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Election 1954 Results

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1954 US Senate election in Nebraska

Carl T. Curtis (Republican) beat Keith Neville (Democrat) in Nebraska in 1954, 61.1% to 38.9%, a margin of 22.1 points and 92,705 votes.

Hazel Abel (Republican) beat William H. Meier (Democrat) in Nebraska in 1954, 57.8% to 42.2%, a margin of 15.5 points and 62,761 votes. Special for the last weeks of Wherry's term to January 1955; total includes 5 write-ins. (This was a special election.)

Roman Hruska (Republican) beat James F. Green (Democrat) in Nebraska in 1954, 60.9% to 39.1%, a margin of 21.8 points and 89,460 votes. (This was a special election.)

The Republican hold continued from 1948, when Kenneth Wherry won.

Republicans led in 91 of the 93 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 2. The largest, Douglas, cast 81,923 votes and went to the Republican by 6.8 points. The closest was Greeley, where 58 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
Carl T. Curtis won Republican 255,695 61.1%
Keith Neville Democratic 162,990 38.9%
Total418,685

Special election

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Hazel Abel won Republican 233,589 57.8%
William H. Meier Democratic 170,828 42.2%
All other candidates 5 0.0%
Total404,422

Special for the last weeks of Wherry's term to January 1955; total includes 5 write-ins.

Special election

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Roman Hruska won Republican 250,341 60.9%
James F. Green Democratic 160,881 39.1%
All other candidates 3 0.0%
Total411,225

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Douglas 38,185 46.6% 43,738 53.4% 81,923 R+6.8
Lancaster 15,786 43.0% 20,965 57.0% 36,751 R+14.1
Hall 3,598 37.7% 5,944 62.3% 9,542 R+24.6
Scotts Bluff 3,151 36.1% 5,574 63.9% 8,725 R+27.8
Dodge 2,834 34.7% 5,344 65.3% 8,178 R+30.7
Lincoln 3,742 46.7% 4,275 53.3% 8,017 R+6.6
Madison 2,399 30.2% 5,533 69.8% 7,932 R+39.5
Buffalo 2,849 37.3% 4,783 62.7% 7,632 R+25.3
Adams 3,184 42.0% 4,401 58.0% 7,585 R+16.0
Gage 2,524 35.8% 4,517 64.2% 7,041 R+28.3
Platte 2,459 37.0% 4,194 63.0% 6,653 R+26.1
Custer 2,294 34.7% 4,321 65.3% 6,615 R+30.6
Saunders 2,672 42.7% 3,579 57.3% 6,251 R+14.5
Otoe 2,019 34.4% 3,856 65.6% 5,875 R+31.3
Richardson 2,115 36.3% 3,712 63.7% 5,827 R+27.4
Dawson 1,620 28.5% 4,065 71.5% 5,685 R+43.0
Cass 2,325 42.1% 3,193 57.9% 5,518 R+15.7
Saline 2,900 54.1% 2,457 45.9% 5,357 D+8.3
Holt 1,778 35.4% 3,251 64.6% 5,029 R+29.3
York 1,350 28.0% 3,465 72.0% 4,815 R+43.9
Jefferson 1,722 36.2% 3,034 63.8% 4,756 R+27.6
Knox 1,603 33.7% 3,150 66.3% 4,753 R+32.5
Butler 2,244 48.1% 2,419 51.9% 4,663 R+3.8
Sarpy 1,967 46.1% 2,296 53.9% 4,263 R+7.7
Seward 1,651 39.4% 2,539 60.6% 4,190 R+21.2
Thayer 1,375 33.1% 2,781 66.9% 4,156 R+33.8
Antelope 1,191 29.6% 2,838 70.4% 4,029 R+40.9
Cedar 1,367 34.4% 2,612 65.6% 3,979 R+31.3
Phelps 1,397 35.2% 2,569 64.8% 3,966 R+29.6
Cheyenne 1,652 42.6% 2,230 57.4% 3,882 R+14.9
Red Willow 1,423 36.8% 2,445 63.2% 3,868 R+26.4
Fillmore 1,375 37.4% 2,304 62.6% 3,679 R+25.3
Dakota 1,701 46.8% 1,932 53.2% 3,633 R+6.4
Cuming 826 23.1% 2,751 76.9% 3,577 R+53.8
Burt 1,053 29.9% 2,471 70.1% 3,524 R+40.2
Washington 1,200 34.6% 2,266 65.4% 3,466 R+30.8
Boone 1,192 34.4% 2,270 65.6% 3,462 R+31.1
Nemaha 1,184 34.2% 2,276 65.8% 3,460 R+31.6
Box Butte 1,266 36.7% 2,183 63.3% 3,449 R+26.6
Dawes 1,092 32.2% 2,295 67.8% 3,387 R+35.5
Furnas 1,014 30.4% 2,324 69.6% 3,338 R+39.2
Dixon 1,195 36.7% 2,057 63.3% 3,252 R+26.5
Hamilton 1,043 32.3% 2,191 67.7% 3,234 R+35.5
Clay 1,008 32.2% 2,127 67.8% 3,135 R+35.7
Sheridan 924 29.6% 2,193 70.4% 3,117 R+40.7
Colfax 1,096 35.2% 2,019 64.8% 3,115 R+29.6
Wayne 747 24.3% 2,329 75.7% 3,076 R+51.4
Cherry 1,010 33.2% 2,034 66.8% 3,044 R+33.6
Polk 1,008 34.3% 1,934 65.7% 2,942 R+31.5
Merrick 882 30.1% 2,047 69.9% 2,929 R+39.8
Kearney 1,310 46.3% 1,519 53.7% 2,829 R+7.4
Nuckolls 1,147 40.6% 1,678 59.4% 2,825 R+18.8
Keith 1,054 38.0% 1,720 62.0% 2,774 R+24.0
Johnson 977 35.7% 1,756 64.3% 2,733 R+28.5
Franklin 1,022 37.6% 1,695 62.4% 2,717 R+24.8
Pierce 785 29.0% 1,923 71.0% 2,708 R+42.0
Webster 945 35.6% 1,708 64.4% 2,653 R+28.8
Valley 905 34.2% 1,741 65.8% 2,646 R+31.6
Howard 1,323 51.5% 1,245 48.5% 2,568 D+3.0
Thurston 1,013 43.1% 1,338 56.9% 2,351 R+13.8
Pawnee 801 34.3% 1,534 65.7% 2,335 R+31.4
Harlan 886 38.3% 1,429 61.7% 2,315 R+23.5
Stanton 742 32.4% 1,548 67.6% 2,290 R+35.2
Sherman 980 46.1% 1,145 53.9% 2,125 R+7.8
Morrill 758 35.9% 1,352 64.1% 2,110 R+28.2
Nance 693 35.0% 1,289 65.0% 1,982 R+30.1
Frontier 673 34.7% 1,264 65.3% 1,937 R+30.5
Hitchcock 662 36.1% 1,170 63.9% 1,832 R+27.7
Brown 519 29.6% 1,237 70.4% 1,756 R+40.9
Chase 552 31.7% 1,192 68.3% 1,744 R+36.7
Dundy 551 31.7% 1,187 68.3% 1,738 R+36.6
Perkins 650 39.3% 1,006 60.7% 1,656 R+21.5
Kimball 534 32.8% 1,094 67.2% 1,628 R+34.4
Greeley 780 48.2% 838 51.8% 1,618 R+3.6
Boyd 548 34.4% 1,045 65.6% 1,593 R+31.2
Deuel 432 30.3% 995 69.7% 1,427 R+39.5
Garden 398 29.7% 942 70.3% 1,340 R+40.6
Rock 295 27.3% 787 72.7% 1,082 R+45.5
Garfield 294 29.1% 718 70.9% 1,012 R+41.9
Hayes 298 30.1% 692 69.9% 990 R+39.8
Gosper 322 34.4% 613 65.6% 935 R+31.1
Sioux 345 37.0% 587 63.0% 932 R+26.0
Keya Paha 202 26.9% 550 73.1% 752 R+46.3
Blaine 191 32.9% 389 67.1% 580 R+34.1
Banner 191 34.9% 357 65.1% 548 R+30.3
Wheeler 202 37.0% 344 63.0% 546 R+26.0
Loup 142 26.8% 387 73.2% 529 R+46.3
Logan 197 37.6% 327 62.4% 524 R+24.8
Thomas 127 28.7% 315 71.3% 442 R+42.5
Grant 101 28.5% 253 71.5% 354 R+42.9
McPherson 96 27.5% 253 72.5% 349 R+45.0
Hooker 73 21.4% 268 78.6% 341 R+57.2
Arthur 82 31.1% 182 68.9% 264 R+37.9

Counties as they stood in 1954; 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