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Election 1972 Results

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1972 US Senate election in Nebraska

Carl T. Curtis (Republican) beat Terry Carpenter (Democrat) in Nebraska in 1972, 53.1% to 46.8%, a margin of 6.3 points and 35,919 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1966, when Carl T. Curtis also won.

Republicans led in 80 of the 93 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 13. The largest, Douglas, cast 146,633 votes and went to the Democrat by 6.8 points. The closest was Johnson, where 24 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 301,841 53.1%
Terry Carpenter Democratic 265,922 46.8%
All other candidates 817 0.1%
Total568,580

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Douglas 78,158 53.3% 68,115 46.5% 360 146,633 D+6.8
Lancaster 35,048 53.2% 30,629 46.5% 166 65,843 D+6.7
Sarpy 7,807 51.3% 7,413 48.7% 15,220 D+2.6
Hall 6,629 44.1% 8,414 55.9% 15,043 R+11.9
Dodge 6,302 46.9% 7,140 53.1% 13,442 R+6.2
Adams 5,516 45.4% 6,586 54.2% 49 12,151 R+8.8
Buffalo 5,032 43.8% 6,415 55.8% 53 11,500 R+12.0
Scotts Bluff 6,139 53.9% 5,255 46.1% 6 11,400 D+7.8
Platte 4,776 44.8% 5,854 55.0% 22 10,652 R+10.1
Madison 3,687 34.8% 6,906 65.2% 10,593 R+30.4
Lincoln 5,067 47.9% 5,507 52.1% 10,574 R+4.2
Gage 5,393 55.3% 4,351 44.7% 9,744 D+10.7
Dawson 2,906 38.3% 4,681 61.7% 7,587 R+23.4
Saunders 3,675 54.4% 3,084 45.6% 6,759 D+8.7
Otoe 2,643 40.8% 3,821 59.0% 14 6,478 R+18.2
Cass 3,052 48.6% 3,207 51.1% 22 6,281 R+2.5
Custer 2,289 38.0% 3,735 62.0% 6,024 R+24.0
York 2,038 34.4% 3,882 65.5% 11 5,931 R+31.1
Seward 2,837 49.4% 2,911 50.6% 5,748 R+1.3
Washington 2,520 44.7% 3,094 54.9% 26 5,640 R+10.2
Saline 3,354 61.9% 2,065 38.1% 5,419 D+23.8
Holt 1,542 29.5% 3,685 70.5% 5,227 R+41.0
Richardson 2,114 41.2% 3,017 58.8% 5,131 R+17.6
Cedar 1,991 41.4% 2,818 58.6% 4,809 R+17.2
Cuming 1,924 40.4% 2,833 59.6% 4,757 R+19.1
Dakota 2,161 46.7% 2,462 53.3% 4,623 R+6.5
Red Willow 1,564 34.0% 3,027 65.8% 7 4,598 R+31.8
Knox 1,535 33.7% 3,014 66.3% 4,549 R+32.5
Jefferson 2,283 50.6% 2,219 49.2% 9 4,511 D+1.4
Box Butte 1,690 38.3% 2,720 61.7% 4,410 R+23.4
Cheyenne 1,466 35.5% 2,665 64.5% 4,131 R+29.0
Butler 2,291 56.4% 1,770 43.6% 4,061 D+12.8
Phelps 1,361 33.8% 2,647 65.6% 24 4,032 R+31.9
Antelope 1,427 35.4% 2,603 64.6% 4,030 R+29.2
Hamilton 1,572 40.6% 2,297 59.4% 3,869 R+18.7
Burt 1,523 39.6% 2,307 60.0% 12 3,842 R+20.4
Colfax 1,763 46.0% 2,073 54.0% 3,836 R+8.1
Fillmore 1,849 48.8% 1,941 51.2% 3,790 R+2.4
Dawes 1,104 30.1% 2,565 69.9% 3,669 R+39.8
Wayne 1,188 33.5% 2,356 66.5% 3,544 R+33.0
Nemaha 1,494 43.1% 1,969 56.9% 3,463 R+13.7
Clay 1,418 42.1% 1,954 57.9% 3,372 R+15.9
Merrick 1,402 41.9% 1,936 57.8% 9 3,347 R+16.0
Boone 1,320 40.1% 1,971 59.9% 3,291 R+19.8
Thayer 1,465 44.9% 1,796 55.1% 3,261 R+10.2
Dixon 1,204 37.2% 2,034 62.8% 3,238 R+25.6
Keith 1,195 37.7% 1,977 62.3% 3,172 R+24.7
Nuckolls 1,474 47.5% 1,630 52.5% 3,104 R+5.0
Pierce 999 32.4% 2,087 67.6% 3,086 R+35.3
Cherry 812 26.5% 2,251 73.5% 3,063 R+47.0
Kearney 1,102 37.0% 1,880 63.0% 2,982 R+26.1
Furnas 950 32.2% 1,996 67.8% 2,946 R+35.5
Polk 1,311 45.5% 1,567 54.4% 3 2,881 R+8.9
Sheridan 693 24.2% 2,176 75.8% 2,869 R+51.7
Valley 1,170 41.4% 1,653 58.6% 2,823 R+17.1
Howard 1,314 49.5% 1,341 50.5% 2,655 R+1.0
Johnson 1,289 50.5% 1,265 49.5% 1 2,555 D+0.9
Thurston 1,004 41.7% 1,404 58.3% 2 2,410 R+16.6
Webster 1,027 43.8% 1,320 56.2% 2,347 R+12.5
Morrill 1,175 51.3% 1,113 48.6% 1 2,289 D+2.7
Stanton 825 38.7% 1,300 61.0% 5 2,130 R+22.3
Franklin 844 39.9% 1,273 60.1% 2,117 R+20.3
Kimball 773 36.9% 1,323 63.1% 2,096 R+26.2
Harlan 819 39.1% 1,274 60.9% 2,093 R+21.7
Nance 931 45.5% 1,114 54.4% 3 2,048 R+8.9
Boyd 598 31.2% 1,316 68.8% 1,914 R+37.5
Sherman 1,046 54.8% 864 45.2% 1,910 D+9.5
Pawnee 836 45.4% 1,004 54.6% 1,840 R+9.1
Brown 595 33.1% 1,200 66.9% 1,795 R+33.7
Greeley 895 50.9% 864 49.1% 1 1,760 D+1.8
Hitchcock 604 35.3% 1,108 64.7% 1,712 R+29.4
Frontier 582 35.8% 1,037 63.9% 5 1,624 R+28.0
Chase 564 34.8% 1,055 65.2% 1,619 R+30.3
Perkins 588 38.7% 930 61.3% 1,518 R+22.5
Garden 403 29.8% 949 70.2% 1,352 R+40.4
Deuel 414 33.9% 809 66.1% 1,223 R+32.3
Dundy 372 30.8% 834 69.0% 3 1,209 R+38.2
Garfield 340 31.0% 757 69.0% 1,097 R+38.0
Gosper 435 40.5% 639 59.5% 1,074 R+19.0
Rock 327 30.6% 743 69.4% 1,070 R+38.9
Sioux 259 34.0% 502 66.0% 761 R+31.9
Keya Paha 190 27.0% 513 73.0% 703 R+45.9
Hayes 220 36.3% 386 63.7% 606 R+27.4
Banner 226 44.6% 281 55.4% 507 R+10.8
Thomas 178 37.7% 294 62.3% 472 R+24.6
Grant 105 23.3% 345 76.7% 450 R+53.3
Hooker 133 29.9% 309 69.4% 3 445 R+39.6
Wheeler 161 36.8% 276 63.2% 437 R+26.3
Blaine 176 43.2% 231 56.8% 407 R+13.5
Loup 153 38.4% 245 61.6% 398 R+23.1
Logan 148 37.7% 245 62.3% 393 R+24.7
McPherson 88 30.6% 200 69.4% 288 R+38.9
Arthur 60 21.7% 217 78.3% 277 R+56.7

Counties as they stood in 1972; 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