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Elections / 2018 · Senate · NE

The Republican candidate won Nebraska's Senate seat R+19.1.

Nebraska, 2018. Candidate results and statewide totals below.

Nebraska — 2018 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
269,917
38.6%
Republican (R)
403,151
57.7%
All others
25,349
3.6%
Margin
R+19.1
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2018 Senate returns.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Deb FischerRRepublican403,15157.7%
Jane RaybouldDDemocrat269,91738.6%
Jim SchultzOLibertarian25,3493.6%
2018 presidential election
Nebraska, 2018
RepublicanR+19.1
2018 presidential margin by county for Nebraska — 2018 US Senate electionA map of the constituent counties of Nebraska — 2018 US Senate election, each outlined and filled by its 2018 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.DOUGLAS, NE · D+4.1LANCASTER, NE · D+11.7SARPY, NE · R+20.1HALL, NE · R+29.0BUFFALO, NE · R+37.8LINCOLN, NE · R+48.9DODGE, NE · R+33.2PLATTE, NE · R+54.7SCOTTS BLUFF, NE · R+42.0CASS, NE · R+32.0MADISON, NE · R+54.4ADAMS, NE · R+30.8SAUNDERS, NE · R+40.1WASHINGTON, NE · R+43.8GAGE, NE · R+22.5SEWARD, NE · R+34.4OTOE, NE · R+33.5DAWSON, NE · R+43.3YORK, NE · R+46.4CUSTER, NE · R+67.0DAKOTA, NE · R+21.8SALINE, NE · R+12.4HOLT, NE · R+60.4HAMILTON, NE · R+53.1RED WILLOW, NE · R+60.6PHELPS, NE · R+62.2BOX BUTTE, NE · R+49.5KNOX, NE · R+59.7CEDAR, NE · R+66.3BUTLER, NE · R+46.0DAWES, NE · R+41.9MERRICK, NE · R+57.0CUMING, NE · R+61.5CHEYENNE, NE · R+61.0WAYNE, NE · R+51.7KEITH, NE · R+61.5RICHARDSON, NE · R+41.5JEFFERSON, NE · R+33.2BURT, NE · R+39.5PIERCE, NE · R+72.3CLAY, NE · R+51.8KEARNEY, NE · R+51.7NEMAHA, NE · R+40.6FILLMORE, NE · R+40.7ANTELOPE, NE · R+66.0COLFAX, NE · R+41.5HOWARD, NE · R+45.0CHERRY, NE · R+67.4BOONE, NE · R+56.8STANTON, NE · R+64.3THAYER, NE · R+47.8DIXON, NE · R+52.5FURNAS, NE · R+64.7MORRILL, NE · R+65.8POLK, NE · R+53.8SHERIDAN, NE · R+68.5THURSTON, NE · R+8.4VALLEY, NE · R+57.3JOHNSON, NE · R+29.3NUCKOLLS, NE · R+54.6CHASE, NE · R+74.0HARLAN, NE · R+57.9BROWN, NE · R+69.5KIMBALL, NE · R+66.7WEBSTER, NE · R+49.8FRANKLIN, NE · R+58.5SHERMAN, NE · R+39.0NANCE, NE · R+46.1PERKINS, NE · R+67.9PAWNEE, NE · R+38.3HITCHCOCK, NE · R+68.2FRONTIER, NE · R+63.3GARDEN, NE · R+67.8GREELEY, NE · R+49.6BOYD, NE · R+69.8GOSPER, NE · R+62.1GARFIELD, NE · R+69.4DUNDY, NE · R+71.3DEUEL, NE · R+65.4ROCK, NE · R+73.7SIOUX, NE · R+70.4WHEELER, NE · R+68.4HAYES, NE · R+81.1KEYA PAHA, NE · R+76.2THOMAS, NE · R+75.4LOGAN, NE · R+84.0BANNER, NE · R+71.3HOOKER, NE · R+67.4LOUP, NE · R+63.8GRANT, NE · R+89.0BLAINE, NE · R+71.9MCPHERSON, NE · R+78.6ARTHUR, NE · R+76.7
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
Republican ✓Republican57.7%403,151
DemocraticDemocratic38.6%269,917
OtherAll other candidates3.6%25,349
D+60
R+60
93 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
Nebraska's Senate marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1976 to 2024. Most recent: −53.2% in 2024.flipped R · 2008−53.2%DR19762024
Nebraska's Senate margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1976+5.8%
1978+35.3%
1982+38.1%
1984+3.9%
1988+15.1%
1990+18.0%
1994+9.8%
1996−14.8%
2000+2.2%
2002−68.1%
2006+27.8%
2008−17.5%
2012−15.5%
2014−32.9%
2018−19.1%
2020−38.6%
2024−53.2%