United States Senate election in Nebraska, 1978

United States Senate election in Nebraska, 1978
November 7, 1978

 
Nominee J. James Exon Donald Eugene Shasteen
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 334,096 159,708
Percentage 67.7% 32.3%
U.S. Senator before election

Carl Curtis
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

J. James Exon
Democratic

The 1978 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Carl Curtis decided to retire instead of seeking a fifth term. In the elections, Democratic nominee J. James Exon won the open seat.

Candidates

Democratic

Republican

  • Donald Eugene Shasteen

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic J. James Exon 334,096 67.66% +20.82%
Republican Donald Eugene Shasteen 159,708 32.34% -20.82%
Majority 174,390 35.32% +28.99%
Turnout 493,802
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
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