	5,494 56.0%	4,183 42.6%	141	9,818	D+13.4
Adams	5,673 59.9%	3,661 38.7%	135	9,469	D+21.2
Saunders	5,618 59.8%	3,668 39.1%	102	9,388	D+20.8
Lincoln	5,116 56.0%	3,831 42.0%	182	9,129	D+14.1
Scotts Bluff	4,475 49.1%	4,477 49.2%	156	9,108	level
Platte	5,693 63.6%	3,090 34.5%	171	8,954	D+29.1
Richardson	4,776 56.6%	3,556 42.2%	100	8,432	D+14.5
Cass	4,669 57.6%	3,299 40.7%	132	8,100	D+16.9
Otoe	3,984 49.7%	3,934 49.1%	91	8,009	D+0.6
Saline	5,023 63.6%	2,732 34.6%	141	7,896	D+29.0
York	3,575 45.6%	4,219 53.8%	54	7,848	R+8.2
Holt	3,747 51.0%	3,475 47.3%	132	7,354	D+3.7
Knox	4,152 56.5%	3,059 41.6%	142	7,353	D+14.9
Jefferson	3,691 52.1%	3,277 46.2%	123	7,091	D+5.8
Cedar	4,331 61.5%	2,596 36.9%	112	7,039	D+24.6
Dawson	3,368 48.4%	3,463 49.8%	127	6,958	R+1.4
Seward	3,605 53.1%	3,100 45.7%	78	6,783	D+7.4
Butler	4,267 64.8%	2,263 34.4%	55	6,585	D+30.4
Antelope	3,288 50.3%	3,172 48.6%	72	6,532	D+1.8
Boone	3,495 55.3%	2,745 43.4%	84	6,324	D+11.9
Fillmore	3,091 50.1%	3,032 49.1%	46	6,169	D+1.0
Thayer	3,187 53.3%	2,723 45.5%	71	5,981	D+7.8
Clay	2,779 46.6%	3,091 51.9%	88	5,958	R+5.2
Cuming	3,645 61.9%	2,155 36.6%	87	5,887	D+25.3
Nemaha	3,253 56.7%	2,443 42.6%	43	5,739	D+14.1
Furnas	2,301 43.2%	2,960 55.6%	61	5,322	R+12.4
Hamilton	2,478 46.7%	2,779 52.4%	44	5,301	R+5.7
Burt	2,887 54.9%	2,311 44.0%	60	5,258	D+11.0
Washington	2,912 56.3%	2,151 41.6%	108	5,171	D+14.7
Red Willow	2,982 57.7%	2,060 39.9%	126	5,168	D+17.8
Nuckolls	2,652 51.8%	2,392 46.7%	80	5,124	D+5.1
Colfax	3,346 67.2%	1,548 31.1%	82	4,976	D+36.1
Polk	2,371 49.9%	2,328 49.0%	49	4,748	D+0.9
Dixon	2,509 52.9%	2,112 44.5%	126	4,747	D+8.4
Merrick	2,258 48.5%	2,327 50.0%	69	4,654	R+1.5
Dawes	2,249 49.5%	2,243 49.4%	51	4,543	D+0.1
Sheridan	2,282 50.8%	2,172 48.3%	42	4,496	D+2.4
Pierce	2,413 53.8%	1,978 44.1%	93	4,484	D+9.7
Johnson	2,266 50.8%	2,157 48.4%	37	4,460	D+2.4
Webster	2,183 49.0%	2,220 49.8%	52	4,455	R+0.8
Cherry	2,296 52.2%	2,054 46.7%	49	4,399	D+5.5
Phelps	2,142 48.9%	2,089 47.7%	147	4,378	D+1.2
Wayne	2,143 49.2%	2,139 49.1%	78	4,360	D+0.1
Sarpy	2,917 67.9%	1,306 30.4%	72	4,295	D+37.5
Franklin	2,417 56.3%	1,815 42.3%	61	4,293	D+14.0
Pawnee	2,143 50.3%	2,055 48.2%	66	4,264	D+2.1
Box Butte	2,200 52.0%	1,946 46.0%	85	4,231	D+6.0
Howard	2,857 67.8%	1,262 29.9%	95	4,214	D+37.9
Cheyenne	2,549 60.8%	1,567 37.4%	79	4,195	D+23.4
Valley	1,799 44.8%	2,135 53.2%	81	4,015	R+8.4
Dakota	2,414 61.3%	1,460 37.1%	64	3,938	D+24.2
Nance	1,959 50.6%	1,873 48.4%	38	3,870	D+2.2
Harlan	1,909 49.5%	1,886 48.9%	60	3,855	D+0.6
Sherman	2,388 62.3%	1,334 34.8%	110	3,832	D+27.5
Thurston	2,335 62.3%	1,269 33.9%	142	3,746	D+28.5
Kearney	2,272 62.0%	1,291 35.2%	102	3,665	D+26.8
Greeley	2,346 65.5%	1,178 32.9%	56	3,580	D+32.6
Frontier	1,676 47.0%	1,806 50.6%	84	3,566	R+3.6
Morrill	1,745 50.8%	1,621 47.2%	66	3,432	D+3.6
Stanton	2,032 61.0%	1,240 37.2%	60	3,332	D+23.8
Hitchcock	1,514 51.3%	1,378 46.7%	59	2,951	D+4.6
Boyd	1,548 52.7%	1,276 43.5%	112	2,936	D+9.3
Keith	1,698 59.2%	1,127 39.3%	43	2,868	D+19.9
Brown	1,289 47.6%	1,381 51.0%	39	2,709	R+3.4
Chase	1,310 55.5%	1,000 42.3%	52	2,362	D+13.1
Perkins	1,396 59.2%	927 39.3%	37	2,360	D+19.9
Dundy	1,073 49.7%	1,052 48.7%	36	2,161	D+1.0
Kimball	1,193 58.6%	814 40.0%	28	2,035	D+18.6
Garden	922 46.4%	1,031 51.9%	35	1,988	R+5.5
Sioux	864 49.2%	839 47.8%	53	1,756	D+1.4
Deuel	999 57.6%	708 40.9%	26	1,733	D+16.8
Gosper	1,061 62.4%	564 33.2%	74	1,699	D+29.3
Rock	650 41.0%	918 57.9%	17	1,585	R+16.9
Garfield	649 43.6%	811 54.5%	27	1,487	R+10.9
Hayes	636 44.2%	772 53.6%	31	1,439	R+9.5
Keya Paha	538 40.7%	766 57.9%	18	1,322	R+17.2
Wheeler	534 50.9%	477 45.5%	38	1,049	D+5.4
Logan	485 50.9%	450 47.2%	18	953	D+3.7
Blaine	384 47.3%	404 49.8%	23	811	R+2.5
Loup	238 29.8%	537 67.2%	24	799	R+37.4
Thomas	343 48.7%	346 49.1%	16	705	R+0.4
Banner	372 52.9%	318 45.2%	13	703	D+7.7
Grant	350 51.9%	316 46.8%	9	675	D+5.0
McPherson	226 35.7%	393 62.1%	14	633	R+26.4
Arthur	201 33.2%	391 64.5%	14	606	R+31.4
Hooker	296 53.8%	240 43.6%	14	550	D+10.2

Counties as they stood in 1934; 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

Year	Winner	Margin
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