2000-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for Nebraska (Class 1)

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County	Turnout	Ben Nelson (D)		Don Stenberg (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Adams	53%	6,301	50.5%	6,166	49.4%	19	0.2%	135	12,486
Antelope	61%	1,297	39.1%	2,016	60.9%	0	0.0%	-719	3,313
Arthur	80%	56	20.9%	212	79.1%	0	0.0%	-156	268
Banner	77%	139	30.6%	315	69.4%	0	0.0%	-176	454
Blaine	82%	99	28.3%	251	71.7%	0	0.0%	-152	350
Boone	65%	1,185	41.3%	1,685	58.7%	0	0.0%	-500	2,870
Box Butte	58%	2,340	46.2%	2,721	53.8%	0	0.0%	-381	5,061
Boyd	67%	557	45.5%	667	54.5%	0	0.0%	-110	1,224
Brown	63%	535	32.0%	1,137	68.0%	0	0.0%	-602	1,672
Buffalo	51%	7,612	46.8%	8,650	53.1%	16	0.1%	-1,038	16,278
Burt	59%	1,624	47.5%	1,793	52.4%	3	0.1%	-169	3,420
Butler	60%	1,851	48.7%	1,949	51.3%	0	0.0%	-98	3,800
Cass	58%	5,345	52.1%	4,893	47.7%	16	0.2%	452	10,254
Cedar	63%	2,326	54.5%	1,935	45.4%	4	0.1%	391	4,265
Chase	59%	663	37.1%	1,123	62.8%	1	0.1%	-460	1,787
Cherry	62%	890	31.9%	1,899	68.1%	0	0.0%	-1,009	2,789
Cheyenne	57%	1,350	32.5%	2,810	67.5%	0	0.0%	-1,460	4,160
Clay	63%	1,377	43.0%	1,819	56.8%	4	0.1%	-442	3,200
Colfax	45%	1,538	45.9%	1,811	54.0%	2	0.1%	-273	3,351
Cuming	57%	1,680	39.5%	2,566	60.4%	4	0.1%	-886	4,250
Custer	62%	2,027	37.5%	3,378	62.5%	0	0.0%	-1,351	5,405
Dakota	43%	3,930	65.1%	2,106	34.9%	3	0.0%	1,824	6,039
Dawes	50%	1,368	38.1%	2,222	61.9%	0	0.0%	-854	3,590
Dawson	43%	3,261	43.5%	4,229	56.5%	0	0.0%	-968	7,490
Deuel	63%	333	32.6%	689	67.4%	0	0.0%	-356	1,022
Dixon	61%	1,570	55.7%	1,250	44.3%	1	0.0%	320	2,821
Dodge	53%	7,460	52.0%	6,882	48.0%	0	0.0%	578	14,342
Douglas	53%	100,146	55.1%	80,957	44.6%	565	0.3%	19,189	181,668
Dundy	57%	387	38.3%	623	61.7%	0	0.0%	-236	1,010
Fillmore	61%	1,606	53.5%	1,394	46.4%	4	0.1%	212	3,004
Franklin	62%	790	47.2%	884	52.8%	0	0.0%	-94	1,674
Frontier	60%	536	39.1%	834	60.9%	0	0.0%	-298	1,370
Furnas	61%	1,186	48.2%	1,274	51.8%	0	0.0%	-88	2,460
Gage	55%	5,428	57.0%	4,070	42.8%	17	0.2%	1,358	9,515
Garden	63%	341	30.1%	791	69.9%	0	0.0%	-450	1,132
Garfield	66%	360	37.2%	607	62.8%	0	0.0%	-247	967
Gosper	62%	441	43.4%	576	56.6%	0	0.0%	-135	1,017
Grant	72%	86	22.5%	296	77.5%	0	0.0%	-210	382
Greeley	65%	664	51.6%	624	48.4%	0	0.0%	40	1,288
Hall	48%	9,818	52.9%	8,701	46.9%	31	0.2%	1,117	18,550
Hamilton	67%	1,923	43.1%	2,535	56.9%	0	0.0%	-612	4,458
Harlan	64%	892	48.7%	940	51.3%	0	0.0%	-48	1,832
Hayes	72%	186	33.1%	376	66.9%	0	0.0%	-190	562
Hitchcock	61%	640	44.0%	813	56.0%	0	0.0%	-173	1,453
Holt	59%	1,600	32.4%	3,332	67.6%	0	0.0%	-1,732	4,932
Hooker	71%	145	34.2%	279	65.8%	0	0.0%	-134	424
Howard	59%	1,524	54.4%	1,277	45.6%	0	0.0%	247	2,801
Jefferson	60%	2,038	53.3%	1,785	46.7%	1	0.0%	253	3,824
Johnson	61%	1,145	55.0%	935	44.9%	1	0.0%	210	2,081
Kearney	61%	1,355	43.9%	1,734	56.1%	0	0.0%	-379	3,089
Keith	58%	1,311	34.3%	2,512	65.7%	0	0.0%	-1,201	3,823
Keya Paha	67%	144	28.6%	360	71.4%	0	0.0%	-216	504
Kimball	59%	609	33.5%	1,206	66.4%	1	0.1%	-597	1,816
Knox	57%	1,821	45.7%	2,157	54.1%	8	0.2%	-336	3,986
Lancaster	55%	64,102	60.4%	41,701	39.3%	370	0.3%	22,401	106,173
Lincoln	59%	7,568	50.2%	7,501	49.7%	20	0.1%	67	15,089
Logan	72%	121	30.0%	282	70.0%	0	0.0%	-161	403
Loup	72%	146	39.2%	226	60.8%	0	0.0%	-80	372
Madison	50%	5,166	40.1%	7,705	59.9%	0	0.0%	-2,539	12,871
McPherson	79%	85	27.8%	210	68.6%	11	3.6%	-125	306
Merrick	56%	1,469	44.2%	1,854	55.7%	4	0.1%	-385	3,327
Morrill	54%	802	37.6%	1,332	62.4%	0	0.0%	-530	2,134
Nance	56%	819	49.6%	831	50.4%	0	0.0%	-12	1,650
Nemaha	58%	1,523	44.8%	1,877	55.2%	3	0.1%	-354	3,403
Nuckolls	63%	1,242	51.4%	1,172	48.5%	2	0.1%	70	2,416
Otoe	59%	3,345	50.1%	3,321	49.8%	7	0.1%	24	6,673
Pawnee	63%	767	51.2%	732	48.8%	0	0.0%	35	1,499
Perkins	60%	519	37.0%	885	63.0%	0	0.0%	-366	1,404
Phelps	65%	2,050	44.2%	2,588	55.8%	4	0.1%	-538	4,642
Pierce	57%	1,275	39.8%	1,926	60.2%	0	0.0%	-651	3,201
Platte	57%	4,998	39.3%	7,694	60.5%	17	0.1%	-2,696	12,709
Polk	61%	1,115	43.2%	1,468	56.8%	0	0.0%	-353	2,583
Red Willow	58%	2,683	53.5%	2,330	46.5%	0	0.0%	353	5,013
Richardson	57%	1,994	48.8%	2,087	51.1%	1	0.0%	-93	4,082
Rock	64%	269	30.8%	604	69.2%	0	0.0%	-335	873
Saline	49%	3,291	64.1%	1,843	35.9%	0	0.0%	1,448	5,134
Sarpy	53%	21,946	48.9%	22,862	50.9%	89	0.2%	-916	44,897
Saunders	62%	4,448	50.0%	4,432	49.8%	13	0.1%	16	8,893
Scotts Bluff	50%	5,814	42.1%	7,969	57.8%	11	0.1%	-2,155	13,794
Seward	57%	3,708	52.9%	3,291	47.0%	9	0.1%	417	7,008
Sheridan	55%	665	26.2%	1,876	73.8%	0	0.0%	-1,211	2,541
Sherman	67%	881	52.4%	801	47.6%	0	0.0%	80	1,682
Sioux	67%	201	27.1%	542	72.9%	0	0.0%	-341	743
Stanton	54%	920	37.4%	1,538	62.5%	4	0.2%	-618	2,462
Thayer	64%	1,426	48.2%	1,530	51.8%	0	0.0%	-104	2,956
Thomas	70%	108	27.7%	282	72.3%	0	0.0%	-174	390
Thurston	46%	1,349	64.7%	733	35.2%	2	0.1%	616	2,084
Valley	61%	917	42.9%	1,219	57.0%	1	0.0%	-302	2,137
Washington	62%	3,843	44.9%	4,707	55.1%	0	0.0%	-864	8,550
Wayne	51%	1,880	47.9%	2,037	52.0%	4	0.1%	-157	3,921
Webster	62%	1,005	52.5%	909	47.5%	0	0.0%	96	1,914
Wheeler	71%	183	40.6%	268	59.4%	0	0.0%	-85	451
York	58%	2,618	41.0%	3,756	58.9%	7	0.1%	-1,138	6,381
TOTAL	55%	353,093	51.0%	337,977	48.8%	1,280	0.2%	15,116	692,350
Total R vote: 337,977 (48.8%)      Total D vote: 353,093 (51.0%)      Total Other vote: 1,280 (0.2%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$2,922,637		$1,868,406
Total Receipts:		$2,927,316		$1,883,640
Cash on Hand:		$20,055		$18,401
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$0		$83,900
Total Individual Contributions:		$1,526,099		$1,299,842
Party Contributions:		$35,512		$24,179
Other Committee Contributions:		$1,298,059		$456,076
Transfers from Other Committees:		$0		$10,000
Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$15,817		$275,976
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$0		$15,817
Net Independent Expenditures:		$15,817		$260,159
Net Spending:		$2,938,454		$2,128,565

2000 Senate class 1, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	6,301	50.5%
Don Stenberg (R)	6,166	49.4%
TOTAL	12,486
Turnout: 53%

2000 Senate class 1, Antelope County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,297	39.1%
Don Stenberg (R)	2,016	60.9%
TOTAL	3,313
Turnout: 61%

2000 Senate class 1, Arthur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	56	20.9%
Don Stenberg (R)	212	79.1%
TOTAL	268
Turnout: 80%

2000 Senate class 1, Banner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	139	30.6%
Don Stenberg (R)	315	69.4%
TOTAL	454
Turnout: 77%

2000 Senate class 1, Blaine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	99	28.3%
Don Stenberg (R)	251	71.7%
TOTAL	350
Turnout: 82%

2000 Senate class 1, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,185	41.3%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,685	58.7%
TOTAL	2,870
Turnout: 65%

2000 Senate class 1, Box Butte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	2,340	46.2%
Don Stenberg (R)	2,721	53.8%
TOTAL	5,061
Turnout: 58%

2000 Senate class 1, Boyd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	557	45.5%
Don Stenberg (R)	667	54.5%
TOTAL	1,224
Turnout: 67%

2000 Senate class 1, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	535	32.0%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,137	68.0%
TOTAL	1,672
Turnout: 63%

2000 Senate class 1, Buffalo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	7,612	46.8%
Don Stenberg (R)	8,650	53.1%
TOTAL	16,278
Turnout: 51%

2000 Senate class 1, Burt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,624	47.5%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,793	52.4%
TOTAL	3,420
Turnout: 59%

2000 Senate class 1, Butler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,851	48.7%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,949	51.3%
TOTAL	3,800
Turnout: 60%

2000 Senate class 1, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	5,345	52.1%
Don Stenberg (R)	4,893	47.7%
TOTAL	10,254
Turnout: 58%

2000 Senate class 1, Cedar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	2,326	54.5%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,935	45.4%
TOTAL	4,265
Turnout: 63%

2000 Senate class 1, Chase County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	663	37.1%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,123	62.8%
TOTAL	1,787
Turnout: 59%

2000 Senate class 1, Cherry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	890	31.9%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,899	68.1%
TOTAL	2,789
Turnout: 62%

2000 Senate class 1, Cheyenne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,350	32.5%
Don Stenberg (R)	2,810	67.5%
TOTAL	4,160
Turnout: 57%

2000 Senate class 1, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,377	43.0%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,819	56.8%
TOTAL	3,200
Turnout: 63%

2000 Senate class 1, Colfax County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,538	45.9%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,811	54.0%
TOTAL	3,351
Turnout: 45%

2000 Senate class 1, Cuming County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,680	39.5%
Don Stenberg (R)	2,566	60.4%
TOTAL	4,250
Turnout: 57%

2000 Senate class 1, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	2,027	37.5%
Don Stenberg (R)	3,378	62.5%
TOTAL	5,405
Turnout: 62%

2000 Senate class 1, Dakota County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	3,930	65.1%
Don Stenberg (R)	2,106	34.9%
TOTAL	6,039
Turnout: 43%

2000 Senate class 1, Dawes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,368	38.1%
Don Stenberg (R)	2,222	61.9%
TOTAL	3,590
Turnout: 50%

2000 Senate class 1, Dawson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	3,261	43.5%
Don Stenberg (R)	4,229	56.5%
TOTAL	7,490
Turnout: 43%

2000 Senate class 1, Deuel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	333	32.6%
Don Stenberg (R)	689	67.4%
TOTAL	1,022
Turnout: 63%

2000 Senate class 1, Dixon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,570	55.7%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,250	44.3%
TOTAL	2,821
Turnout: 61%

2000 Senate class 1, Dodge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	7,460	52.0%
Don Stenberg (R)	6,882	48.0%
TOTAL	14,342
Turnout: 53%

2000 Senate class 1, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	100,146	55.1%
Don Stenberg (R)	80,957	44.6%
TOTAL	181,668
Turnout: 53%

2000 Senate class 1, Dundy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	387	38.3%
Don Stenberg (R)	623	61.7%
TOTAL	1,010
Turnout: 57%

2000 Senate class 1, Fillmore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,606	53.5%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,394	46.4%
TOTAL	3,004
Turnout: 61%

2000 Senate class 1, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	790	47.2%
Don Stenberg (R)	884	52.8%
TOTAL	1,674
Turnout: 62%

2000 Senate class 1, Frontier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	536	39.1%
Don Stenberg (R)	834	60.9%
TOTAL	1,370
Turnout: 60%

2000 Senate class 1, Furnas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,186	48.2%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,274	51.8%
TOTAL	2,460
Turnout: 61%

2000 Senate class 1, Gage County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	5,428	57.0%
Don Stenberg (R)	4,070	42.8%
TOTAL	9,515
Turnout: 55%

2000 Senate class 1, Garden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	341	30.1%
Don Stenberg (R)	791	69.9%
TOTAL	1,132
Turnout: 63%

2000 Senate class 1, Garfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	360	37.2%
Don Stenberg (R)	607	62.8%
TOTAL	967
Turnout: 66%

2000 Senate class 1, Gosper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	441	43.4%
Don Stenberg (R)	576	56.6%
TOTAL	1,017
Turnout: 62%

2000 Senate class 1, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	86	22.5%
Don Stenberg (R)	296	77.5%
TOTAL	382
Turnout: 72%

2000 Senate class 1, Greeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	664	51.6%
Don Stenberg (R)	624	48.4%
TOTAL	1,288
Turnout: 65%

2000 Senate class 1, Hall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	9,818	52.9%
Don Stenberg (R)	8,701	46.9%
TOTAL	18,550
Turnout: 48%

2000 Senate class 1, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,923	43.1%
Don Stenberg (R)	2,535	56.9%
TOTAL	4,458
Turnout: 67%

2000 Senate class 1, Harlan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	892	48.7%
Don Stenberg (R)	940	51.3%
TOTAL	1,832
Turnout: 64%

2000 Senate class 1, Hayes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	186	33.1%
Don Stenberg (R)	376	66.9%
TOTAL	562
Turnout: 72%

2000 Senate class 1, Hitchcock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	640	44.0%
Don Stenberg (R)	813	56.0%
TOTAL	1,453
Turnout: 61%

2000 Senate class 1, Holt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,600	32.4%
Don Stenberg (R)	3,332	67.6%
TOTAL	4,932
Turnout: 59%

2000 Senate class 1, Hooker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	145	34.2%
Don Stenberg (R)	279	65.8%
TOTAL	424
Turnout: 71%

2000 Senate class 1, Howard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,524	54.4%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,277	45.6%
TOTAL	2,801
Turnout: 59%

2000 Senate class 1, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	2,038	53.3%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,785	46.7%
TOTAL	3,824
Turnout: 60%

2000 Senate class 1, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,145	55.0%
Don Stenberg (R)	935	44.9%
TOTAL	2,081
Turnout: 61%

2000 Senate class 1, Kearney County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,355	43.9%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,734	56.1%
TOTAL	3,089
Turnout: 61%

2000 Senate class 1, Keith County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,311	34.3%
Don Stenberg (R)	2,512	65.7%
TOTAL	3,823
Turnout: 58%

2000 Senate class 1, Keya Paha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	144	28.6%
Don Stenberg (R)	360	71.4%
TOTAL	504
Turnout: 67%

2000 Senate class 1, Kimball County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	609	33.5%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,206	66.4%
TOTAL	1,816
Turnout: 59%

2000 Senate class 1, Knox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,821	45.7%
Don Stenberg (R)	2,157	54.1%
TOTAL	3,986
Turnout: 57%

2000 Senate class 1, Lancaster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	64,102	60.4%
Don Stenberg (R)	41,701	39.3%
TOTAL	106,173
Turnout: 55%

2000 Senate class 1, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	7,568	50.2%
Don Stenberg (R)	7,501	49.7%
TOTAL	15,089
Turnout: 59%

2000 Senate class 1, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	121	30.0%
Don Stenberg (R)	282	70.0%
TOTAL	403
Turnout: 72%

2000 Senate class 1, Loup County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	146	39.2%
Don Stenberg (R)	226	60.8%
TOTAL	372
Turnout: 72%

2000 Senate class 1, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	5,166	40.1%
Don Stenberg (R)	7,705	59.9%
TOTAL	12,871
Turnout: 50%

2000 Senate class 1, McPherson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	85	27.8%
Don Stenberg (R)	210	68.6%
TOTAL	306
Turnout: 79%

2000 Senate class 1, Merrick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,469	44.2%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,854	55.7%
TOTAL	3,327
Turnout: 56%

2000 Senate class 1, Morrill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	802	37.6%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,332	62.4%
TOTAL	2,134
Turnout: 54%

2000 Senate class 1, Nance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	819	49.6%
Don Stenberg (R)	831	50.4%
TOTAL	1,650
Turnout: 56%

2000 Senate class 1, Nemaha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,523	44.8%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,877	55.2%
TOTAL	3,403
Turnout: 58%

2000 Senate class 1, Nuckolls County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,242	51.4%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,172	48.5%
TOTAL	2,416
Turnout: 63%

2000 Senate class 1, Otoe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	3,345	50.1%
Don Stenberg (R)	3,321	49.8%
TOTAL	6,673
Turnout: 59%

2000 Senate class 1, Pawnee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	767	51.2%
Don Stenberg (R)	732	48.8%
TOTAL	1,499
Turnout: 63%

2000 Senate class 1, Perkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	519	37.0%
Don Stenberg (R)	885	63.0%
TOTAL	1,404
Turnout: 60%

2000 Senate class 1, Phelps County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	2,050	44.2%
Don Stenberg (R)	2,588	55.8%
TOTAL	4,642
Turnout: 65%

2000 Senate class 1, Pierce County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,275	39.8%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,926	60.2%
TOTAL	3,201
Turnout: 57%

2000 Senate class 1, Platte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	4,998	39.3%
Don Stenberg (R)	7,694	60.5%
TOTAL	12,709
Turnout: 57%

2000 Senate class 1, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,115	43.2%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,468	56.8%
TOTAL	2,583
Turnout: 61%

2000 Senate class 1, Red Willow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	2,683	53.5%
Don Stenberg (R)	2,330	46.5%
TOTAL	5,013
Turnout: 58%

2000 Senate class 1, Richardson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,994	48.8%
Don Stenberg (R)	2,087	51.1%
TOTAL	4,082
Turnout: 57%

2000 Senate class 1, Rock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	269	30.8%
Don Stenberg (R)	604	69.2%
TOTAL	873
Turnout: 64%

2000 Senate class 1, Saline County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	3,291	64.1%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,843	35.9%
TOTAL	5,134
Turnout: 49%

2000 Senate class 1, Sarpy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	21,946	48.9%
Don Stenberg (R)	22,862	50.9%
TOTAL	44,897
Turnout: 53%

2000 Senate class 1, Saunders County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	4,448	50.0%
Don Stenberg (R)	4,432	49.8%
TOTAL	8,893
Turnout: 62%

2000 Senate class 1, Scotts Bluff County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	5,814	42.1%
Don Stenberg (R)	7,969	57.8%
TOTAL	13,794
Turnout: 50%

2000 Senate class 1, Seward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	3,708	52.9%
Don Stenberg (R)	3,291	47.0%
TOTAL	7,008
Turnout: 57%

2000 Senate class 1, Sheridan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	665	26.2%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,876	73.8%
TOTAL	2,541
Turnout: 55%

2000 Senate class 1, Sherman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	881	52.4%
Don Stenberg (R)	801	47.6%
TOTAL	1,682
Turnout: 67%

2000 Senate class 1, Sioux County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	201	27.1%
Don Stenberg (R)	542	72.9%
TOTAL	743
Turnout: 67%

2000 Senate class 1, Stanton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	920	37.4%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,538	62.5%
TOTAL	2,462
Turnout: 54%

2000 Senate class 1, Thayer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,426	48.2%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,530	51.8%
TOTAL	2,956
Turnout: 64%

2000 Senate class 1, Thomas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	108	27.7%
Don Stenberg (R)	282	72.3%
TOTAL	390
Turnout: 70%

2000 Senate class 1, Thurston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,349	64.7%
Don Stenberg (R)	733	35.2%
TOTAL	2,084
Turnout: 46%

2000 Senate class 1, Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	917	42.9%
Don Stenberg (R)	1,219	57.0%
TOTAL	2,137
Turnout: 61%

2000 Senate class 1, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	3,843	44.9%
Don Stenberg (R)	4,707	55.1%
TOTAL	8,550
Turnout: 62%

2000 Senate class 1, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,880	47.9%
Don Stenberg (R)	2,037	52.0%
TOTAL	3,921
Turnout: 51%

2000 Senate class 1, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	1,005	52.5%
Don Stenberg (R)	909	47.5%
TOTAL	1,914
Turnout: 62%

2000 Senate class 1, Wheeler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	183	40.6%
Don Stenberg (R)	268	59.4%
TOTAL	451
Turnout: 71%

2000 Senate class 1, York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson (D)	2,618	41.0%
Don Stenberg (R)	3,756	58.9%
TOTAL	6,381
Turnout: 58%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Ben Nelson
Total Disbursements:	$2,922,637
Total Receipts:	$2,927,316
Cash on Hand:	$20,055
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$1,526,099
Party Contributions:	$35,512
Other Committee Contributions:	$1,298,059
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$15,817
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$15,817
Net Spending:	$2,938,454

Don Stenberg
Total Disbursements:	$1,868,406
Total Receipts:	$1,883,640
Cash on Hand:	$18,401
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$83,900
Individual Contributions:	$1,299,842
Party Contributions:	$24,179
Other Committee Contributions:	$456,076
Other Committee Transfers:	$10,000
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$275,976
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$15,817
Net Independent Expenditures:	$260,159
Net Spending:	$2,128,565

**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/2000