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Election 1948 Results

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1948 US Senate election in Nebraska

Kenneth Wherry (Republican) beat Terry Carpenter (Democrat) in Nebraska in 1948, 56.7% to 43.3%, a margin of 13.4 points and 63,255 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1942, when Kenneth Wherry also won.

Republicans led in 84 of the 93 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 9. The largest, Douglas, cast 92,531 votes and went to the Republican by 0.3 points. The closest was Banner, where 5 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
Kenneth Wherry won Republican 267,575 56.7%
Terry Carpenter Democratic 204,320 43.3%
Total471,895

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Douglas 46,124 49.8% 46,407 50.2% 92,531 R+0.3
Lancaster 18,727 46.9% 21,214 53.1% 39,941 R+6.2
Dodge 4,477 43.2% 5,893 56.8% 10,370 R+13.7
Adams 4,661 46.6% 5,340 53.4% 10,001 R+6.8
Hall 4,329 43.3% 5,671 56.7% 10,000 R+13.4
Scotts Bluff 5,941 61.5% 3,726 38.5% 9,667 D+22.9
Gage 3,977 43.3% 5,213 56.7% 9,190 R+13.4
Madison 2,948 34.9% 5,505 65.1% 8,453 R+30.2
Buffalo 3,468 41.6% 4,878 58.4% 8,346 R+16.9
Lincoln 3,802 45.6% 4,540 54.4% 8,342 R+8.8
Custer 2,925 39.4% 4,507 60.6% 7,432 R+21.3
Saunders 3,436 46.6% 3,943 53.4% 7,379 R+6.9
Richardson 2,982 42.5% 4,029 57.5% 7,011 R+14.9
Platte 2,809 40.8% 4,084 59.2% 6,893 R+18.5
Dawson 2,234 33.7% 4,389 66.3% 6,623 R+32.5
Otoe 2,211 35.0% 4,106 65.0% 6,317 R+30.0
Cass 2,687 42.6% 3,615 57.4% 6,302 R+14.7
Saline 3,226 54.4% 2,703 45.6% 5,929 D+8.8
York 1,908 32.3% 3,996 67.7% 5,904 R+35.4
Holt 2,113 38.1% 3,439 61.9% 5,552 R+23.9
Jefferson 2,027 37.8% 3,337 62.2% 5,364 R+24.4
Knox 2,054 39.6% 3,133 60.4% 5,187 R+20.8
Seward 2,040 40.4% 3,007 59.6% 5,047 R+19.2
Cedar 1,844 37.7% 3,041 62.3% 4,885 R+24.5
Sarpy 2,266 46.6% 2,595 53.4% 4,861 R+6.8
Red Willow 1,955 41.5% 2,756 58.5% 4,711 R+17.0
Antelope 1,457 32.0% 3,097 68.0% 4,554 R+36.0
Butler 2,252 49.5% 2,301 50.5% 4,553 R+1.1
Fillmore 1,645 37.1% 2,792 62.9% 4,437 R+25.9
Cuming 1,160 26.2% 3,264 73.8% 4,424 R+47.6
Thayer 1,683 38.2% 2,723 61.8% 4,406 R+23.6
Burt 1,550 35.6% 2,808 64.4% 4,358 R+28.9
Cheyenne 2,196 52.0% 2,025 48.0% 4,221 D+4.1
Box Butte 2,186 52.0% 2,015 48.0% 4,201 D+4.1
Phelps 1,558 37.2% 2,627 62.8% 4,185 R+25.5
Washington 1,631 39.3% 2,521 60.7% 4,152 R+21.4
Clay 1,480 36.7% 2,552 63.3% 4,032 R+26.6
Nemaha 1,413 35.9% 2,527 64.1% 3,940 R+28.3
Boone 1,464 37.8% 2,414 62.2% 3,878 R+24.5
Hamilton 1,433 37.4% 2,398 62.6% 3,831 R+25.2
Dawes 1,593 42.2% 2,183 57.8% 3,776 R+15.6
Nuckolls 1,621 43.5% 2,107 56.5% 3,728 R+13.0
Colfax 1,590 43.1% 2,098 56.9% 3,688 R+13.8
Furnas 1,289 35.3% 2,365 64.7% 3,654 R+29.4
Dakota 1,909 55.0% 1,564 45.0% 3,473 D+9.9
Dixon 1,357 39.6% 2,074 60.4% 3,431 R+20.9
Cherry 1,235 36.1% 2,186 63.9% 3,421 R+27.8
Wayne 914 27.2% 2,450 72.8% 3,364 R+45.7
Sheridan 1,151 34.8% 2,158 65.2% 3,309 R+30.4
Polk 1,248 37.8% 2,055 62.2% 3,303 R+24.4
Webster 1,238 38.2% 2,003 61.8% 3,241 R+23.6
Merrick 1,089 33.7% 2,141 66.3% 3,230 R+32.6
Pierce 1,085 34.2% 2,089 65.8% 3,174 R+31.6
Johnson 1,114 36.4% 1,944 63.6% 3,058 R+27.1
Pawnee 871 29.3% 2,105 70.7% 2,976 R+41.5
Valley 1,189 40.3% 1,758 59.7% 2,947 R+19.3
Howard 1,655 56.4% 1,279 43.6% 2,934 D+12.8
Kearney 1,195 43.0% 1,584 57.0% 2,779 R+14.0
Franklin 1,124 40.5% 1,654 59.5% 2,778 R+19.1
Morrill 1,378 49.9% 1,384 50.1% 2,762 R+0.2
Thurston 1,358 49.4% 1,389 50.6% 2,747 R+1.1
Keith 1,069 40.6% 1,565 59.4% 2,634 R+18.8
Harlan 1,066 40.5% 1,567 59.5% 2,633 R+19.0
Sherman 1,396 55.9% 1,100 44.1% 2,496 D+11.9
Nance 820 36.5% 1,426 63.5% 2,246 R+27.0
Stanton 749 34.4% 1,427 65.6% 2,176 R+31.2
Frontier 691 33.0% 1,403 67.0% 2,094 R+34.0
Hitchcock 780 38.2% 1,263 61.8% 2,043 R+23.6
Boyd 834 41.6% 1,172 58.4% 2,006 R+16.8
Greeley 1,076 53.8% 925 46.2% 2,001 D+7.5
Brown 595 32.7% 1,227 67.3% 1,822 R+34.7
Chase 646 36.5% 1,123 63.5% 1,769 R+27.0
Perkins 696 40.6% 1,020 59.4% 1,716 R+18.9
Kimball 739 44.3% 931 55.7% 1,670 R+11.5
Dundy 528 34.5% 1,003 65.5% 1,531 R+31.0
Deuel 404 28.4% 1,021 71.6% 1,425 R+43.3
Garden 523 37.4% 874 62.6% 1,397 R+25.1
Rock 370 30.8% 831 69.2% 1,201 R+38.4
Garfield 411 34.4% 784 65.6% 1,195 R+31.2
Sioux 530 46.5% 610 53.5% 1,140 R+7.0
Gosper 417 36.9% 713 63.1% 1,130 R+26.2
Keya Paha 397 40.6% 582 59.4% 979 R+18.9
Hayes 345 37.1% 584 62.9% 929 R+25.7
Wheeler 260 45.5% 311 54.5% 571 R+8.9
Loup 206 38.8% 325 61.2% 531 R+22.4
Banner 266 50.5% 261 49.5% 527 D+0.9
Thomas 196 37.3% 330 62.7% 526 R+25.5
Blaine 212 43.4% 276 56.6% 488 R+13.1
Logan 190 40.6% 278 59.4% 468 R+18.8
Grant 133 32.8% 272 67.2% 405 R+34.3
Arthur 117 35.5% 213 64.5% 330 R+29.1
Hooker 100 30.3% 230 69.7% 330 R+39.4
McPherson 76 25.1% 227 74.9% 303 R+49.8

Counties as they stood in 1948; 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