1978-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for Nebraska (Class 2)

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County	Turnout	James Exon (D)		Donald Shasteen (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Adams	51%	7,172	65.4%	3,802	34.6%	0	0.0%	3,370	10,974
Antelope	58%	1,981	58.6%	1,402	41.4%	0	0.0%	579	3,383
Arthur	85%	165	55.4%	133	44.6%	0	0.0%	32	298
Banner	68%	275	63.4%	159	36.6%	0	0.0%	116	434
Blaine	74%	237	57.4%	176	42.6%	0	0.0%	61	413
Boone	63%	2,189	69.0%	984	31.0%	0	0.0%	1,205	3,173
Box Butte	44%	2,432	63.9%	1,374	36.1%	0	0.0%	1,058	3,806
Boyd	59%	851	58.4%	606	41.6%	0	0.0%	245	1,457
Brown	66%	1,031	53.7%	888	46.3%	0	0.0%	143	1,919
Buffalo	47%	7,392	66.7%	3,694	33.3%	0	0.0%	3,698	11,086
Burt	51%	1,934	61.4%	1,213	38.5%	1	0.0%	721	3,148
Butler	52%	2,550	77.5%	742	22.5%	0	0.0%	1,808	3,292
Cass	47%	4,426	72.6%	1,672	27.4%	0	0.0%	2,754	6,098
Cedar	60%	2,890	65.0%	1,555	35.0%	0	0.0%	1,335	4,445
Chase	57%	1,113	64.0%	627	36.0%	0	0.0%	486	1,740
Cherry	57%	1,457	55.5%	1,167	44.5%	0	0.0%	290	2,624
Cheyenne	51%	1,750	49.0%	1,818	51.0%	0	0.0%	-68	3,568
Clay	64%	2,288	64.6%	1,253	35.4%	0	0.0%	1,035	3,541
Colfax	60%	2,879	72.4%	1,098	27.6%	0	0.0%	1,781	3,977
Cuming	55%	2,856	66.7%	1,428	33.3%	0	0.0%	1,428	4,284
Custer	50%	3,017	62.9%	1,776	37.1%	0	0.0%	1,241	4,793
Dakota	41%	2,862	68.8%	1,295	31.2%	0	0.0%	1,567	4,157
Dawes	45%	1,758	57.2%	1,317	42.8%	0	0.0%	441	3,075
Dawson	43%	3,572	57.8%	2,609	42.2%	0	0.0%	963	6,181
Deuel	65%	574	50.7%	558	49.3%	0	0.0%	16	1,132
Dixon	61%	1,742	59.8%	1,173	40.2%	0	0.0%	569	2,915
Dodge	47%	8,112	70.5%	3,395	29.5%	0	0.0%	4,717	11,507
Douglas	44%	82,546	70.4%	34,393	29.4%	243	0.2%	48,153	117,182
Dundy	60%	755	61.5%	473	38.5%	0	0.0%	282	1,228
Fillmore	64%	2,466	70.4%	1,037	29.6%	0	0.0%	1,429	3,503
Franklin	62%	1,259	63.8%	714	36.2%	0	0.0%	545	1,973
Frontier	54%	829	60.3%	546	39.7%	0	0.0%	283	1,375
Furnas	57%	1,719	63.8%	976	36.2%	0	0.0%	743	2,695
Gage	47%	5,725	70.1%	2,442	29.9%	0	0.0%	3,283	8,167
Garden	61%	730	58.4%	519	41.6%	0	0.0%	211	1,249
Garfield	63%	619	59.6%	419	40.4%	0	0.0%	200	1,038
Gosper	58%	550	64.9%	297	35.1%	0	0.0%	253	847
Grant	84%	267	56.7%	204	43.3%	0	0.0%	63	471
Greeley	62%	1,064	73.2%	389	26.8%	0	0.0%	675	1,453
Hall	43%	9,036	67.6%	4,321	32.4%	0	0.0%	4,715	13,357
Hamilton	55%	2,165	64.7%	1,179	35.3%	0	0.0%	986	3,344
Harlan	69%	1,401	67.2%	683	32.8%	0	0.0%	718	2,084
Hayes	73%	424	61.6%	264	38.4%	0	0.0%	160	688
Hitchcock	53%	926	62.7%	551	37.3%	0	0.0%	375	1,477
Holt	53%	2,650	57.6%	1,949	42.4%	0	0.0%	701	4,599
Hooker	50%	181	51.3%	172	48.7%	0	0.0%	9	353
Howard	54%	1,736	71.8%	680	28.1%	1	0.0%	1,056	2,417
Jefferson	55%	2,634	66.7%	1,317	33.3%	0	0.0%	1,317	3,951
Johnson	67%	1,731	68.2%	808	31.8%	0	0.0%	923	2,539
Kearney	60%	1,987	68.7%	907	31.3%	0	0.0%	1,080	2,894
Keith	50%	1,869	60.3%	1,233	39.7%	0	0.0%	636	3,102
Keya Paha	67%	332	55.9%	262	44.1%	0	0.0%	70	594
Kimball	54%	1,162	61.5%	728	38.5%	0	0.0%	434	1,890
Knox	53%	2,504	61.1%	1,591	38.9%	0	0.0%	913	4,095
Lancaster	40%	38,787	71.4%	15,513	28.6%	0	0.0%	23,274	54,300
Lincoln	46%	7,457	70.6%	3,098	29.3%	1	0.0%	4,359	10,556
Logan	61%	240	60.8%	155	39.2%	0	0.0%	85	395
Loup	87%	337	67.0%	166	33.0%	0	0.0%	171	503
Madison	43%	5,360	59.0%	3,724	41.0%	0	0.0%	1,636	9,084
McPherson	58%	148	59.9%	99	40.1%	0	0.0%	49	247
Merrick	51%	1,967	65.7%	1,028	34.3%	0	0.0%	939	2,995
Morrill	44%	1,028	57.0%	775	43.0%	0	0.0%	253	1,803
Nance	61%	1,443	72.8%	539	27.2%	0	0.0%	904	1,982
Nemaha	54%	2,174	66.5%	1,097	33.5%	0	0.0%	1,077	3,271
Nuckolls	59%	1,879	67.0%	927	33.0%	0	0.0%	952	2,806
Otoe	53%	3,832	69.1%	1,711	30.9%	2	0.0%	2,121	5,545
Pawnee	61%	1,229	68.5%	565	31.5%	0	0.0%	664	1,794
Perkins	66%	1,025	64.1%	575	35.9%	0	0.0%	450	1,600
Phelps	58%	2,598	66.2%	1,324	33.7%	1	0.0%	1,274	3,923
Pierce	54%	1,753	57.2%	1,310	42.8%	1	0.0%	443	3,064
Platte	54%	7,485	74.6%	2,552	25.4%	0	0.0%	4,933	10,037
Polk	63%	1,875	69.7%	815	30.3%	0	0.0%	1,060	2,690
Red Willow	43%	2,308	62.3%	1,394	37.7%	0	0.0%	914	3,702
Richardson	59%	3,273	67.6%	1,569	32.4%	0	0.0%	1,704	4,842
Rock	59%	564	60.6%	366	39.4%	0	0.0%	198	930
Saline	54%	3,907	77.3%	1,145	22.7%	0	0.0%	2,762	5,052
Sarpy	30%	10,640	70.2%	4,478	29.6%	28	0.2%	6,162	15,146
Saunders	55%	4,866	72.3%	1,858	27.6%	3	0.0%	3,008	6,727
Scotts Bluff	35%	5,211	58.6%	3,672	41.3%	3	0.0%	1,539	8,886
Seward	47%	3,678	73.1%	1,353	26.9%	0	0.0%	2,325	5,031
Sheridan	48%	1,287	52.5%	1,163	47.5%	0	0.0%	124	2,450
Sherman	68%	1,458	74.3%	503	25.7%	0	0.0%	955	1,961
Sioux	60%	426	54.8%	351	45.2%	0	0.0%	75	777
Stanton	49%	1,272	64.8%	690	35.2%	1	0.1%	582	1,963
Thayer	55%	1,950	66.0%	1,003	34.0%	0	0.0%	947	2,953
Thomas	73%	269	59.4%	184	40.6%	0	0.0%	85	453
Thurston	40%	1,213	67.0%	596	32.9%	1	0.1%	617	1,810
Valley	65%	1,562	61.2%	992	38.8%	0	0.0%	570	2,554
Washington	52%	3,617	69.9%	1,561	30.1%	0	0.0%	2,056	5,178
Wayne	43%	1,760	56.0%	1,381	44.0%	0	0.0%	379	3,141
Webster	62%	1,398	65.1%	750	34.9%	0	0.0%	648	2,148
Wheeler	70%	335	69.9%	144	30.1%	0	0.0%	191	479
York	56%	3,893	69.5%	1,712	30.5%	0	0.0%	2,181	5,605
TOTAL	49%	334,276	67.6%	159,806	32.3%	286	0.1%	174,470	494,368
Total R vote: 159,806 (32.3%)      Total D vote: 334,276 (67.6%)      Total Other vote: 286 (0.1%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$234,862		$218,148
Total Receipts:		$0		$0

1978 Senate class 2, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	7,172	65.4%
Donald Shasteen (R)	3,802	34.6%
TOTAL	10,974
Turnout: 51%

1978 Senate class 2, Antelope County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,981	58.6%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,402	41.4%
TOTAL	3,383
Turnout: 58%

1978 Senate class 2, Arthur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	165	55.4%
Donald Shasteen (R)	133	44.6%
TOTAL	298
Turnout: 85%

1978 Senate class 2, Banner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	275	63.4%
Donald Shasteen (R)	159	36.6%
TOTAL	434
Turnout: 68%

1978 Senate class 2, Blaine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	237	57.4%
Donald Shasteen (R)	176	42.6%
TOTAL	413
Turnout: 74%

1978 Senate class 2, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	2,189	69.0%
Donald Shasteen (R)	984	31.0%
TOTAL	3,173
Turnout: 63%

1978 Senate class 2, Box Butte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	2,432	63.9%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,374	36.1%
TOTAL	3,806
Turnout: 44%

1978 Senate class 2, Boyd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	851	58.4%
Donald Shasteen (R)	606	41.6%
TOTAL	1,457
Turnout: 59%

1978 Senate class 2, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,031	53.7%
Donald Shasteen (R)	888	46.3%
TOTAL	1,919
Turnout: 66%

1978 Senate class 2, Buffalo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	7,392	66.7%
Donald Shasteen (R)	3,694	33.3%
TOTAL	11,086
Turnout: 47%

1978 Senate class 2, Burt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,934	61.4%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,213	38.5%
TOTAL	3,148
Turnout: 51%

1978 Senate class 2, Butler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	2,550	77.5%
Donald Shasteen (R)	742	22.5%
TOTAL	3,292
Turnout: 52%

1978 Senate class 2, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	4,426	72.6%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,672	27.4%
TOTAL	6,098
Turnout: 47%

1978 Senate class 2, Cedar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	2,890	65.0%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,555	35.0%
TOTAL	4,445
Turnout: 60%

1978 Senate class 2, Chase County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,113	64.0%
Donald Shasteen (R)	627	36.0%
TOTAL	1,740
Turnout: 57%

1978 Senate class 2, Cherry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,457	55.5%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,167	44.5%
TOTAL	2,624
Turnout: 57%

1978 Senate class 2, Cheyenne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,750	49.0%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,818	51.0%
TOTAL	3,568
Turnout: 51%

1978 Senate class 2, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	2,288	64.6%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,253	35.4%
TOTAL	3,541
Turnout: 64%

1978 Senate class 2, Colfax County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	2,879	72.4%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,098	27.6%
TOTAL	3,977
Turnout: 60%

1978 Senate class 2, Cuming County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	2,856	66.7%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,428	33.3%
TOTAL	4,284
Turnout: 55%

1978 Senate class 2, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	3,017	62.9%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,776	37.1%
TOTAL	4,793
Turnout: 50%

1978 Senate class 2, Dakota County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	2,862	68.8%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,295	31.2%
TOTAL	4,157
Turnout: 41%

1978 Senate class 2, Dawes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,758	57.2%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,317	42.8%
TOTAL	3,075
Turnout: 45%

1978 Senate class 2, Dawson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	3,572	57.8%
Donald Shasteen (R)	2,609	42.2%
TOTAL	6,181
Turnout: 43%

1978 Senate class 2, Deuel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	574	50.7%
Donald Shasteen (R)	558	49.3%
TOTAL	1,132
Turnout: 65%

1978 Senate class 2, Dixon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,742	59.8%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,173	40.2%
TOTAL	2,915
Turnout: 61%

1978 Senate class 2, Dodge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	8,112	70.5%
Donald Shasteen (R)	3,395	29.5%
TOTAL	11,507
Turnout: 47%

1978 Senate class 2, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	82,546	70.4%
Donald Shasteen (R)	34,393	29.4%
TOTAL	117,182
Turnout: 44%

1978 Senate class 2, Dundy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	755	61.5%
Donald Shasteen (R)	473	38.5%
TOTAL	1,228
Turnout: 60%

1978 Senate class 2, Fillmore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	2,466	70.4%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,037	29.6%
TOTAL	3,503
Turnout: 64%

1978 Senate class 2, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,259	63.8%
Donald Shasteen (R)	714	36.2%
TOTAL	1,973
Turnout: 62%

1978 Senate class 2, Frontier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	829	60.3%
Donald Shasteen (R)	546	39.7%
TOTAL	1,375
Turnout: 54%

1978 Senate class 2, Furnas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,719	63.8%
Donald Shasteen (R)	976	36.2%
TOTAL	2,695
Turnout: 57%

1978 Senate class 2, Gage County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	5,725	70.1%
Donald Shasteen (R)	2,442	29.9%
TOTAL	8,167
Turnout: 47%

1978 Senate class 2, Garden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	730	58.4%
Donald Shasteen (R)	519	41.6%
TOTAL	1,249
Turnout: 61%

1978 Senate class 2, Garfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	619	59.6%
Donald Shasteen (R)	419	40.4%
TOTAL	1,038
Turnout: 63%

1978 Senate class 2, Gosper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	550	64.9%
Donald Shasteen (R)	297	35.1%
TOTAL	847
Turnout: 58%

1978 Senate class 2, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	267	56.7%
Donald Shasteen (R)	204	43.3%
TOTAL	471
Turnout: 84%

1978 Senate class 2, Greeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,064	73.2%
Donald Shasteen (R)	389	26.8%
TOTAL	1,453
Turnout: 62%

1978 Senate class 2, Hall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	9,036	67.6%
Donald Shasteen (R)	4,321	32.4%
TOTAL	13,357
Turnout: 43%

1978 Senate class 2, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	2,165	64.7%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,179	35.3%
TOTAL	3,344
Turnout: 55%

1978 Senate class 2, Harlan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,401	67.2%
Donald Shasteen (R)	683	32.8%
TOTAL	2,084
Turnout: 69%

1978 Senate class 2, Hayes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	424	61.6%
Donald Shasteen (R)	264	38.4%
TOTAL	688
Turnout: 73%

1978 Senate class 2, Hitchcock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	926	62.7%
Donald Shasteen (R)	551	37.3%
TOTAL	1,477
Turnout: 53%

1978 Senate class 2, Holt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	2,650	57.6%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,949	42.4%
TOTAL	4,599
Turnout: 53%

1978 Senate class 2, Hooker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	181	51.3%
Donald Shasteen (R)	172	48.7%
TOTAL	353
Turnout: 50%

1978 Senate class 2, Howard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,736	71.8%
Donald Shasteen (R)	680	28.1%
TOTAL	2,417
Turnout: 54%

1978 Senate class 2, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	2,634	66.7%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,317	33.3%
TOTAL	3,951
Turnout: 55%

1978 Senate class 2, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,731	68.2%
Donald Shasteen (R)	808	31.8%
TOTAL	2,539
Turnout: 67%

1978 Senate class 2, Kearney County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,987	68.7%
Donald Shasteen (R)	907	31.3%
TOTAL	2,894
Turnout: 60%

1978 Senate class 2, Keith County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,869	60.3%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,233	39.7%
TOTAL	3,102
Turnout: 50%

1978 Senate class 2, Keya Paha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	332	55.9%
Donald Shasteen (R)	262	44.1%
TOTAL	594
Turnout: 67%

1978 Senate class 2, Kimball County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,162	61.5%
Donald Shasteen (R)	728	38.5%
TOTAL	1,890
Turnout: 54%

1978 Senate class 2, Knox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	2,504	61.1%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,591	38.9%
TOTAL	4,095
Turnout: 53%

1978 Senate class 2, Lancaster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	38,787	71.4%
Donald Shasteen (R)	15,513	28.6%
TOTAL	54,300
Turnout: 40%

1978 Senate class 2, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	7,457	70.6%
Donald Shasteen (R)	3,098	29.3%
TOTAL	10,556
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	240	60.8%
Donald Shasteen (R)	155	39.2%
TOTAL	395
Turnout: 61%

1978 Senate class 2, Loup County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	337	67.0%
Donald Shasteen (R)	166	33.0%
TOTAL	503
Turnout: 87%

1978 Senate class 2, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	5,360	59.0%
Donald Shasteen (R)	3,724	41.0%
TOTAL	9,084
Turnout: 43%

1978 Senate class 2, McPherson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	148	59.9%
Donald Shasteen (R)	99	40.1%
TOTAL	247
Turnout: 58%

1978 Senate class 2, Merrick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,967	65.7%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,028	34.3%
TOTAL	2,995
Turnout: 51%

1978 Senate class 2, Morrill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,028	57.0%
Donald Shasteen (R)	775	43.0%
TOTAL	1,803
Turnout: 44%

1978 Senate class 2, Nance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,443	72.8%
Donald Shasteen (R)	539	27.2%
TOTAL	1,982
Turnout: 61%

1978 Senate class 2, Nemaha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	2,174	66.5%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,097	33.5%
TOTAL	3,271
Turnout: 54%

1978 Senate class 2, Nuckolls County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,879	67.0%
Donald Shasteen (R)	927	33.0%
TOTAL	2,806
Turnout: 59%

1978 Senate class 2, Otoe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	3,832	69.1%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,711	30.9%
TOTAL	5,545
Turnout: 53%

1978 Senate class 2, Pawnee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,229	68.5%
Donald Shasteen (R)	565	31.5%
TOTAL	1,794
Turnout: 61%

1978 Senate class 2, Perkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,025	64.1%
Donald Shasteen (R)	575	35.9%
TOTAL	1,600
Turnout: 66%

1978 Senate class 2, Phelps County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	2,598	66.2%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,324	33.7%
TOTAL	3,923
Turnout: 58%

1978 Senate class 2, Pierce County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,753	57.2%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,310	42.8%
TOTAL	3,064
Turnout: 54%

1978 Senate class 2, Platte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	7,485	74.6%
Donald Shasteen (R)	2,552	25.4%
TOTAL	10,037
Turnout: 54%

1978 Senate class 2, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,875	69.7%
Donald Shasteen (R)	815	30.3%
TOTAL	2,690
Turnout: 63%

1978 Senate class 2, Red Willow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	2,308	62.3%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,394	37.7%
TOTAL	3,702
Turnout: 43%

1978 Senate class 2, Richardson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	3,273	67.6%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,569	32.4%
TOTAL	4,842
Turnout: 59%

1978 Senate class 2, Rock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	564	60.6%
Donald Shasteen (R)	366	39.4%
TOTAL	930
Turnout: 59%

1978 Senate class 2, Saline County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	3,907	77.3%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,145	22.7%
TOTAL	5,052
Turnout: 54%

1978 Senate class 2, Sarpy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	10,640	70.2%
Donald Shasteen (R)	4,478	29.6%
TOTAL	15,146
Turnout: 30%

1978 Senate class 2, Saunders County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	4,866	72.3%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,858	27.6%
TOTAL	6,727
Turnout: 55%

1978 Senate class 2, Scotts Bluff County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	5,211	58.6%
Donald Shasteen (R)	3,672	41.3%
TOTAL	8,886
Turnout: 35%

1978 Senate class 2, Seward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	3,678	73.1%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,353	26.9%
TOTAL	5,031
Turnout: 47%

1978 Senate class 2, Sheridan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,287	52.5%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,163	47.5%
TOTAL	2,450
Turnout: 48%

1978 Senate class 2, Sherman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,458	74.3%
Donald Shasteen (R)	503	25.7%
TOTAL	1,961
Turnout: 68%

1978 Senate class 2, Sioux County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	426	54.8%
Donald Shasteen (R)	351	45.2%
TOTAL	777
Turnout: 60%

1978 Senate class 2, Stanton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,272	64.8%
Donald Shasteen (R)	690	35.2%
TOTAL	1,963
Turnout: 49%

1978 Senate class 2, Thayer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,950	66.0%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,003	34.0%
TOTAL	2,953
Turnout: 55%

1978 Senate class 2, Thomas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	269	59.4%
Donald Shasteen (R)	184	40.6%
TOTAL	453
Turnout: 73%

1978 Senate class 2, Thurston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,213	67.0%
Donald Shasteen (R)	596	32.9%
TOTAL	1,810
Turnout: 40%

1978 Senate class 2, Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,562	61.2%
Donald Shasteen (R)	992	38.8%
TOTAL	2,554
Turnout: 65%

1978 Senate class 2, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	3,617	69.9%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,561	30.1%
TOTAL	5,178
Turnout: 52%

1978 Senate class 2, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,760	56.0%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,381	44.0%
TOTAL	3,141
Turnout: 43%

1978 Senate class 2, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	1,398	65.1%
Donald Shasteen (R)	750	34.9%
TOTAL	2,148
Turnout: 62%

1978 Senate class 2, Wheeler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	335	69.9%
Donald Shasteen (R)	144	30.1%
TOTAL	479
Turnout: 70%

1978 Senate class 2, York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Exon (D)	3,893	69.5%
Donald Shasteen (R)	1,712	30.5%
TOTAL	5,605
Turnout: 56%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

James Exon
Total Disbursements:	$234,862

**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/1978

Donald Shasteen
Total Disbursements:	$218,148