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Election 2000 Results

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2000 US Senate election in Nebraska

Ben Nelson (Democrat) beat Don Stenberg (Republican) in Nebraska in 2000, 51.0% to 48.8%, a margin of 2.2 points and 15,116 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1994, when J. Robert Kerrey won.

Republicans led in 67 of the 93 counties and Democrats in 26. The largest, Douglas, cast 181,668 votes and went to the Democrat by 10.6 points. The closest was Nance, where 12 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
Ben Nelson won Democratic 353,093 51.0%
Don Stenberg Republican 337,977 48.8%
All other candidates 1,280 0.2%
Total692,350

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Douglas 100,146 55.1% 80,957 44.6% 565 181,668 D+10.6
Lancaster 64,102 60.4% 41,701 39.3% 370 106,173 D+21.1
Sarpy 21,946 48.9% 22,862 50.9% 89 44,897 R+2.0
Hall 9,818 52.9% 8,701 46.9% 31 18,550 D+6.0
Buffalo 7,612 46.8% 8,650 53.1% 16 16,278 R+6.4
Lincoln 7,568 50.2% 7,501 49.7% 20 15,089 D+0.4
Dodge 7,460 52.0% 6,882 48.0% 14,342 D+4.0
Scotts Bluff 5,814 42.1% 7,969 57.8% 11 13,794 R+15.6
Madison 5,166 40.1% 7,705 59.8% 11 12,882 R+19.7
Platte 4,998 39.3% 7,694 60.5% 17 12,709 R+21.2
Adams 6,301 50.5% 6,166 49.4% 19 12,486 D+1.1
Cass 5,345 52.1% 4,893 47.7% 16 10,254 D+4.4
Gage 5,428 57.0% 4,070 42.8% 17 9,515 D+14.3
Saunders 4,448 50.0% 4,432 49.8% 13 8,893 D+0.2
Washington 3,843 44.9% 4,707 55.1% 8,550 R+10.1
Dawson 3,261 43.5% 4,229 56.5% 7,490 R+12.9
Seward 3,708 52.9% 3,291 47.0% 9 7,008 D+6.0
Otoe 3,345 50.1% 3,321 49.8% 7 6,673 D+0.4
York 2,618 41.0% 3,756 58.9% 7 6,381 R+17.8
Dakota 3,930 65.1% 2,106 34.9% 3 6,039 D+30.2
Custer 2,027 37.5% 3,378 62.5% 5,405 R+25.0
Saline 3,291 64.1% 1,843 35.9% 5,134 D+28.2
Box Butte 2,340 46.2% 2,721 53.8% 5,061 R+7.5
Red Willow 2,683 53.5% 2,330 46.5% 5,013 D+7.0
Holt 1,600 32.4% 3,332 67.6% 4,932 R+35.1
Phelps 2,050 44.2% 2,588 55.8% 4 4,642 R+11.6
Hamilton 1,923 43.1% 2,535 56.9% 4,458 R+13.7
Cedar 2,326 54.5% 1,935 45.4% 4 4,265 D+9.2
Cuming 1,680 39.5% 2,566 60.4% 4 4,250 R+20.8
Cheyenne 1,350 32.5% 2,810 67.5% 4,160 R+35.1
Richardson 1,994 48.8% 2,087 51.1% 1 4,082 R+2.3
Knox 1,821 45.7% 2,157 54.1% 8 3,986 R+8.4
Wayne 1,880 47.9% 2,037 52.0% 4 3,921 R+4.0
Jefferson 2,038 53.3% 1,785 46.7% 1 3,824 D+6.6
Keith 1,311 34.3% 2,512 65.7% 3,823 R+31.4
Butler 1,851 48.7% 1,949 51.3% 3,800 R+2.6
Dawes 1,368 38.1% 2,222 61.9% 3,590 R+23.8
Burt 1,624 47.5% 1,793 52.4% 3 3,420 R+4.9
Nemaha 1,523 44.8% 1,877 55.2% 3 3,403 R+10.4
Colfax 1,538 45.9% 1,811 54.0% 2 3,351 R+8.1
Merrick 1,469 44.2% 1,854 55.7% 4 3,327 R+11.6
Antelope 1,297 39.1% 2,016 60.9% 3,313 R+21.7
Pierce 1,275 39.8% 1,926 60.2% 3,201 R+20.3
Clay 1,377 43.0% 1,819 56.8% 4 3,200 R+13.8
Kearney 1,355 43.9% 1,734 56.1% 3,089 R+12.3
Fillmore 1,606 53.5% 1,394 46.4% 4 3,004 D+7.1
Thayer 1,426 48.2% 1,530 51.8% 2,956 R+3.5
Boone 1,185 41.3% 1,685 58.7% 2,870 R+17.4
Dixon 1,570 55.7% 1,250 44.3% 1 2,821 D+11.3
Howard 1,524 54.4% 1,277 45.6% 2,801 D+8.8
Cherry 890 31.9% 1,899 68.1% 2,789 R+36.2
Polk 1,115 43.2% 1,468 56.8% 2,583 R+13.7
Sheridan 665 26.2% 1,876 73.8% 2,541 R+47.7
Stanton 920 37.4% 1,538 62.5% 4 2,462 R+25.1
Furnas 1,186 48.2% 1,274 51.8% 2,460 R+3.6
Nuckolls 1,242 51.4% 1,172 48.5% 2 2,416 D+2.9
Valley 917 42.9% 1,219 57.0% 1 2,137 R+14.1
Morrill 802 37.6% 1,332 62.4% 2,134 R+24.8
Thurston 1,349 64.7% 733 35.2% 2 2,084 D+29.6
Johnson 1,145 55.0% 935 44.9% 1 2,081 D+10.1
Webster 1,005 52.5% 909 47.5% 1,914 D+5.0
Harlan 892 48.7% 940 51.3% 1,832 R+2.6
Kimball 609 33.5% 1,206 66.4% 1 1,816 R+32.9
Chase 663 37.1% 1,123 62.8% 1 1,787 R+25.7
Sherman 881 52.4% 801 47.6% 1,682 D+4.8
Franklin 790 47.2% 884 52.8% 1,674 R+5.6
Brown 535 32.0% 1,137 68.0% 1,672 R+36.0
Nance 819 49.6% 831 50.4% 1,650 R+0.7
Pawnee 767 51.2% 732 48.8% 1,499 D+2.3
Hitchcock 640 44.0% 813 56.0% 1,453 R+11.9
Perkins 519 37.0% 885 63.0% 1,404 R+26.1
Frontier 536 39.1% 834 60.9% 1,370 R+21.8
Greeley 664 51.6% 624 48.4% 1,288 D+3.1
Boyd 557 45.5% 667 54.5% 1,224 R+9.0
Garden 341 30.1% 791 69.9% 1,132 R+39.8
Deuel 333 32.6% 689 67.4% 1,022 R+34.8
Gosper 441 43.4% 576 56.6% 1,017 R+13.3
Dundy 387 38.3% 623 61.7% 1,010 R+23.4
Garfield 360 37.2% 607 62.8% 967 R+25.5
Rock 269 30.8% 604 69.2% 873 R+38.4
Sioux 201 27.1% 542 72.9% 743 R+45.9
Hayes 186 33.1% 376 66.9% 562 R+33.8
Keya Paha 144 28.6% 360 71.4% 504 R+42.9
Banner 139 30.6% 315 69.4% 454 R+38.8
Wheeler 183 40.6% 268 59.4% 451 R+18.8
Hooker 145 34.2% 279 65.8% 424 R+31.6
Logan 121 30.0% 282 70.0% 403 R+40.0
Thomas 108 27.7% 282 72.3% 390 R+44.6
Grant 86 22.5% 296 77.5% 382 R+55.0
Loup 146 39.2% 226 60.8% 372 R+21.5
Blaine 99 28.3% 251 71.7% 350 R+43.4
McPherson 85 28.8% 210 71.2% 295 R+42.4
Arthur 56 20.9% 212 79.1% 268 R+58.2

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