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Election 1942 Results

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1942 US Senate election in Nebraska

Kenneth Wherry (Republican) beat George W. Norris (independent) in Nebraska in 1942, 49.0% to 28.6%, a margin of 20.3 points and 77,308 votes.

Nebraska changed party: in 1936 it went third-party, for George W. Norris.

Republicans led in 89 of the 93 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 3 and Democrats in 1. The largest, Douglas, cast 62,116 votes and went to the Republican by 18.0 points. The closest was Saline, where 7 votes separated the top two.

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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
Kenneth Wherry won Republican 186,207 49.0%
George W. Norris Independent 108,899 28.6%
Foster May Democratic 83,768 22.0%
All other candidates 1,348 0.4%
Total380,222

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Douglas 16,572 26.7% 27,754 44.7% 17,790 62,116 R+18.0
Lancaster 4,709 17.5% 13,197 49.0% 9,035 26,941 R+31.5
Gage 1,789 22.4% 4,147 52.0% 2,041 7,977 R+29.6
Dodge 2,155 28.9% 3,222 43.3% 2,067 7,444 R+14.3
Custer 1,289 17.4% 3,744 50.5% 2,377 7,410 R+33.1
Madison 1,888 25.9% 3,694 50.8% 1,694 7,276 R+24.8
Hall 1,548 22.0% 3,563 50.6% 1,930 7,041 R+28.6
Lincoln 788 12.1% 3,280 50.5% 2,433 6,501 R+38.3
Platte 2,043 32.8% 2,621 42.1% 1,562 6,226 R+9.3
Richardson 1,233 20.2% 2,980 48.7% 1,900 6,113 R+28.6
Buffalo 1,042 17.2% 2,842 47.0% 2,162 6,046 R+29.8
Adams 1,142 19.3% 2,662 44.9% 2,119 5,923 R+25.7
Saunders 1,722 29.4% 2,668 45.6% 1,464 5,854 R+16.2
Otoe 1,555 26.9% 3,153 54.6% 1,063 5,771 R+27.7
Cass 1,626 28.2% 2,765 48.0% 1,372 5,763 R+19.8
Scotts Bluff 365 6.5% 3,849 68.2% 1,429 5,643 R+61.7
Saline 1,767 31.3% 1,934 34.3% 1,941 5,642 Others
Holt 1,452 27.4% 2,449 46.2% 1,397 5,298 R+18.8
Dawson 688 13.5% 2,889 56.5% 1,535 5,112 R+43.1
Jefferson 1,017 21.1% 2,499 51.7% 1,313 4,829 R+30.7
York 850 18.1% 2,766 58.9% 1,081 4,697 R+40.8
Cedar 1,169 25.0% 2,153 46.0% 1,359 4,681 R+21.0
Seward 1,084 23.9% 2,170 47.9% 1,280 4,534 R+24.0
Knox 1,147 26.4% 1,871 43.0% 1,332 4,350 R+16.6
Nemaha 917 21.4% 2,401 56.1% 963 4,281 R+34.7
Butler 1,231 29.8% 1,719 41.6% 1,183 4,133 R+11.8
Fillmore 996 24.2% 2,185 53.0% 938 4,119 R+28.9
Cuming 883 22.2% 2,173 54.6% 924 3,980 R+32.4
Antelope 924 23.4% 2,097 53.1% 926 3,947 R+29.7
Thayer 855 22.7% 1,996 53.0% 918 3,769 R+30.3
Boone 976 26.1% 1,918 51.2% 849 3,743 R+25.2
Hamilton 861 23.2% 1,985 53.4% 870 3,716 R+30.2
Washington 996 26.9% 1,733 46.9% 968 3,697 R+19.9
Clay 721 19.9% 1,995 55.1% 907 3,623 R+35.2
Furnas 706 19.6% 2,004 55.7% 888 3,598 R+36.1
Colfax 1,244 35.6% 1,304 37.4% 943 3,491 R+1.7
Johnson 729 21.3% 1,994 58.3% 698 3,421 R+37.0
Nuckolls 725 21.5% 1,649 48.9% 999 3,373 R+27.4
Pawnee 226 6.8% 2,417 72.8% 679 3,322 R+66.0
Red Willow 459 14.0% 1,599 48.6% 1,229 3,287 R+34.7
Burt 803 24.8% 1,652 50.9% 788 3,243 R+26.2
Polk 896 28.2% 1,477 46.4% 808 3,181 R+18.3
Pierce 889 28.3% 1,615 51.4% 638 3,142 R+23.1
Dawes 164 5.3% 1,811 58.1% 1,140 3,115 R+52.9
Cherry 490 16.0% 1,491 48.7% 1,083 3,064 R+32.7
Sheridan 182 6.0% 1,893 62.2% 969 3,044 R+56.2
Phelps 474 15.8% 1,338 44.6% 1,191 3,003 R+28.8
Sarpy 780 26.6% 1,390 47.4% 761 2,931 R+20.8
Wayne 551 18.9% 1,714 58.6% 658 2,923 R+39.8
Dixon 687 24.4% 1,171 41.6% 959 2,817 R+17.2
Webster 567 20.1% 1,522 54.1% 725 2,814 R+33.9
Dakota 949 34.0% 963 34.5% 879 2,791 R+0.5
Merrick 714 25.7% 1,542 55.5% 521 2,777 R+29.8
Howard 920 33.6% 940 34.3% 880 2,740 R+0.7
Box Butte 189 6.9% 1,593 58.3% 952 2,734 R+51.4
Valley 605 22.2% 1,329 48.8% 792 2,726 R+26.6
Cheyenne 162 6.0% 1,454 54.3% 1,064 2,680 R+48.2
Thurston 1,000 38.8% 726 28.2% 852 2,578 D+10.6
Harlan 546 21.4% 1,244 48.7% 763 2,553 R+27.3
Franklin 633 25.1% 1,271 50.3% 622 2,526 R+25.3
Keith 210 8.9% 1,161 49.1% 992 2,363 R+40.2
Kearney 524 22.3% 956 40.7% 868 2,348 R+18.4
Nance 637 27.9% 1,145 50.2% 500 2,282 R+22.3
Frontier 317 14.5% 1,142 52.4% 721 2,180 R+37.8
Sherman 567 26.4% 714 33.3% 864 2,145 Others
Morrill 143 6.9% 1,124 54.1% 811 2,078 R+47.2
Greeley 568 28.2% 758 37.7% 686 2,012 R+9.4
Hitchcock 257 13.0% 1,091 55.2% 627 1,975 R+42.2
Boyd 531 26.9% 885 44.9% 556 1,972 R+18.0
Stanton 538 27.4% 916 46.7% 507 1,961 R+19.3
Perkins 192 11.2% 851 49.8% 667 1,710 R+38.5
Brown 328 19.8% 896 54.0% 436 1,660 R+34.2
Dundy 177 10.8% 918 56.0% 545 1,640 R+45.2
Chase 111 6.9% 898 56.2% 590 1,599 R+49.2
Garden 91 6.0% 833 54.5% 604 1,528 R+48.6
Kimball 116 7.7% 1,001 66.2% 396 1,513 R+58.5
Deuel 45 3.2% 866 62.4% 476 1,387 R+59.2
Rock 302 23.2% 673 51.8% 324 1,299 R+28.6
Gosper 210 18.6% 433 38.3% 489 1,132 Others
Keya Paha 204 18.8% 555 51.0% 329 1,088 R+32.3
Garfield 221 21.1% 547 52.1% 281 1,049 R+31.1
Sioux 76 7.4% 622 60.3% 333 1,031 R+53.0
Hayes 144 14.6% 504 51.1% 339 987 R+36.5
Loup 179 25.8% 312 44.9% 204 695 R+19.1
Blaine 170 25.5% 318 47.7% 179 667 R+22.2
Wheeler 199 32.3% 232 37.6% 186 617 R+5.3
Logan 80 13.2% 301 49.8% 224 605 R+36.5
Thomas 90 18.1% 235 47.3% 172 497 R+29.2
Grant 46 10.2% 246 54.7% 158 450 R+44.4
McPherson 52 11.6% 222 49.7% 173 447 R+38.0
Banner 34 7.7% 325 73.7% 82 441 R+66.0
Arthur 45 11.7% 180 46.8% 160 385 R+35.1
Hooker 69 19.4% 170 47.8% 117 356 R+28.4

Counties as they stood in 1942; 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