Election 1936 Results
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1936 US Senate election in Nebraska
George W. Norris (Independent) beat Robert G. Simmons (Republican) in Nebraska in 1936, 43.8% to 37.8%, a margin of 6.0 points and 35,424 votes.
George W. Norris had won in 1930 as a Republican.
other candidates led in 53 of the 93 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 34 and Democrats in 6. The largest, Douglas, cast 104,055 votes and went to the other candidates by 15.0 points. The closest was Burt, where 14 votes separated the top two.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Norris won | Independent | 258,700 | 43.8% |
| Robert G. Simmons | Republican | 223,276 | 37.8% |
| Terry Carpenter | Democratic | 108,391 | 18.4% |
| Total | 590,367 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 23,098 22.2% | 32,681 31.4% | 48,276 | 104,055 | Others |
| Lancaster | 4,176 9.6% | 19,440 44.8% | 19,803 | 43,419 | Others |
| Gage | 1,778 14.3% | 4,704 37.9% | 5,922 | 12,404 | Others |
| Hall | 2,327 20.1% | 5,033 43.5% | 4,221 | 11,581 | R+23.4 |
| Custer | 1,780 16.1% | 4,642 42.1% | 4,609 | 11,031 | R+25.9 |
| Madison | 2,133 19.5% | 4,661 42.5% | 4,168 | 10,962 | R+23.1 |
| Dodge | 2,415 22.1% | 4,153 38.0% | 4,363 | 10,931 | Others |
| Lincoln | 2,353 22.0% | 3,732 34.9% | 4,607 | 10,692 | Others |
| Buffalo | 2,029 19.0% | 4,259 39.8% | 4,400 | 10,688 | Others |
| Adams | 1,416 13.6% | 3,233 31.0% | 5,794 | 10,443 | Others |
| Scotts Bluff | 5,066 51.4% | 3,069 31.2% | 1,713 | 9,848 | D+20.3 |
| Saunders | 1,843 19.8% | 3,274 35.2% | 4,179 | 9,296 | Others |
| Richardson | 1,391 15.0% | 3,371 36.4% | 4,510 | 9,272 | Others |
| Platte | 2,203 24.1% | 2,526 27.7% | 4,403 | 9,132 | Others |
| Cass | 1,290 15.4% | 3,338 39.9% | 3,743 | 8,371 | Others |
| Otoe | 1,162 14.0% | 4,016 48.4% | 3,113 | 8,291 | R+34.4 |
| York | 970 11.8% | 4,092 49.7% | 3,165 | 8,227 | R+37.9 |
| Saline | 1,254 15.9% | 2,370 30.0% | 4,285 | 7,909 | Others |
| Dawson | 1,331 17.7% | 3,311 43.9% | 2,897 | 7,539 | R+26.3 |
| Holt | 1,050 14.1% | 3,312 44.4% | 3,092 | 7,454 | R+30.3 |
| Knox | 1,205 16.4% | 2,655 36.2% | 3,479 | 7,339 | Others |
| Jefferson | 889 12.2% | 2,643 36.3% | 3,758 | 7,290 | Others |
| Seward | 815 12.0% | 2,860 42.0% | 3,129 | 6,804 | Others |
| Butler | 1,267 19.0% | 2,217 33.3% | 3,167 | 6,651 | Others |
| Cedar | 1,072 16.5% | 2,207 34.0% | 3,215 | 6,494 | Others |
| Antelope | 1,042 16.4% | 3,032 47.6% | 2,297 | 6,371 | R+31.2 |
| Nemaha | 910 15.1% | 2,406 40.0% | 2,704 | 6,020 | Others |
| Thayer | 776 13.0% | 2,361 39.6% | 2,829 | 5,966 | Others |
| Fillmore | 752 12.6% | 2,770 46.6% | 2,427 | 5,949 | R+33.9 |
| Clay | 666 11.4% | 2,565 43.9% | 2,616 | 5,847 | Others |
| Boone | 999 17.3% | 2,646 45.7% | 2,146 | 5,791 | R+28.4 |
| Burt | 857 15.2% | 2,390 42.3% | 2,404 | 5,651 | Others |
| Cuming | 1,058 18.8% | 2,140 38.0% | 2,431 | 5,629 | Others |
| Red Willow | 753 13.5% | 1,755 31.4% | 3,078 | 5,586 | Others |
| Washington | 1,179 21.4% | 2,050 37.2% | 2,275 | 5,504 | Others |
| Furnas | 597 11.2% | 2,522 47.3% | 2,217 | 5,336 | R+36.1 |
| Hamilton | 618 11.6% | 2,523 47.5% | 2,172 | 5,313 | R+35.9 |
| Nuckolls | 725 14.3% | 2,022 40.0% | 2,310 | 5,057 | Others |
| Dawes | 1,263 25.5% | 1,831 37.0% | 1,850 | 4,944 | Others |
| Colfax | 1,174 23.9% | 1,706 34.7% | 2,038 | 4,918 | Others |
| Merrick | 991 20.8% | 2,401 50.4% | 1,371 | 4,763 | R+29.6 |
| Polk | 502 10.7% | 2,047 43.7% | 2,132 | 4,681 | Others |
| Dixon | 669 14.5% | 1,819 39.4% | 2,133 | 4,621 | Others |
| Box Butte | 1,632 35.4% | 1,435 31.1% | 1,544 | 4,611 | D+4.3 |
| Sarpy | 967 21.7% | 1,324 29.7% | 2,168 | 4,459 | Others |
| Howard | 846 19.0% | 1,243 28.0% | 2,355 | 4,444 | Others |
| Johnson | 484 11.0% | 1,919 43.5% | 2,011 | 4,414 | Others |
| Phelps | 290 6.6% | 1,375 31.2% | 2,749 | 4,414 | Others |
| Wayne | 522 11.9% | 1,936 44.3% | 1,917 | 4,375 | R+32.3 |
| Sheridan | 1,252 28.6% | 1,761 40.3% | 1,358 | 4,371 | R+11.6 |
| Cheyenne | 1,519 34.8% | 1,193 27.3% | 1,654 | 4,366 | Others |
| Pierce | 867 20.2% | 1,788 41.6% | 1,640 | 4,295 | R+21.4 |
| Webster | 491 11.5% | 1,618 38.0% | 2,147 | 4,256 | Others |
| Pawnee | 448 10.6% | 1,924 45.6% | 1,845 | 4,217 | R+35.0 |
| Franklin | 655 16.2% | 1,371 33.9% | 2,023 | 4,049 | Others |
| Dakota | 1,016 25.3% | 1,066 26.6% | 1,927 | 4,009 | Others |
| Sherman | 599 15.0% | 1,170 29.4% | 2,216 | 3,985 | Others |
| Valley | 654 16.4% | 1,787 44.9% | 1,542 | 3,983 | R+28.4 |
| Cherry | 735 19.2% | 1,722 44.9% | 1,377 | 3,834 | R+25.7 |
| Harlan | 357 9.6% | 1,440 38.7% | 1,921 | 3,718 | Others |
| Thurston | 990 26.7% | 1,009 27.2% | 1,707 | 3,706 | Others |
| Nance | 658 17.9% | 1,654 44.9% | 1,369 | 3,681 | R+27.1 |
| Kearney | 327 9.0% | 900 24.9% | 2,391 | 3,618 | Others |
| Frontier | 344 10.0% | 1,367 39.6% | 1,740 | 3,451 | Others |
| Greeley | 866 25.3% | 1,083 31.7% | 1,468 | 3,417 | Others |
| Morrill | 1,348 39.9% | 1,077 31.9% | 951 | 3,376 | D+8.0 |
| Keith | 801 26.1% | 1,018 33.2% | 1,245 | 3,064 | Others |
| Stanton | 718 23.6% | 1,126 37.0% | 1,203 | 3,047 | Others |
| Hitchcock | 364 12.3% | 1,143 38.6% | 1,454 | 2,961 | Others |
| Boyd | 433 15.2% | 1,181 41.5% | 1,230 | 2,844 | Others |
| Brown | 408 15.9% | 1,251 48.9% | 900 | 2,559 | R+32.9 |
| Chase | 410 16.7% | 875 35.5% | 1,177 | 2,462 | Others |
| Perkins | 416 17.4% | 765 32.0% | 1,206 | 2,387 | Others |
| Dundy | 341 14.8% | 966 42.0% | 995 | 2,302 | Others |
| Kimball | 851 42.5% | 630 31.5% | 522 | 2,003 | D+11.0 |
| Garden | 403 21.0% | 885 46.1% | 630 | 1,918 | R+25.1 |
| Deuel | 353 20.0% | 659 37.3% | 755 | 1,767 | Others |
| Gosper | 166 9.5% | 445 25.4% | 1,140 | 1,751 | Others |
| Sioux | 681 41.2% | 574 34.7% | 397 | 1,652 | D+6.5 |
| Rock | 275 16.9% | 843 51.7% | 512 | 1,630 | R+34.8 |
| Hayes | 183 12.7% | 584 40.5% | 674 | 1,441 | Others |
| Garfield | 271 19.0% | 595 41.7% | 560 | 1,426 | R+22.7 |
| Keya Paha | 138 10.4% | 766 57.6% | 427 | 1,331 | R+47.2 |
| Wheeler | 191 21.9% | 363 41.5% | 320 | 874 | R+19.7 |
| Logan | 191 22.4% | 345 40.5% | 315 | 851 | R+18.1 |
| Loup | 81 10.6% | 375 48.9% | 311 | 767 | R+38.3 |
| Thomas | 143 19.9% | 330 45.9% | 246 | 719 | R+26.0 |
| Blaine | 109 15.3% | 324 45.4% | 280 | 713 | R+30.2 |
| Banner | 387 60.6% | 179 28.0% | 73 | 639 | D+32.6 |
| Grant | 107 18.8% | 257 45.1% | 206 | 570 | R+26.3 |
| McPherson | 103 18.3% | 306 54.3% | 155 | 564 | R+36.0 |
| Arthur | 81 15.1% | 291 54.4% | 163 | 535 | R+39.3 |
| Hooker | 74 15.7% | 253 53.8% | 143 | 470 | R+38.1 |
Counties as they stood in 1936; 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 |