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Nebraska, U.S. Senate

Voters in Nebraska elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 6, 2018.

The election filled the Class 1 Senate seat held by Deb Fischer (R). She was first elected in 2012.



Campaign finance

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Deb Fischer Republican Party $4,508,638 $5,015,890 $511,617 As of December 31, 2018
Jane Raybould Democratic Party $2,106,075 $2,104,607 $1,466 As of December 31, 2018
Jim Schultz Libertarian Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018.

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

Election history

2014

U.S. Senate, Nebraska General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBen Sasse 64.4% 347,636
Democratic Dave Domina 31.5% 170,127
Independent Jim Jenkins 2.9% 15,868
Independent Todd Watson 1.2% 6,260
Total Votes 539,891
Source: Nebraska Secretary of State

2012

U.S. Senate, Nebraska General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDeb Fischer 57.8% 455,593
Democratic Bob Kerrey 42.2% 332,979
Total Votes 788,572
Source: Nebraska Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Demographics

Demographic data for Nebraska

NebraskaU.S.
Total population:1,893,765316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):76,8243,531,905
Gender
Female:50.3%50.8%
Race and ethnicity**
White:88.1%73.6%
Black/African American:4.7%12.6%
Asian:2%5.1%
Native American:0.9%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.1%0.2%
Two or more:2.2%3%
Hispanic/Latino:10%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:90.7%86.7%
College graduation rate:29.3%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$52,997$53,889
Persons below poverty level:14.6%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Nebraska.

As of July 2017, Nebraska had a population of approximately 1,920,000 people, with its three largest cities being Omaha (pop. est. 450,000), Lincoln (pop. est. 280,000), and Bellevue (pop. est. 54,000).