2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska
The 2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 6, 2018, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Nebraska . Incumbent Republican Deb Fischer was re-elected to a second term against Lincoln city councilwoman Jane Raybould and Libertarian candidate Jim Schultz.
The candidate filing deadline was March 1, 2018, and the primary election was held on May 15, 2018.[ 1]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominated
Eliminated in primary
Declined
Endorsements
Deb Fischer
Federal officials
Governors
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Statewide politicians
Mayors
Organizations
Results
Results by county: 80–90%
70–80%
60–70%
50–60%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominated
Eliminated in primary
Endorsements
Jane Raybould
U.S. Senators
Local and statewide politicians
Labor unions
Organizations
Results
Results by county: 80–90%
70–80%
60–70%
50–60%
40–50%
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Declared
Results
Results by county:
General election
Predictions
Debates
Host network/sponsors
Date
Link(s)
Participants
Jane Raybould (D)
Deb Fischer (R)
KMTV-TV
August 27, 2018
[ 40]
Invited
Invited
Polling
Results
Swing by county Democratic—+5-10%
Democratic—+<5%
Republican—+<5%
Republican—+5-10%
Republican—+10-15%
Republican—+15-20%
Republican—+20-25%
Republican—+25-30%
Republican—+>30%
By county
From Secretary of State of Nebraska [ 46]
County
Deb FischerRepublican
Jane RaybouldDemocratic
Jim SchultzLibertarian
Write-in
Total votes
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
Adams
63.44%
6,487
32.61%
3,334
3.93%
402
0.02%
2
10,225
Antelope
81.56%
2,061
15.67%
396
2.65%
67
0.12%
3
2,527
Arthur
87.07%
202
10.34%
24
2.59%
6
0.00%
0
232
Banner
83.76%
263
12.42%
39
3.82%
12
0.00%
0
314
Blaine
84.79%
223
12.93%
34
2.28%
6
0.00%
0
263
Boone
76.56%
1,757
19.91%
457
3.22%
74
0.31%
7
2,295
Box Butte
72.51%
2,632
23.00%
835
4.41%
160
0.08%
3
3,630
Boyd
83.11%
797
13.35%
128
3.55%
34
0.00%
0
959
Brown
83.25%
1,153
13.72%
190
3.03%
42
0.00%
0
1,385
Buffalo
66.86%
10,939
29.12%
4,765
3.97%
650
0.04%
7
16,361
Burt
67.93%
1,995
28.46%
836
3.54%
104
0.07%
2
2,937
Butler
71.00%
2,470
25.04%
871
3.94%
137
0.03%
1
3,479
Cass
63.97%
6,787
31.98%
3,393
3.99%
423
0.06%
6
10,609
Cedar
81.56%
2,866
15.28%
537
3.16%
111
0.00%
0
3,514
Chase
85.73%
1,340
11.77%
184
2.43%
38
0.06%
1
1,563
Cherry
80.18%
1,913
13.16%
314
6.08%
145
0.59%
14
2,386
Cheyenne
78.76%
2,566
17.77%
579
3.41%
111
0.06%
2
3,258
Clay
73.87%
1,979
22.10%
592
4.03%
108
0.00%
0
2,679
Colfax
69.27%
1,731
27.73%
693
3.00%
75
0.00%
0
2,499
Cuming
79.45%
2,672
17.96%
604
2.56%
86
0.03%
1
3,363
Custer
81.78%
3,797
14.80%
687
3.40%
158
0.02%
1
4,643
Dakota
59.02%
2,677
37.28%
1,691
3.62%
164
0.09%
4
4,536
Dawes
68.79%
2,334
26.94%
914
4.19%
142
0.09%
3
3,393
Dawson
69.77%
4,363
26.50%
1,657
3.63%
227
0.10%
6
6,253
Deuel
80.61%
578
15.20%
109
4.18%
30
0.00%
0
717
Dixon
74.38%
1,655
21.93%
488
3.64%
81
0.04%
1
2,225
Dodge
64.90%
7,827
31.71%
3,824
3.36%
405
0.03%
4
12,060
Douglas
46.30%
94,777
50.35%
103,070
3.29%
6,727
0.06%
133
204,707
Dundy
84.07%
649
12.82%
99
2.98%
23
0.13%
1
772
Fillmore
67.99%
1,718
27.31%
690
4.67%
118
0.04%
1
2,527
Franklin
77.39%
1,044
18.90%
255
3.71%
50
0.00%
0
1,349
Frontier
79.90%
831
16.63%
173
3.46%
36
0.00%
0
1,040
Furnas
80.36%
1,719
15.61%
334
4.02%
86
0.00%
0
2,139
Gage
58.74%
4,896
36.28%
3,024
4.91%
409
0.07%
6
8,335
Garden
81.52%
816
13.89%
139
4.40%
44
0.20%
2
1,001
Garfield
83.48%
667
14.14%
113
2.25%
18
0.13%
1
799
Gosper
79.69%
667
17.56%
147
2.75%
23
0.00%
0
837
Grant
93.69%
282
4.65%
14
1.66%
5
0.00%
0
301
Greeley
73.57%
732
23.92%
238
2.51%
25
0.00%
0
995
Hall
62.45%
10,483
33.50%
5,624
3.96%
665
0.09%
15
16,787
Hamilton
74.88%
3,076
21.81%
896
3.24%
133
0.07%
3
4,108
Harlan
77.11%
1,149
19.26%
287
3.49%
52
0.13%
2
1,490
Hayes
89.06%
350
8.14%
32
2.54%
10
0.25%
1
393
Hitchcock
82.48%
890
14.27%
154
3.24%
35
0.00%
0
1,079
Holt
77.75%
3,226
17.47%
725
4.60%
191
0.17%
7
4,149
Hooker
82.96%
258
15.76%
49
0.96%
3
0.32%
1
311
Howard
70.20%
1,696
25.25%
610
4.51%
109
0.04%
1
2,416
Jefferson
64.22%
1,913
31.02%
924
4.63%
138
0.13%
4
2,979
Johnson
62.06%
1,101
32.75%
581
5.07%
90
0.11%
2
1,774
Kearney
74.22%
1,952
22.51%
592
3.23%
85
0.04%
1
2,630
Keith
79.19%
2,542
17.66%
567
3.12%
100
0.03%
1
3,210
Keya Paha
87.05%
336
10.88%
42
2.07%
8
0.00%
0
386
Kimball
81.30%
1,122
14.64%
202
3.99%
55
0.07%
1
1,380
Knox
78.37%
2,812
18.65%
669
2.98%
107
0.00%
0
3,588
Lancaster
42.22%
49,449
53.94%
63,175
3.77%
4,412
0.08%
95
117,131
Lincoln
71.99%
8,999
23.09%
2,886
4.85%
606
0.07%
9
12,500
Logan
90.80%
306
6.82%
23
2.37%
8
0.00%
0
337
Loup
80.46%
247
16.61%
51
2.93%
9
0.00%
0
307
Madison
75.61%
7,949
21.27%
2,236
3.07%
323
0.05%
5
10,513
McPherson
87.02%
228
8.40%
22
4.58%
12
0.00%
0
262
Merrick
76.21%
2,563
19.24%
647
4.52%
152
0.03%
1
3,363
Morrill
80.33%
1,699
14.56%
308
5.06%
107
0.05%
1
2,115
Nance
71.54%
885
25.46%
315
2.99%
37
0.00%
0
1,237
Nemaha
68.48%
1,788
27.84%
727
3.68%
96
0.00%
0
2,611
Nuckolls
75.40%
1,321
20.83%
365
3.77%
66
0.00%
0
1,752
Otoe
64.62%
4,098
31.17%
1,977
4.10%
260
0.11%
7
6,342
Pawnee
67.13%
774
28.79%
332
4.08%
47
0.00%
0
1,153
Perkins
82.60%
1,011
14.71%
180
2.70%
33
0.00%
0
1,224
Phelps
79.50%
3,068
17.39%
671
3.01%
116
0.10%
4
3,859
Pierce
84.59%
2,339
12.33%
341
3.04%
84
0.04%
1
2,765
Platte
75.85%
8,372
21.23%
2,343
2.87%
317
0.05%
5
11,037
Polk
75.20%
1,574
21.40%
448
3.39%
71
0.00%
0
2,093
Red Willow
78.49%
3,051
17.91%
696
3.60%
140
0.00%
0
3,887
Richardson
69.29%
2,137
27.82%
858
2.82%
87
0.06%
2
3,084
Rock
85.56%
569
11.88%
79
2.56%
17
0.00%
0
665
Saline
53.46%
2,255
41.06%
1,732
5.43%
229
0.05%
2
4,218
Sarpy
58.08%
39,306
37.99%
25,706
3.86%
2,610
0.08%
51
67,673
Saunders
68.06%
6,479
27.99%
2,664
3.90%
371
0.05%
5
9,519
Scotts Bluff
68.84%
7,398
26.87%
2,887
4.19%
450
0.10%
11
10,746
Seward
65.21%
4,607
30.77%
2,174
3.99%
282
0.03%
2
7,065
Sheridan
81.98%
1,670
13.50%
275
4.47%
91
0.05%
1
2,037
Sherman
67.67%
873
28.68%
370
3.57%
46
0.08%
1
1,290
Sioux
83.24%
447
12.85%
69
3.91%
21
0.00%
0
537
Stanton
80.36%
1,817
16.05%
363
3.58%
81
0.00%
0
2,261
Thayer
71.89%
1,606
24.13%
539
3.98%
89
0.00%
0
2,234
Thomas
86.09%
291
10.65%
36
3.25%
11
0.00%
0
338
Thurston
53.03%
970
44.67%
817
2.13%
39
0.16%
3
1,829
Valley
77.20%
1,388
19.97%
359
2.78%
50
0.06%
1
1,798
Washington
70.28%
6,462
26.52%
2,438
3.17%
291
0.03%
3
9,194
Wayne
74.21%
2,388
22.50%
724
3.26%
105
0.03%
1
3,218
Webster
73.09%
997
23.31%
318
3.59%
49
0.00%
0
1,364
Wheeler
82.85%
343
14.49%
60
2.66%
11
0.00%
0
414
York
71.41%
3,659
25.00%
1,281
3.51%
180
0.08%
4
5,124
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
By congressional district
Fischer won all 3 congressional districts.[ 47]
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