1996 United States Senate election in Nebraska
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| | | Nominee | Chuck Hagel | Ben Nelson | | Party | Republican | Democratic | Popular vote | 379,933 | 281,904 | Percentage | 56.14% | 41.65% | |
County results Hagel: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Nelson: 40–50% 50–60% |
U.S. senator before election J. James Exon Democratic | Elected U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel Republican | |
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The 1996 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator J. James Exon decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth term. Republican nominee Chuck Hagel won the open seat by 14 points, defeating incumbent Democratic governor Ben Nelson. Nelson would later be elected to Nebraska's other U.S. Senate seat in 2000 when Bob Kerrey retired and served alongside Hagel until 2009, when Hagel left the Senate after retiring.
As of 2024, this is the last time an incumbent governor failed to hold a Senate seat for his party. This was also the first time since Carl Curtis was elected to his final term in 1972 that a Republican was elected to either of Nebraska's Senate seats.[a]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary results[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Ben Nelson | 93,140 | 97.00% |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 2,882 | 3.00% |
Total votes | 96,022 | 100.00% |
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Republican primary results[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Chuck Hagel | 112,953 | 62.24% |
| Republican | Don Stenberg | 67,974 | 37.46% |
| Republican | Write-ins | 544 | 0.30% |
Total votes | 181,471 | 100.00% |
General election
Candidates
Results
General election results[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Chuck Hagel | 379,933 | 56.14% | +15.21% |
| Democratic | Ben Nelson | 281,904 | 41.65% | -17.25% |
| Libertarian | John DeCamp | 9,483 | 1.40% | |
| Natural Law | Bill Dunn | 4,806 | 0.71% | |
| Write-ins | | 663 | 0.10% | |
Majority | 98,029 | 14.48% | -3.49% |
Turnout | 676,958 | | |
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | | |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "Election and voting information".
- ^ "Election and voting information".
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
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