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 election comprises part of the 2018 U.S. Senate elections.

2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska
November 6, 2018
Turnout57.32%
 
Nominee Deb Fischer Jane Raybould
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 403,151 269,917
Percentage 57.7% 38.6%
County Results

Fischer:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%

Raybould:      40-50%      50–60%
U.S. senator before election

Deb Fischer
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Deb Fischer
Republican

Elections in Nebraska

The candidate filing deadline was March 1, 2018, and the primary election was held on May 15, 2018.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominated
  • Deb Fischer, incumbent U.S. Senator[2][3]

Eliminated in Primary
  • Jack Heidel, retired University of Nebraska at Omaha professor[4][5]
  • Dennis Frank Macek[6]
  • Jeffrey Lynn Stein[7]
  • Todd Watson, businessman and independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014[8]

Declined
  • Shane Osborn, former State Treasurer and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014[9][10][11]
  • Don Stenberg, State Treasurer, former Attorney General, nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2000 and candidate in 1996, 2006 and 2012[10][11]

Endorsements
Deb Fischer
Federal officials
Governors
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Statewide politicians
Mayors
Organizations

Results
Results by county:
Republican primary results[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Deb Fischer (incumbent) 128,157 75.79%
Republican Todd F. Watson 19,661 11.63%
Republican Jack Heidel 9,413 5.57%
Republican Jeffrey Lynn Stein 6,380 3.77%
Republican Dennis Frank Macek 5,483 3.24%
Total votes 169,094 100%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in Primary

Endorsements
Jane Raybould
U.S. Senators
Local and statewide politicians
Labor unions
Organizations

Results
Results by county:
Democratic primary results[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jane Raybould 59,067 63.68%
Democratic Chris Janicek 18,752 20.22%
Democratic Frank B. Svoboda 10,548 11.37%
Democratic Larry Marvin 4,393 4.74%
Total votes 92,760 100%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

Results
Results by county:
Libertarian primary election[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Jim Schultz 1,202 100%
Total votes 1,202 100%

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[35] Safe R September 28, 2018
Inside Elections[36] Safe R April 9, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[37] Safe R April 5, 2018
Fox News[38] Likely R July 9, 2018
CNN[39] Solid R July 12, 2018
RealClearPolitics[40] Safe R June 2018

^Highest rating given

Debates
Host
network/sponsors		 Date Link(s) Participants
Jane
Raybould (D)		 Deb
Fischer (R)
KMTV-TV August 27, 2018 [41] Invited Invited

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Deb
Fischer (R)		 Jane
Raybould (D)		 Undecided
DFM Research October 23–27, 2018 683 ± 3.8% 54% 39% 7%
Grassroots Targeting (R) Late June 2018 1,000 ± 3.1% 63% 28% –
Meeting Street Research (R-Fischer) January 24–28, 2018 500 – 51% 34% –
Public Policy Polling (D-Raybould) November 10–12, 2017 1,190 ± 2.8% 42% 31% 27%

Results
United States Senate election in Nebraska, 2018[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Deb Fischer (incumbent) 403,151 57.69% -0.08%
Democratic Jane Raybould 269,917 38.62% -3.61%
Libertarian Jim Schultz 25,349 3.63% N/A
Write-in 466 0.07% N/A
Total votes 698,883 100% N/A
Republican hold

References
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  5. Sen. Fischer’s Latest Rival Asking a Lot
  6. Deb Fischer enters election year with $2.4 million; challenger Jane Raybould has $200,000
  7. Several Nebraska incumbents are running unopposed, but Deb Fischer faces 10 challengers
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  13. Deb Fischer. "I'm honored to have the endorsement of more than 500 leaders across #Nebraska. Check out the full list here:". Twitter.
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  15. "Farm Bureau endorses Sen. Deb Fischer". Lincoln Journal Star. February 20, 2018.
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  26. Samantha. "Please join us for an evening featuring Senator Ben Nelson and in support of Jane Raybould for US Senate". Douglas County Democrats. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21.
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