The 2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 6, 2018, to elect a member of the
United States Senate
The United States Senate is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, with the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, the Senate and ...
to represent the state of
Nebraska
Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...
. Incumbent Republican
Deb Fischer
Debra Lynelle Fischer (; born March 1, 1951) is an American politician and former educator serving as the senior United States senator from Nebraska, a seat she has held since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Fischer is the third woman t ...
was re-elected to a second term against
Lincoln
Lincoln most commonly refers to:
* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincoln (na ...
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.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominated
*
Deb Fischer
Debra Lynelle Fischer (; born March 1, 1951) is an American politician and former educator serving as the senior United States senator from Nebraska, a seat she has held since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Fischer is the third woman t ...
, incumbent U.S. senator
Eliminated in primary
* Jack Heidel, retired
University of Nebraska at Omaha
The University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) is a public university, public research university in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded in 1908 by faculty from the Presbyterian Theological Seminary (Omaha, Nebraska), Omaha Presbyterian Theological ...
professor
* Dennis Frank Macek
* Jeffrey Lynn Stein
* Todd Watson, businessman and independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in
2014
The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
Declined
*
Shane Osborn
Shane Osborn (born June 21, 1974) is an American politician and naval aviator who served as the 42nd Nebraska State Treasurer from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party. He was the U.S. pilot durin ...
, former state treasurer and candidate for the U.S. Senate in
2014
The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
*
Don Stenberg
Don Stenberg (born September 30, 1948) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 31st Nebraska Attorney General, Attorney General of Nebraska from 1991 to 2003 and 43rd Nebraska State Treasurer, Treasurer of Nebraska from 2011 to 2019 ...
, state treasurer, former attorney general, nominee for the U.S. Senate in
2000
2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year.
Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...
and candidate in
1996
1996 was designated as:
* International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
Events January
* January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
,
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
and
2012
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
[
]
Endorsements
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominated
* Jane Raybould, Lincoln
Lincoln most commonly refers to:
* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincoln (na ...
City Councilwoman, former Lancaster County Commissioner and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014
The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
Eliminated in primary
* Chris Janicek, businessman
* Larry Marvin, perennial candidate
A perennial candidate is a political candidate who frequently runs for elected office and rarely, if ever, wins. Perennial candidates are most common where there is no limit on the number of times that a person can run for office and little cost ...
* Frank Svoboda
Endorsements
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Declared
* Jim Schultz
Results
General election
Predictions
Debates
Polling
Results
By county
From Secretary of State of Nebraska
The secretary of state of Nebraska is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Nebraska. In Nebraska, the secretary of state is elected for a four-year term. Vacancies are filled by appointment by the governor of Nebraska.
The cu ...
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
* Dakota
Dakota may refer to:
* Dakota people, a sub-tribe of the Sioux
** Dakota language, their language
Dakota may also refer to:
Places United States
* Dakota, Georgia, an unincorporated community
* Dakota, Illinois, a town
* Dakota, Minnesota ...
(largest municipality: South Sioux City)
* Saline
Saline may refer to:
Salt-related
* Saline (medicine), a liquid with salt content to match the human body
* Saline water, non-medicinal salt water
* Saline, a historical term (especially American) for a salt works or saltern
Places United States ...
(largest municipality: Crete
Crete ( ; , Modern Greek, Modern: , Ancient Greek, Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the List of islands by area, 88th largest island in the world and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fifth la ...
)
* Thurston Thurston may refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Thurston Glacier, Marie Byrd Land
* Thurston Island, off Ellsworth Land
United Kingdom
* Thurston, Suffolk, England, a village and parish
** Thurston railway station
United States
* Thurston County, Neb ...
(largest municipality: Pender)
By congressional district
Fischer won all three congressional districts.
References
External links
Candidates
at Vote Smart
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Candidates
at Ballotpedia
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Campaign finance
at FEC
Campaign finance
at OpenSecrets
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Official campaign websites
Deb Fischer (R) for Senate
Jane Raybould (D) for Senate
Jim Schultz (L) for Senate
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2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
Nebraska
Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...
United States Senate
The United States Senate is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, with the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, the Senate and ...