2006-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for Nebraska (Class 1)

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County	Turnout	Ben Nelson* (D)		Pete Ricketts (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Adams	44%	6,813	64.6%	3,730	35.4%	0	0.0%	3,083	10,543
Antelope	52%	1,563	57.5%	1,157	42.5%	0	0.0%	406	2,720
Arthur	70%	95	40.6%	139	59.4%	0	0.0%	-44	234
Banner	59%	158	47.7%	173	52.3%	0	0.0%	-15	331
Blaine	70%	150	54.9%	123	45.1%	0	0.0%	27	273
Boone	59%	1,667	65.3%	887	34.7%	0	0.0%	780	2,554
Box Butte	47%	2,499	61.5%	1,567	38.5%	0	0.0%	932	4,066
Boyd	57%	623	63.4%	359	36.6%	0	0.0%	264	982
Brown	54%	707	51.0%	679	49.0%	0	0.0%	28	1,386
Buffalo	45%	8,502	56.5%	6,551	43.5%	0	0.0%	1,951	15,053
Burt	53%	2,040	69.6%	893	30.4%	0	0.0%	1,147	2,933
Butler	55%	2,548	73.1%	936	26.9%	0	0.0%	1,612	3,484
Cass	51%	5,856	62.9%	3,455	37.1%	0	0.0%	2,401	9,311
Cedar	58%	2,549	66.1%	1,306	33.9%	0	0.0%	1,243	3,855
Chase	54%	801	48.9%	838	51.1%	0	0.0%	-37	1,639
Cherry	60%	1,437	53.1%	1,267	46.9%	0	0.0%	170	2,704
Cheyenne	45%	1,554	46.6%	1,780	53.4%	0	0.0%	-226	3,334
Clay	50%	1,572	63.0%	922	37.0%	0	0.0%	650	2,494
Colfax	38%	1,947	69.4%	858	30.6%	0	0.0%	1,089	2,805
Cuming	44%	1,965	63.4%	1,132	36.6%	0	0.0%	833	3,097
Custer	58%	2,917	58.8%	2,047	41.2%	0	0.0%	870	4,964
Dakota	33%	3,330	69.5%	1,459	30.5%	0	0.0%	1,871	4,789
Dawes	41%	1,720	57.4%	1,277	42.6%	0	0.0%	443	2,997
Dawson	39%	3,967	58.6%	2,801	41.4%	0	0.0%	1,166	6,768
Deuel	51%	392	48.7%	413	51.3%	0	0.0%	-21	805
Dixon	53%	1,597	66.6%	802	33.4%	0	0.0%	795	2,399
Dodge	44%	8,028	66.7%	4,003	33.3%	0	0.0%	4,025	12,031
Douglas	40%	95,673	65.3%	50,765	34.7%	0	0.0%	44,908	146,438
Dundy	57%	570	61.2%	362	38.8%	0	0.0%	208	932
Fillmore	54%	1,792	71.5%	715	28.5%	0	0.0%	1,077	2,507
Franklin	56%	947	64.8%	515	35.2%	0	0.0%	432	1,462
Frontier	57%	824	65.4%	435	34.6%	0	0.0%	389	1,259
Furnas	53%	1,347	65.5%	708	34.5%	0	0.0%	639	2,055
Gage	51%	6,486	73.0%	2,404	27.0%	0	0.0%	4,082	8,890
Garden	60%	500	48.4%	532	51.6%	0	0.0%	-32	1,032
Garfield	59%	543	59.5%	370	40.5%	0	0.0%	173	913
Gosper	62%	624	62.8%	369	37.2%	0	0.0%	255	993
Grant	64%	133	40.7%	194	59.3%	0	0.0%	-61	327
Greeley	54%	808	76.0%	255	24.0%	0	0.0%	553	1,063
Hall	42%	10,834	62.0%	6,648	38.0%	0	0.0%	4,186	17,482
Hamilton	67%	2,667	59.3%	1,828	40.7%	0	0.0%	839	4,495
Harlan	63%	1,129	64.6%	618	35.4%	0	0.0%	511	1,747
Hayes	65%	282	57.1%	212	42.9%	0	0.0%	70	494
Hitchcock	52%	825	68.1%	386	31.9%	0	0.0%	439	1,211
Holt	55%	2,300	51.5%	2,166	48.5%	0	0.0%	134	4,466
Hooker	56%	185	56.2%	144	43.8%	0	0.0%	41	329
Howard	55%	1,805	69.2%	804	30.8%	0	0.0%	1,001	2,609
Jefferson	52%	2,272	71.4%	908	28.6%	0	0.0%	1,364	3,180
Johnson	47%	1,379	75.3%	452	24.7%	0	0.0%	927	1,831
Kearney	56%	1,621	58.8%	1,138	41.2%	0	0.0%	483	2,759
Keith	50%	1,604	48.8%	1,685	51.2%	0	0.0%	-81	3,289
Keya Paha	81%	303	54.4%	254	45.6%	0	0.0%	49	557
Kimball	54%	757	46.4%	876	53.6%	0	0.0%	-119	1,633
Knox	48%	2,058	63.6%	1,176	36.4%	0	0.0%	882	3,234
Lancaster	44%	64,664	70.5%	27,115	29.5%	0	0.0%	37,549	91,779
Lincoln	48%	7,790	61.2%	4,935	38.8%	0	0.0%	2,855	12,725
Logan	67%	199	52.5%	180	47.5%	0	0.0%	19	379
Loup	75%	242	64.4%	134	35.6%	0	0.0%	108	376
Madison	41%	5,900	54.8%	4,868	45.2%	0	0.0%	1,032	10,768
McPherson	67%	117	44.8%	144	55.2%	0	0.0%	-27	261
Merrick	51%	1,929	63.3%	1,118	36.7%	0	0.0%	811	3,047
Morrill	49%	924	48.4%	986	51.6%	0	0.0%	-62	1,910
Nance	58%	1,208	71.6%	478	28.4%	0	0.0%	730	1,686
Nemaha	50%	1,759	61.7%	1,090	38.3%	0	0.0%	669	2,849
Nuckolls	56%	1,382	67.1%	678	32.9%	0	0.0%	704	2,060
Otoe	49%	3,569	62.5%	2,139	37.5%	0	0.0%	1,430	5,708
Pawnee	55%	838	67.4%	405	32.6%	0	0.0%	433	1,243
Perkins	56%	675	53.0%	599	47.0%	0	0.0%	76	1,274
Phelps	56%	2,285	57.9%	1,659	42.1%	0	0.0%	626	3,944
Pierce	45%	1,379	56.0%	1,083	44.0%	0	0.0%	296	2,462
Platte	46%	6,754	63.0%	3,971	37.0%	0	0.0%	2,783	10,725
Polk	55%	1,433	62.9%	844	37.1%	0	0.0%	589	2,277
Red Willow	50%	3,050	70.7%	1,267	29.3%	0	0.0%	1,783	4,317
Richardson	52%	2,269	64.7%	1,238	35.3%	0	0.0%	1,031	3,507
Rock	62%	451	57.2%	338	42.8%	0	0.0%	113	789
Saline	44%	3,644	78.7%	985	21.3%	0	0.0%	2,659	4,629
Sarpy	41%	24,856	59.3%	17,050	40.7%	0	0.0%	7,806	41,906
Saunders	54%	5,424	67.6%	2,594	32.4%	0	0.0%	2,830	8,018
Scotts Bluff	41%	5,882	52.0%	5,436	48.0%	0	0.0%	446	11,318
Seward	47%	3,966	67.3%	1,928	32.7%	0	0.0%	2,038	5,894
Sheridan	43%	823	43.5%	1,067	56.5%	0	0.0%	-244	1,890
Sherman	58%	1,021	70.9%	419	29.1%	0	0.0%	602	1,440
Sioux	59%	266	42.4%	362	57.6%	0	0.0%	-96	628
Stanton	44%	1,068	53.9%	912	46.1%	0	0.0%	156	1,980
Thayer	54%	1,648	70.4%	694	29.6%	0	0.0%	954	2,342
Thomas	64%	178	53.0%	158	47.0%	0	0.0%	20	336
Thurston	40%	1,315	74.0%	463	26.0%	0	0.0%	852	1,778
Valley	62%	1,293	61.9%	796	38.1%	0	0.0%	497	2,089
Washington	52%	4,417	58.0%	3,204	42.0%	0	0.0%	1,213	7,621
Wayne	40%	1,963	63.9%	1,109	36.1%	0	0.0%	854	3,072
Webster	57%	1,166	67.4%	565	32.6%	0	0.0%	601	1,731
Wheeler	63%	257	65.6%	135	34.4%	0	0.0%	122	392
York	51%	3,119	57.5%	2,309	42.5%	0	0.0%	810	5,428
TOTAL	45%	378,388	63.9%	213,928	36.1%	0	0.0%	164,460	592,316
Total R vote: 213,928 (36.1%)      Total D vote: 378,388 (63.9%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$7,486,646		$13,417,690
Total Receipts:		$7,624,168		$13,424,896
Cash on Hand:		$300,500		$7,204
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$15,597
Loans by Candidate:		$0		$12,010,000
Total Individual Contributions:		$3,902,677		$1,192,585
Party Contributions:		$37,965		$2,100
Other Committee Contributions:		$3,566,188		$197,700
Transfers from Other Committees:		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$148,502		$2,305
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$27,500		$0
Net Independent Expenditures:		$121,002		$2,305
Net Spending:		$7,607,648		$13,419,995

2006 Senate class 1, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	6,813	64.6%
Pete Ricketts (R)	3,730	35.4%
TOTAL	10,543
Turnout: 44%

2006 Senate class 1, Antelope County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,563	57.5%
Pete Ricketts (R)	1,157	42.5%
TOTAL	2,720
Turnout: 52%

2006 Senate class 1, Arthur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	95	40.6%
Pete Ricketts (R)	139	59.4%
TOTAL	234
Turnout: 70%

2006 Senate class 1, Banner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	158	47.7%
Pete Ricketts (R)	173	52.3%
TOTAL	331
Turnout: 59%

2006 Senate class 1, Blaine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	150	54.9%
Pete Ricketts (R)	123	45.1%
TOTAL	273
Turnout: 70%

2006 Senate class 1, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,667	65.3%
Pete Ricketts (R)	887	34.7%
TOTAL	2,554
Turnout: 59%

2006 Senate class 1, Box Butte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	2,499	61.5%
Pete Ricketts (R)	1,567	38.5%
TOTAL	4,066
Turnout: 47%

2006 Senate class 1, Boyd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	623	63.4%
Pete Ricketts (R)	359	36.6%
TOTAL	982
Turnout: 57%

2006 Senate class 1, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	707	51.0%
Pete Ricketts (R)	679	49.0%
TOTAL	1,386
Turnout: 54%

2006 Senate class 1, Buffalo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	8,502	56.5%
Pete Ricketts (R)	6,551	43.5%
TOTAL	15,053
Turnout: 45%

2006 Senate class 1, Burt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	2,040	69.6%
Pete Ricketts (R)	893	30.4%
TOTAL	2,933
Turnout: 53%

2006 Senate class 1, Butler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	2,548	73.1%
Pete Ricketts (R)	936	26.9%
TOTAL	3,484
Turnout: 55%

2006 Senate class 1, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	5,856	62.9%
Pete Ricketts (R)	3,455	37.1%
TOTAL	9,311
Turnout: 51%

2006 Senate class 1, Cedar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	2,549	66.1%
Pete Ricketts (R)	1,306	33.9%
TOTAL	3,855
Turnout: 58%

2006 Senate class 1, Chase County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	801	48.9%
Pete Ricketts (R)	838	51.1%
TOTAL	1,639
Turnout: 54%

2006 Senate class 1, Cherry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,437	53.1%
Pete Ricketts (R)	1,267	46.9%
TOTAL	2,704
Turnout: 60%

2006 Senate class 1, Cheyenne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,554	46.6%
Pete Ricketts (R)	1,780	53.4%
TOTAL	3,334
Turnout: 45%

2006 Senate class 1, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,572	63.0%
Pete Ricketts (R)	922	37.0%
TOTAL	2,494
Turnout: 50%

2006 Senate class 1, Colfax County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,947	69.4%
Pete Ricketts (R)	858	30.6%
TOTAL	2,805
Turnout: 38%

2006 Senate class 1, Cuming County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,965	63.4%
Pete Ricketts (R)	1,132	36.6%
TOTAL	3,097
Turnout: 44%

2006 Senate class 1, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	2,917	58.8%
Pete Ricketts (R)	2,047	41.2%
TOTAL	4,964
Turnout: 58%

2006 Senate class 1, Dakota County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	3,330	69.5%
Pete Ricketts (R)	1,459	30.5%
TOTAL	4,789
Turnout: 33%

2006 Senate class 1, Dawes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,720	57.4%
Pete Ricketts (R)	1,277	42.6%
TOTAL	2,997
Turnout: 41%

2006 Senate class 1, Dawson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	3,967	58.6%
Pete Ricketts (R)	2,801	41.4%
TOTAL	6,768
Turnout: 39%

2006 Senate class 1, Deuel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	392	48.7%
Pete Ricketts (R)	413	51.3%
TOTAL	805
Turnout: 51%

2006 Senate class 1, Dixon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,597	66.6%
Pete Ricketts (R)	802	33.4%
TOTAL	2,399
Turnout: 53%

2006 Senate class 1, Dodge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	8,028	66.7%
Pete Ricketts (R)	4,003	33.3%
TOTAL	12,031
Turnout: 44%

2006 Senate class 1, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	95,673	65.3%
Pete Ricketts (R)	50,765	34.7%
TOTAL	146,438
Turnout: 40%

2006 Senate class 1, Dundy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	570	61.2%
Pete Ricketts (R)	362	38.8%
TOTAL	932
Turnout: 57%

2006 Senate class 1, Fillmore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,792	71.5%
Pete Ricketts (R)	715	28.5%
TOTAL	2,507
Turnout: 54%

2006 Senate class 1, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	947	64.8%
Pete Ricketts (R)	515	35.2%
TOTAL	1,462
Turnout: 56%

2006 Senate class 1, Frontier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	824	65.4%
Pete Ricketts (R)	435	34.6%
TOTAL	1,259
Turnout: 57%

2006 Senate class 1, Furnas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,347	65.5%
Pete Ricketts (R)	708	34.5%
TOTAL	2,055
Turnout: 53%

2006 Senate class 1, Gage County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	6,486	73.0%
Pete Ricketts (R)	2,404	27.0%
TOTAL	8,890
Turnout: 51%

2006 Senate class 1, Garden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	500	48.4%
Pete Ricketts (R)	532	51.6%
TOTAL	1,032
Turnout: 60%

2006 Senate class 1, Garfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	543	59.5%
Pete Ricketts (R)	370	40.5%
TOTAL	913
Turnout: 59%

2006 Senate class 1, Gosper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	624	62.8%
Pete Ricketts (R)	369	37.2%
TOTAL	993
Turnout: 62%

2006 Senate class 1, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	133	40.7%
Pete Ricketts (R)	194	59.3%
TOTAL	327
Turnout: 64%

2006 Senate class 1, Greeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	808	76.0%
Pete Ricketts (R)	255	24.0%
TOTAL	1,063
Turnout: 54%

2006 Senate class 1, Hall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	10,834	62.0%
Pete Ricketts (R)	6,648	38.0%
TOTAL	17,482
Turnout: 42%

2006 Senate class 1, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	2,667	59.3%
Pete Ricketts (R)	1,828	40.7%
TOTAL	4,495
Turnout: 67%

2006 Senate class 1, Harlan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,129	64.6%
Pete Ricketts (R)	618	35.4%
TOTAL	1,747
Turnout: 63%

2006 Senate class 1, Hayes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	282	57.1%
Pete Ricketts (R)	212	42.9%
TOTAL	494
Turnout: 65%

2006 Senate class 1, Hitchcock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	825	68.1%
Pete Ricketts (R)	386	31.9%
TOTAL	1,211
Turnout: 52%

2006 Senate class 1, Holt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	2,300	51.5%
Pete Ricketts (R)	2,166	48.5%
TOTAL	4,466
Turnout: 55%

2006 Senate class 1, Hooker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	185	56.2%
Pete Ricketts (R)	144	43.8%
TOTAL	329
Turnout: 56%

2006 Senate class 1, Howard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,805	69.2%
Pete Ricketts (R)	804	30.8%
TOTAL	2,609
Turnout: 55%

2006 Senate class 1, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	2,272	71.4%
Pete Ricketts (R)	908	28.6%
TOTAL	3,180
Turnout: 52%

2006 Senate class 1, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,379	75.3%
Pete Ricketts (R)	452	24.7%
TOTAL	1,831
Turnout: 47%

2006 Senate class 1, Kearney County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,621	58.8%
Pete Ricketts (R)	1,138	41.2%
TOTAL	2,759
Turnout: 56%

2006 Senate class 1, Keith County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,604	48.8%
Pete Ricketts (R)	1,685	51.2%
TOTAL	3,289
Turnout: 50%

2006 Senate class 1, Keya Paha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	303	54.4%
Pete Ricketts (R)	254	45.6%
TOTAL	557
Turnout: 81%

2006 Senate class 1, Kimball County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	757	46.4%
Pete Ricketts (R)	876	53.6%
TOTAL	1,633
Turnout: 54%

2006 Senate class 1, Knox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	2,058	63.6%
Pete Ricketts (R)	1,176	36.4%
TOTAL	3,234
Turnout: 48%

2006 Senate class 1, Lancaster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	64,664	70.5%
Pete Ricketts (R)	27,115	29.5%
TOTAL	91,779
Turnout: 44%

2006 Senate class 1, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	7,790	61.2%
Pete Ricketts (R)	4,935	38.8%
TOTAL	12,725
Turnout: 48%

2006 Senate class 1, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	199	52.5%
Pete Ricketts (R)	180	47.5%
TOTAL	379
Turnout: 67%

2006 Senate class 1, Loup County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	242	64.4%
Pete Ricketts (R)	134	35.6%
TOTAL	376
Turnout: 75%

2006 Senate class 1, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	5,900	54.8%
Pete Ricketts (R)	4,868	45.2%
TOTAL	10,768
Turnout: 41%

2006 Senate class 1, McPherson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	117	44.8%
Pete Ricketts (R)	144	55.2%
TOTAL	261
Turnout: 67%

2006 Senate class 1, Merrick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,929	63.3%
Pete Ricketts (R)	1,118	36.7%
TOTAL	3,047
Turnout: 51%

2006 Senate class 1, Morrill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	924	48.4%
Pete Ricketts (R)	986	51.6%
TOTAL	1,910
Turnout: 49%

2006 Senate class 1, Nance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,208	71.6%
Pete Ricketts (R)	478	28.4%
TOTAL	1,686
Turnout: 58%

2006 Senate class 1, Nemaha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,759	61.7%
Pete Ricketts (R)	1,090	38.3%
TOTAL	2,849
Turnout: 50%

2006 Senate class 1, Nuckolls County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,382	67.1%
Pete Ricketts (R)	678	32.9%
TOTAL	2,060
Turnout: 56%

2006 Senate class 1, Otoe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	3,569	62.5%
Pete Ricketts (R)	2,139	37.5%
TOTAL	5,708
Turnout: 49%

2006 Senate class 1, Pawnee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	838	67.4%
Pete Ricketts (R)	405	32.6%
TOTAL	1,243
Turnout: 55%

2006 Senate class 1, Perkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	675	53.0%
Pete Ricketts (R)	599	47.0%
TOTAL	1,274
Turnout: 56%

2006 Senate class 1, Phelps County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	2,285	57.9%
Pete Ricketts (R)	1,659	42.1%
TOTAL	3,944
Turnout: 56%

2006 Senate class 1, Pierce County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,379	56.0%
Pete Ricketts (R)	1,083	44.0%
TOTAL	2,462
Turnout: 45%

2006 Senate class 1, Platte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	6,754	63.0%
Pete Ricketts (R)	3,971	37.0%
TOTAL	10,725
Turnout: 46%

2006 Senate class 1, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,433	62.9%
Pete Ricketts (R)	844	37.1%
TOTAL	2,277
Turnout: 55%

2006 Senate class 1, Red Willow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	3,050	70.7%
Pete Ricketts (R)	1,267	29.3%
TOTAL	4,317
Turnout: 50%

2006 Senate class 1, Richardson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	2,269	64.7%
Pete Ricketts (R)	1,238	35.3%
TOTAL	3,507
Turnout: 52%

2006 Senate class 1, Rock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	451	57.2%
Pete Ricketts (R)	338	42.8%
TOTAL	789
Turnout: 62%

2006 Senate class 1, Saline County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	3,644	78.7%
Pete Ricketts (R)	985	21.3%
TOTAL	4,629
Turnout: 44%

2006 Senate class 1, Sarpy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	24,856	59.3%
Pete Ricketts (R)	17,050	40.7%
TOTAL	41,906
Turnout: 41%

2006 Senate class 1, Saunders County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	5,424	67.6%
Pete Ricketts (R)	2,594	32.4%
TOTAL	8,018
Turnout: 54%

2006 Senate class 1, Scotts Bluff County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	5,882	52.0%
Pete Ricketts (R)	5,436	48.0%
TOTAL	11,318
Turnout: 41%

2006 Senate class 1, Seward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	3,966	67.3%
Pete Ricketts (R)	1,928	32.7%
TOTAL	5,894
Turnout: 47%

2006 Senate class 1, Sheridan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	823	43.5%
Pete Ricketts (R)	1,067	56.5%
TOTAL	1,890
Turnout: 43%

2006 Senate class 1, Sherman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,021	70.9%
Pete Ricketts (R)	419	29.1%
TOTAL	1,440
Turnout: 58%

2006 Senate class 1, Sioux County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	266	42.4%
Pete Ricketts (R)	362	57.6%
TOTAL	628
Turnout: 59%

2006 Senate class 1, Stanton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,068	53.9%
Pete Ricketts (R)	912	46.1%
TOTAL	1,980
Turnout: 44%

2006 Senate class 1, Thayer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,648	70.4%
Pete Ricketts (R)	694	29.6%
TOTAL	2,342
Turnout: 54%

2006 Senate class 1, Thomas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	178	53.0%
Pete Ricketts (R)	158	47.0%
TOTAL	336
Turnout: 64%

2006 Senate class 1, Thurston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,315	74.0%
Pete Ricketts (R)	463	26.0%
TOTAL	1,778
Turnout: 40%

2006 Senate class 1, Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,293	61.9%
Pete Ricketts (R)	796	38.1%
TOTAL	2,089
Turnout: 62%

2006 Senate class 1, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	4,417	58.0%
Pete Ricketts (R)	3,204	42.0%
TOTAL	7,621
Turnout: 52%

2006 Senate class 1, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,963	63.9%
Pete Ricketts (R)	1,109	36.1%
TOTAL	3,072
Turnout: 40%

2006 Senate class 1, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	1,166	67.4%
Pete Ricketts (R)	565	32.6%
TOTAL	1,731
Turnout: 57%

2006 Senate class 1, Wheeler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	257	65.6%
Pete Ricketts (R)	135	34.4%
TOTAL	392
Turnout: 63%

2006 Senate class 1, York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ben Nelson* (D)	3,119	57.5%
Pete Ricketts (R)	2,309	42.5%
TOTAL	5,428
Turnout: 51%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Ben Nelson*
Total Disbursements:	$7,486,646
Total Receipts:	$7,624,168
Cash on Hand:	$300,500
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$3,902,677
Party Contributions:	$37,965
Other Committee Contributions:	$3,566,188
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$148,502
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$27,500
Net Independent Expenditures:	$121,002
Net Spending:	$7,607,648

Pete Ricketts
Total Disbursements:	$13,417,690
Total Receipts:	$13,424,896
Cash on Hand:	$7,204
Candidate Contributions:	$15,597
Candidate Loans:	$12,010,000
Individual Contributions:	$1,192,585
Party Contributions:	$2,100
Other Committee Contributions:	$197,700
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$2,305
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$2,305
Net Spending:	$13,419,995

**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/2006