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Election 1946 Results

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1946 US Senate election in Nebraska

Hugh Butler (Republican) beat John E. Mekota (Democrat) in Nebraska in 1946, 70.8% to 29.2%, a margin of 41.6 points and 159,457 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1940, when Hugh Butler also won.

Republicans led in 92 of the 93 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 1. The largest, Douglas, cast 75,836 votes and went to the Republican by 25.9 points. The closest was Arthur, where 150 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
Hugh Butler won Republican 271,208 70.8%
John E. Mekota Democratic 111,751 29.2%
Total382,959

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Douglas 28,080 37.0% 47,756 63.0% 75,836 R+25.9
Lancaster 12,231 37.0% 20,838 63.0% 33,069 R+26.0
Hall 2,453 28.8% 6,059 71.2% 8,512 R+42.4
Gage 2,285 27.9% 5,894 72.1% 8,179 R+44.1
Adams 2,364 29.0% 5,788 71.0% 8,152 R+42.0
Dodge 1,921 26.1% 5,427 73.9% 7,348 R+47.7
Madison 1,498 21.3% 5,551 78.7% 7,049 R+57.5
Buffalo 1,564 23.6% 5,075 76.4% 6,639 R+52.9
Saunders 2,235 34.2% 4,294 65.8% 6,529 R+31.5
Scotts Bluff 1,564 24.1% 4,931 75.9% 6,495 R+51.8
Lincoln 1,478 24.8% 4,486 75.2% 5,964 R+50.4
Platte 1,511 26.1% 4,279 73.9% 5,790 R+47.8
Custer 1,479 26.1% 4,186 73.9% 5,665 R+47.8
Saline 3,537 62.8% 2,094 37.2% 5,631 D+25.6
Otoe 1,259 22.8% 4,269 77.2% 5,528 R+54.5
Cass 1,508 28.2% 3,839 71.8% 5,347 R+43.6
Dawson 885 17.8% 4,094 82.2% 4,979 R+64.5
Richardson 1,583 32.6% 3,277 67.4% 4,860 R+34.9
Jefferson 1,253 25.9% 3,588 74.1% 4,841 R+48.2
Holt 1,126 25.3% 3,330 74.7% 4,456 R+49.5
Seward 1,312 29.9% 3,074 70.1% 4,386 R+40.2
York 853 20.2% 3,365 79.8% 4,218 R+59.6
Antelope 761 18.4% 3,380 81.6% 4,141 R+63.2
Knox 1,064 25.7% 3,077 74.3% 4,141 R+48.6
Thayer 1,066 26.1% 3,012 73.9% 4,078 R+47.7
Butler 1,730 42.8% 2,311 57.2% 4,041 R+14.4
Fillmore 1,316 33.6% 2,595 66.4% 3,911 R+32.7
Cedar 836 21.9% 2,980 78.1% 3,816 R+56.2
Nemaha 854 24.2% 2,681 75.8% 3,535 R+51.7
Cuming 492 13.9% 3,040 86.1% 3,532 R+72.1
Clay 826 23.6% 2,669 76.4% 3,495 R+52.7
Sarpy 1,173 33.6% 2,319 66.4% 3,492 R+32.8
Phelps 662 19.6% 2,707 80.4% 3,369 R+60.7
Boone 672 20.4% 2,618 79.6% 3,290 R+59.1
Red Willow 689 21.2% 2,562 78.8% 3,251 R+57.6
Furnas 590 18.2% 2,653 81.8% 3,243 R+63.6
Pierce 610 18.9% 2,613 81.1% 3,223 R+62.1
Washington 801 25.6% 2,334 74.4% 3,135 R+48.9
Hamilton 714 23.0% 2,393 77.0% 3,107 R+54.0
Box Butte 639 20.8% 2,437 79.2% 3,076 R+58.5
Colfax 1,121 36.5% 1,951 63.5% 3,072 R+27.0
Cheyenne 671 22.3% 2,342 77.7% 3,013 R+55.5
Dawes 545 18.5% 2,403 81.5% 2,948 R+63.0
Burt 642 22.4% 2,230 77.6% 2,872 R+55.3
Howard 1,269 44.9% 1,559 55.1% 2,828 R+10.3
Nuckolls 856 30.5% 1,955 69.5% 2,811 R+39.1
Wayne 378 13.9% 2,335 86.1% 2,713 R+72.1
Webster 586 21.8% 2,096 78.2% 2,682 R+56.3
Franklin 688 25.8% 1,974 74.2% 2,662 R+48.3
Johnson 632 23.9% 2,012 76.1% 2,644 R+52.2
Pawnee 738 28.0% 1,901 72.0% 2,639 R+44.1
Dixon 628 24.5% 1,940 75.5% 2,568 R+51.1
Sheridan 449 17.6% 2,095 82.4% 2,544 R+64.7
Harlan 728 29.0% 1,780 71.0% 2,508 R+41.9
Polk 548 22.2% 1,917 77.8% 2,465 R+55.5
Cherry 621 25.5% 1,813 74.5% 2,434 R+49.0
Merrick 597 24.6% 1,834 75.4% 2,431 R+50.9
Valley 683 29.2% 1,657 70.8% 2,340 R+41.6
Thurston 622 27.3% 1,656 72.7% 2,278 R+45.4
Dakota 663 29.8% 1,565 70.2% 2,228 R+40.5
Kearney 653 30.2% 1,509 69.8% 2,162 R+39.6
Sherman 835 39.8% 1,263 60.2% 2,098 R+20.4
Keith 468 23.5% 1,523 76.5% 1,991 R+53.0
Stanton 457 23.5% 1,489 76.5% 1,946 R+53.0
Morrill 398 20.5% 1,542 79.5% 1,940 R+59.0
Frontier 311 16.5% 1,570 83.5% 1,881 R+66.9
Nance 446 24.2% 1,394 75.8% 1,840 R+51.5
Greeley 586 34.8% 1,099 65.2% 1,685 R+30.4
Brown 324 20.0% 1,299 80.0% 1,623 R+60.1
Hitchcock 392 24.2% 1,231 75.8% 1,623 R+51.7
Boyd 433 26.8% 1,184 73.2% 1,617 R+46.4
Dundy 231 17.0% 1,124 83.0% 1,355 R+65.9
Chase 275 20.8% 1,049 79.2% 1,324 R+58.5
Kimball 271 20.7% 1,039 79.3% 1,310 R+58.6
Perkins 258 21.0% 969 79.0% 1,227 R+57.9
Garden 196 17.8% 908 82.2% 1,104 R+64.5
Deuel 170 17.2% 816 82.8% 986 R+65.5
Garfield 196 20.0% 786 80.0% 982 R+60.1
Rock 194 20.5% 754 79.5% 948 R+59.1
Gosper 198 20.9% 749 79.1% 947 R+58.2
Sioux 182 20.4% 708 79.6% 890 R+59.1
Keya Paha 181 20.4% 706 79.6% 887 R+59.2
Hayes 139 18.7% 603 81.3% 742 R+62.5
Wheeler 134 25.9% 383 74.1% 517 R+48.2
Thomas 111 21.9% 395 78.1% 506 R+56.1
Loup 106 22.1% 373 77.9% 479 R+55.7
Blaine 93 26.1% 263 73.9% 356 R+47.8
Logan 83 24.0% 263 76.0% 346 R+52.0
Hooker 45 13.2% 295 86.8% 340 R+73.5
Banner 59 17.6% 277 82.4% 336 R+64.9
McPherson 49 15.0% 277 85.0% 326 R+69.9
Grant 66 20.5% 256 79.5% 322 R+59.0
Arthur 72 24.5% 222 75.5% 294 R+51.0

Counties as they stood in 1946; 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