| Turnout | Bob Kerrey (D) |
David Karnes* (R) |
Ernie Chambers (New Alliance) |
Other | Margin | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 67% | 661 | 40.9% | 947 | 58.5% | 10 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | -286 | 1,618 |
Campaign finance data for this election**:
| Bob Kerrey | |
| Total Disbursements: | $3,461,148 |
| Total Receipts: | $3,485,728 |
| Cash on Hand: | $24,580 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $2,500 |
| Candidate Loans: | $100,000 |
| Individual Contributions: | $2,511,001 |
| Party Contributions: | $27,593 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $799,279 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $39,000 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $21,659 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $1,347 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $20,312 |
| Net Spending: | $3,481,460 |
| David Karnes* | |
| Total Disbursements: | $3,411,361 |
| Total Receipts: | $3,420,597 |
| Cash on Hand: | $9,236 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $3,700 |
| Candidate Loans: | $99,531 |
| Individual Contributions: | $2,276,943 |
| Party Contributions: | $26,027 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $883,895 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $94,064 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $39,413 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $39,413 |
| Net Spending: | $3,450,774 |
**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/NE/1988