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1996-11-05 Senatorial Election Results for Nebraska (Class 2)


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County Turnout Chuck Hagel
(R)
Ben Nelson
(D)
John DeCamp
(Libertarian)
Bill Dunn
(Natural Law)
Other Margin TOTAL
Adams54%6,63253.1%5,53844.3%2522.0%730.6%50.0%1,094 12,500
Antelope62%2,07461.8%1,10833.0%1594.7%160.5%00.0%966 3,357
Arthur75%20982.0%4116.1%31.2%20.8%00.0%168 255
Banner68%30374.6%9523.4%71.7%10.2%00.0%208 406
Blaine84%29477.0%8221.5%30.8%30.8%00.0%212 382
Boone63%1,74260.3%1,06336.8%632.2%190.7%00.0%679 2,887
Box Butte56%2,69154.1%2,15943.4%961.9%240.5%20.0%532 4,972
Boyd68%67752.0%57444.1%393.0%120.9%00.0%103 1,302
Brown67%1,34275.2%41823.4%100.6%140.8%00.0%924 1,784
Buffalo53%9,49159.8%6,04238.1%2231.4%1070.7%110.1%3,449 15,874
Burt60%1,92255.2%1,47342.3%581.7%270.8%10.0%449 3,481
Butler59%1,96252.8%1,66344.8%581.6%320.9%00.0%299 3,715
Cass58%5,33055.7%4,04242.2%1431.5%540.6%80.1%1,288 9,577
Cedar61%2,35256.6%1,70541.0%651.6%350.8%00.0%647 4,157
Chase60%1,23167.0%56931.0%251.4%130.7%00.0%662 1,838
Cherry62%2,04073.1%69725.0%301.1%240.9%00.0%1,343 2,791
Cheyenne56%2,63266.0%1,26831.8%541.4%330.8%10.0%1,364 3,988
Clay64%1,95559.2%1,26438.3%501.5%300.9%30.1%691 3,302
Colfax50%1,99956.3%1,48841.9%421.2%220.6%10.0%511 3,552
Cuming56%2,71466.2%1,30131.7%571.4%280.7%10.0%1,413 4,101
Custer61%3,48064.3%1,81233.5%801.5%370.7%00.0%1,668 5,409
Dakota45%2,82747.5%2,98050.0%901.5%571.0%30.1%-153 5,957
Dawes51%2,01457.0%1,41039.9%621.8%441.2%30.1%604 3,533
Dawson50%4,98762.0%2,85635.5%1451.8%500.6%40.0%2,131 8,042
Deuel62%68568.7%29229.3%151.5%50.5%00.0%393 997
Dixon63%1,64758.2%1,12639.8%391.4%160.6%20.1%521 2,830
Dodge55%8,31556.7%6,08941.5%1771.2%860.6%70.0%2,226 14,674
Douglas55%98,80555.0%76,98642.8%2,2111.2%1,3930.8%2780.2%21,819 179,673
Dundy59%72767.1%33130.6%151.4%100.9%00.0%396 1,083
Fillmore62%1,68354.1%1,35843.7%451.4%180.6%50.2%325 3,109
Franklin60%95556.0%70441.3%291.7%160.9%00.0%251 1,704
Frontier61%87963.9%46433.7%231.7%90.7%00.0%415 1,375
Furnas61%1,47358.9%99539.8%180.7%150.6%00.0%478 2,501
Gage57%4,76448.2%4,85649.1%1841.9%700.7%90.1%-92 9,883
Garden70%86967.9%37729.5%171.3%161.3%00.0%492 1,279
Garfield65%67468.6%29930.4%70.7%20.2%00.0%375 982
Gosper66%63160.8%40138.6%50.5%10.1%00.0%230 1,038
Grant77%27666.8%11126.9%256.1%10.2%00.0%165 413
Greeley64%60947.1%66651.5%151.2%40.3%00.0%-57 1,294
Hall52%10,09851.7%8,98746.1%3201.6%1010.5%90.0%1,111 19,515
Hamilton65%2,62861.6%1,52435.7%831.9%250.6%60.1%1,104 4,266
Harlan65%1,04856.3%76541.1%291.6%181.0%00.0%283 1,860
Hayes68%39970.6%15828.0%50.9%20.4%10.2%241 565
Hitchcock63%94059.5%61038.6%201.3%90.6%00.0%330 1,579
Holt60%3,63670.3%1,36826.5%1402.7%280.5%00.0%2,268 5,172
Hooker86%34266.9%15430.1%112.2%40.8%00.0%188 511
Howard56%1,29350.3%1,19746.5%612.4%200.8%20.1%96 2,573
Jefferson62%2,19554.3%1,74643.2%741.8%270.7%20.0%449 4,044
Johnson61%1,11152.9%94545.0%231.1%201.0%10.0%166 2,100
Kearney61%1,83260.0%1,14437.5%441.4%311.0%00.0%688 3,051
Keith58%2,62469.5%1,07528.5%571.5%200.5%00.0%1,549 3,776
Keya Paha70%38171.9%13725.8%71.3%50.9%00.0%244 530
Kimball59%1,13663.2%60833.8%402.2%130.7%00.0%528 1,797
Knox56%2,47362.6%1,36234.5%792.0%360.9%00.0%1,111 3,950
Lancaster54%46,63247.7%48,93450.1%1,1221.1%8330.9%1960.2%-2,302 97,717
Lincoln60%7,98654.1%6,32542.8%3262.2%1220.8%150.1%1,661 14,774
Logan78%30869.5%12929.1%40.9%20.5%00.0%179 443
Loup64%22769.6%9127.9%72.1%10.3%00.0%136 326
Madison51%8,21664.7%4,21133.2%2131.7%550.4%50.0%4,005 12,700
McPherson82%22771.6%7924.9%82.5%30.9%00.0%148 317
Merrick60%2,11159.6%1,35638.3%651.8%120.3%00.0%755 3,544
Morrill56%1,38563.1%76134.7%351.6%130.6%00.0%624 2,194
Nance58%88551.4%80846.9%221.3%60.3%10.1%77 1,722
Nemaha61%2,17260.2%1,36437.8%361.0%351.0%10.0%808 3,608
Nuckolls61%1,34254.5%1,06743.3%421.7%120.5%10.0%275 2,464
Otoe59%3,65656.3%2,67741.2%1141.8%410.6%30.0%979 6,491
Pawnee64%80151.1%73346.8%221.4%110.7%00.0%68 1,567
Perkins64%1,02567.9%45930.4%191.3%60.4%00.0%566 1,509
Phelps64%2,88862.9%1,63935.7%511.1%130.3%40.1%1,249 4,595
Pierce56%2,06866.9%94930.7%471.5%240.8%10.0%1,119 3,089
Platte57%8,21465.9%4,06832.6%1291.0%510.4%50.0%4,146 12,467
Polk59%1,52661.4%90836.5%391.6%120.5%20.1%618 2,487
Red Willow58%2,56651.7%2,31646.7%611.2%200.4%10.0%250 4,964
Richardson58%2,31154.7%1,81943.1%561.3%370.9%00.0%492 4,223
Rock66%70476.8%19521.3%101.1%80.9%00.0%509 917
Saline51%2,19942.4%2,87055.3%771.5%380.7%50.1%-671 5,189
Sarpy50%24,05860.4%15,03837.8%4491.1%2420.6%300.1%9,020 39,817
Saunders62%4,78155.4%3,62442.0%1401.6%730.8%70.1%1,157 8,625
Scotts Bluff51%8,16160.2%5,11637.8%1891.4%780.6%60.0%3,045 13,550
Seward56%3,54452.6%3,08345.7%721.1%410.6%20.0%461 6,742
Sheridan57%1,90571.1%71826.8%381.4%200.7%00.0%1,187 2,681
Sherman63%86753.4%71744.2%241.5%150.9%00.0%150 1,623
Sioux69%55171.3%20526.5%70.9%101.3%00.0%346 773
Stanton56%1,58364.8%79332.5%532.2%110.5%30.1%790 2,443
Thayer63%1,68856.3%1,23541.2%571.9%180.6%00.0%453 2,998
Thomas72%29571.8%10726.0%51.2%30.7%10.2%188 411
Thurston44%99150.1%92646.8%331.7%291.5%10.1%65 1,980
Valley65%1,40359.0%95039.9%140.6%120.5%00.0%453 2,379
Washington59%4,89263.7%2,63534.3%1111.4%380.5%00.0%2,257 7,676
Wayne49%2,27362.4%1,28735.3%481.3%300.8%30.1%986 3,641
Webster62%1,05053.8%85543.8%371.9%100.5%10.1%195 1,953
Wheeler66%25059.8%15637.3%51.2%71.7%00.0%94 418
York61%4,16464.2%2,21834.2%641.0%360.6%40.1%1,946 6,486
TOTAL 56% 379,93356.1% 281,90441.7% 9,4831.4% 4,8060.7% 6630.1% 98,029 676,789
Total R vote: 379,933 (56.1%)      Total D vote: 281,904 (41.7%)      Total Other vote: 14,952 (2.2%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $3,564,316 $2,159,653 $0 $8,307
Total Receipts: $3,612,338 $2,179,131 $0 $8,307
Cash on Hand: $48,002 $19,478 $0 $0
Contributions by Candidate: $21,363 $0 $0 $1,547
Loans by Candidate: $1,037,000 $100,000 $0 $3,600
Total Individual Contributions: $2,042,067 $1,098,301 $0 $2,160
Party Contributions: $42,588 $35,719 $0 $1,000
Other Committee Contributions: $460,213 $926,268 $0 $0
Transfers from Other Committees: $0 $0 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Supporting: $52 $52 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Opposing: $0 $332,896 $0 $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $52 $-332,844 $0 $0
Net Spending: $3,564,368 $1,826,809 $0 $8,307

**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/1996



1996 Senate class 2, Adams County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 6,632 53.1%
Ben Nelson (D) 5,538 44.3%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 252 2.0%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 73 0.6%
TOTAL 12,500
Turnout: 54%


1996 Senate class 2, Antelope County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 2,074 61.8%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,108 33.0%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 159 4.7%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 16 0.5%
TOTAL 3,357
Turnout: 62%


1996 Senate class 2, Arthur County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 209 82.0%
Ben Nelson (D) 41 16.1%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 3 1.2%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 2 0.8%
TOTAL 255
Turnout: 75%


1996 Senate class 2, Banner County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 303 74.6%
Ben Nelson (D) 95 23.4%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 7 1.7%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 1 0.2%
TOTAL 406
Turnout: 68%


1996 Senate class 2, Blaine County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 294 77.0%
Ben Nelson (D) 82 21.5%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 3 0.8%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 3 0.8%
TOTAL 382
Turnout: 84%


1996 Senate class 2, Boone County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 1,742 60.3%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,063 36.8%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 63 2.2%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 19 0.7%
TOTAL 2,887
Turnout: 63%


1996 Senate class 2, Box Butte County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 2,691 54.1%
Ben Nelson (D) 2,159 43.4%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 96 1.9%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 24 0.5%
TOTAL 4,972
Turnout: 56%


1996 Senate class 2, Boyd County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 677 52.0%
Ben Nelson (D) 574 44.1%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 39 3.0%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 12 0.9%
TOTAL 1,302
Turnout: 68%


1996 Senate class 2, Brown County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 1,342 75.2%
Ben Nelson (D) 418 23.4%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 10 0.6%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 14 0.8%
TOTAL 1,784
Turnout: 67%


1996 Senate class 2, Buffalo County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 9,491 59.8%
Ben Nelson (D) 6,042 38.1%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 223 1.4%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 107 0.7%
TOTAL 15,874
Turnout: 53%


1996 Senate class 2, Burt County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 1,922 55.2%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,473 42.3%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 58 1.7%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 27 0.8%
TOTAL 3,481
Turnout: 60%


1996 Senate class 2, Butler County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 1,962 52.8%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,663 44.8%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 58 1.6%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 32 0.9%
TOTAL 3,715
Turnout: 59%


1996 Senate class 2, Cass County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 5,330 55.7%
Ben Nelson (D) 4,042 42.2%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 143 1.5%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 54 0.6%
TOTAL 9,577
Turnout: 58%


1996 Senate class 2, Cedar County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 2,352 56.6%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,705 41.0%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 65 1.6%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 35 0.8%
TOTAL 4,157
Turnout: 61%


1996 Senate class 2, Chase County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 1,231 67.0%
Ben Nelson (D) 569 31.0%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 25 1.4%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 13 0.7%
TOTAL 1,838
Turnout: 60%


1996 Senate class 2, Cherry County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 2,040 73.1%
Ben Nelson (D) 697 25.0%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 30 1.1%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 24 0.9%
TOTAL 2,791
Turnout: 62%


1996 Senate class 2, Cheyenne County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 2,632 66.0%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,268 31.8%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 54 1.4%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 33 0.8%
TOTAL 3,988
Turnout: 56%


1996 Senate class 2, Clay County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 1,955 59.2%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,264 38.3%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 50 1.5%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 30 0.9%
TOTAL 3,302
Turnout: 64%


1996 Senate class 2, Colfax County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 1,999 56.3%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,488 41.9%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 42 1.2%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 22 0.6%
TOTAL 3,552
Turnout: 50%


1996 Senate class 2, Cuming County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 2,714 66.2%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,301 31.7%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 57 1.4%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 28 0.7%
TOTAL 4,101
Turnout: 56%


1996 Senate class 2, Custer County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 3,480 64.3%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,812 33.5%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 80 1.5%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 37 0.7%
TOTAL 5,409
Turnout: 61%


1996 Senate class 2, Dakota County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 2,827 47.5%
Ben Nelson (D) 2,980 50.0%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 90 1.5%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 57 1.0%
TOTAL 5,957
Turnout: 45%


1996 Senate class 2, Dawes County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 2,014 57.0%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,410 39.9%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 62 1.8%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 44 1.2%
TOTAL 3,533
Turnout: 51%


1996 Senate class 2, Dawson County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 4,987 62.0%
Ben Nelson (D) 2,856 35.5%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 145 1.8%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 50 0.6%
TOTAL 8,042
Turnout: 50%


1996 Senate class 2, Deuel County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 685 68.7%
Ben Nelson (D) 292 29.3%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 15 1.5%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 5 0.5%
TOTAL 997
Turnout: 62%


1996 Senate class 2, Dixon County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 1,647 58.2%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,126 39.8%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 39 1.4%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 16 0.6%
TOTAL 2,830
Turnout: 63%


1996 Senate class 2, Dodge County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 8,315 56.7%
Ben Nelson (D) 6,089 41.5%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 177 1.2%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 86 0.6%
TOTAL 14,674
Turnout: 55%


1996 Senate class 2, Douglas County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 98,805 55.0%
Ben Nelson (D) 76,986 42.8%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 2,211 1.2%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 1,393 0.8%
TOTAL 179,673
Turnout: 55%


1996 Senate class 2, Dundy County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 727 67.1%
Ben Nelson (D) 331 30.6%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 15 1.4%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 10 0.9%
TOTAL 1,083
Turnout: 59%


1996 Senate class 2, Fillmore County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 1,683 54.1%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,358 43.7%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 45 1.4%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 18 0.6%
TOTAL 3,109
Turnout: 62%


1996 Senate class 2, Franklin County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 955 56.0%
Ben Nelson (D) 704 41.3%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 29 1.7%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 16 0.9%
TOTAL 1,704
Turnout: 60%


1996 Senate class 2, Frontier County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 879 63.9%
Ben Nelson (D) 464 33.7%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 23 1.7%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 9 0.7%
TOTAL 1,375
Turnout: 61%


1996 Senate class 2, Furnas County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 1,473 58.9%
Ben Nelson (D) 995 39.8%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 18 0.7%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 15 0.6%
TOTAL 2,501
Turnout: 61%


1996 Senate class 2, Gage County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 4,764 48.2%
Ben Nelson (D) 4,856 49.1%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 184 1.9%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 70 0.7%
TOTAL 9,883
Turnout: 57%


1996 Senate class 2, Garden County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 869 67.9%
Ben Nelson (D) 377 29.5%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 17 1.3%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 16 1.3%
TOTAL 1,279
Turnout: 70%


1996 Senate class 2, Garfield County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 674 68.6%
Ben Nelson (D) 299 30.4%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 7 0.7%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 2 0.2%
TOTAL 982
Turnout: 65%


1996 Senate class 2, Gosper County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 631 60.8%
Ben Nelson (D) 401 38.6%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 5 0.5%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 1,038
Turnout: 66%


1996 Senate class 2, Grant County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 276 66.8%
Ben Nelson (D) 111 26.9%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 25 6.1%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 1 0.2%
TOTAL 413
Turnout: 77%


1996 Senate class 2, Greeley County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 609 47.1%
Ben Nelson (D) 666 51.5%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 15 1.2%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 4 0.3%
TOTAL 1,294
Turnout: 64%


1996 Senate class 2, Hall County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 10,098 51.7%
Ben Nelson (D) 8,987 46.1%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 320 1.6%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 101 0.5%
TOTAL 19,515
Turnout: 52%


1996 Senate class 2, Hamilton County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 2,628 61.6%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,524 35.7%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 83 1.9%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 25 0.6%
TOTAL 4,266
Turnout: 65%


1996 Senate class 2, Harlan County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 1,048 56.3%
Ben Nelson (D) 765 41.1%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 29 1.6%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 18 1.0%
TOTAL 1,860
Turnout: 65%


1996 Senate class 2, Hayes County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 399 70.6%
Ben Nelson (D) 158 28.0%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 5 0.9%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 2 0.4%
TOTAL 565
Turnout: 68%


1996 Senate class 2, Hitchcock County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 940 59.5%
Ben Nelson (D) 610 38.6%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 20 1.3%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 9 0.6%
TOTAL 1,579
Turnout: 63%


1996 Senate class 2, Holt County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 3,636 70.3%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,368 26.5%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 140 2.7%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 28 0.5%
TOTAL 5,172
Turnout: 60%


1996 Senate class 2, Hooker County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 342 66.9%
Ben Nelson (D) 154 30.1%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 11 2.2%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 4 0.8%
TOTAL 511
Turnout: 86%


1996 Senate class 2, Howard County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 1,293 50.3%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,197 46.5%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 61 2.4%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 20 0.8%
TOTAL 2,573
Turnout: 56%


1996 Senate class 2, Jefferson County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 2,195 54.3%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,746 43.2%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 74 1.8%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 27 0.7%
TOTAL 4,044
Turnout: 62%


1996 Senate class 2, Johnson County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 1,111 52.9%
Ben Nelson (D) 945 45.0%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 23 1.1%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 20 1.0%
TOTAL 2,100
Turnout: 61%


1996 Senate class 2, Kearney County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 1,832 60.0%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,144 37.5%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 44 1.4%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 31 1.0%
TOTAL 3,051
Turnout: 61%


1996 Senate class 2, Keith County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 2,624 69.5%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,075 28.5%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 57 1.5%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 20 0.5%
TOTAL 3,776
Turnout: 58%


1996 Senate class 2, Keya Paha County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 381 71.9%
Ben Nelson (D) 137 25.8%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 7 1.3%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 5 0.9%
TOTAL 530
Turnout: 70%


1996 Senate class 2, Kimball County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 1,136 63.2%
Ben Nelson (D) 608 33.8%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 40 2.2%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 13 0.7%
TOTAL 1,797
Turnout: 59%


1996 Senate class 2, Knox County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 2,473 62.6%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,362 34.5%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 79 2.0%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 36 0.9%
TOTAL 3,950
Turnout: 56%


1996 Senate class 2, Lancaster County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 46,632 47.7%
Ben Nelson (D) 48,934 50.1%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 1,122 1.1%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 833 0.9%
TOTAL 97,717
Turnout: 54%


1996 Senate class 2, Lincoln County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 7,986 54.1%
Ben Nelson (D) 6,325 42.8%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 326 2.2%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 122 0.8%
TOTAL 14,774
Turnout: 60%


1996 Senate class 2, Logan County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 308 69.5%
Ben Nelson (D) 129 29.1%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 4 0.9%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 2 0.5%
TOTAL 443
Turnout: 78%


1996 Senate class 2, Loup County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 227 69.6%
Ben Nelson (D) 91 27.9%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 7 2.1%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 1 0.3%
TOTAL 326
Turnout: 64%


1996 Senate class 2, Madison County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 8,216 64.7%
Ben Nelson (D) 4,211 33.2%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 213 1.7%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 55 0.4%
TOTAL 12,700
Turnout: 51%


1996 Senate class 2, McPherson County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 227 71.6%
Ben Nelson (D) 79 24.9%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 8 2.5%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 3 0.9%
TOTAL 317
Turnout: 82%


1996 Senate class 2, Merrick County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 2,111 59.6%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,356 38.3%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 65 1.8%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 12 0.3%
TOTAL 3,544
Turnout: 60%


1996 Senate class 2, Morrill County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 1,385 63.1%
Ben Nelson (D) 761 34.7%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 35 1.6%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 13 0.6%
TOTAL 2,194
Turnout: 56%


1996 Senate class 2, Nance County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 885 51.4%
Ben Nelson (D) 808 46.9%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 22 1.3%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 6 0.3%
TOTAL 1,722
Turnout: 58%


1996 Senate class 2, Nemaha County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 2,172 60.2%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,364 37.8%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 36 1.0%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 35 1.0%
TOTAL 3,608
Turnout: 61%


1996 Senate class 2, Nuckolls County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 1,342 54.5%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,067 43.3%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 42 1.7%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 12 0.5%
TOTAL 2,464
Turnout: 61%


1996 Senate class 2, Otoe County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 3,656 56.3%
Ben Nelson (D) 2,677 41.2%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 114 1.8%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 41 0.6%
TOTAL 6,491
Turnout: 59%


1996 Senate class 2, Pawnee County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 801 51.1%
Ben Nelson (D) 733 46.8%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 22 1.4%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 11 0.7%
TOTAL 1,567
Turnout: 64%


1996 Senate class 2, Perkins County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 1,025 67.9%
Ben Nelson (D) 459 30.4%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 19 1.3%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 6 0.4%
TOTAL 1,509
Turnout: 64%


1996 Senate class 2, Phelps County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 2,888 62.9%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,639 35.7%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 51 1.1%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 13 0.3%
TOTAL 4,595
Turnout: 64%


1996 Senate class 2, Pierce County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 2,068 66.9%
Ben Nelson (D) 949 30.7%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 47 1.5%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 24 0.8%
TOTAL 3,089
Turnout: 56%


1996 Senate class 2, Platte County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 8,214 65.9%
Ben Nelson (D) 4,068 32.6%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 129 1.0%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 51 0.4%
TOTAL 12,467
Turnout: 57%


1996 Senate class 2, Polk County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 1,526 61.4%
Ben Nelson (D) 908 36.5%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 39 1.6%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 12 0.5%
TOTAL 2,487
Turnout: 59%


1996 Senate class 2, Red Willow County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 2,566 51.7%
Ben Nelson (D) 2,316 46.7%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 61 1.2%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 20 0.4%
TOTAL 4,964
Turnout: 58%


1996 Senate class 2, Richardson County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 2,311 54.7%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,819 43.1%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 56 1.3%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 37 0.9%
TOTAL 4,223
Turnout: 58%


1996 Senate class 2, Rock County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 704 76.8%
Ben Nelson (D) 195 21.3%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 10 1.1%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 8 0.9%
TOTAL 917
Turnout: 66%


1996 Senate class 2, Saline County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 2,199 42.4%
Ben Nelson (D) 2,870 55.3%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 77 1.5%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 38 0.7%
TOTAL 5,189
Turnout: 51%


1996 Senate class 2, Sarpy County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 24,058 60.4%
Ben Nelson (D) 15,038 37.8%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 449 1.1%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 242 0.6%
TOTAL 39,817
Turnout: 50%


1996 Senate class 2, Saunders County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 4,781 55.4%
Ben Nelson (D) 3,624 42.0%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 140 1.6%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 73 0.8%
TOTAL 8,625
Turnout: 62%


1996 Senate class 2, Scotts Bluff County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 8,161 60.2%
Ben Nelson (D) 5,116 37.8%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 189 1.4%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 78 0.6%
TOTAL 13,550
Turnout: 51%


1996 Senate class 2, Seward County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 3,544 52.6%
Ben Nelson (D) 3,083 45.7%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 72 1.1%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 41 0.6%
TOTAL 6,742
Turnout: 56%


1996 Senate class 2, Sheridan County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 1,905 71.1%
Ben Nelson (D) 718 26.8%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 38 1.4%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 20 0.7%
TOTAL 2,681
Turnout: 57%


1996 Senate class 2, Sherman County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 867 53.4%
Ben Nelson (D) 717 44.2%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 24 1.5%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 15 0.9%
TOTAL 1,623
Turnout: 63%


1996 Senate class 2, Sioux County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 551 71.3%
Ben Nelson (D) 205 26.5%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 7 0.9%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 10 1.3%
TOTAL 773
Turnout: 69%


1996 Senate class 2, Stanton County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 1,583 64.8%
Ben Nelson (D) 793 32.5%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 53 2.2%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 11 0.5%
TOTAL 2,443
Turnout: 56%


1996 Senate class 2, Thayer County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 1,688 56.3%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,235 41.2%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 57 1.9%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 18 0.6%
TOTAL 2,998
Turnout: 63%


1996 Senate class 2, Thomas County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 295 71.8%
Ben Nelson (D) 107 26.0%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 5 1.2%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 3 0.7%
TOTAL 411
Turnout: 72%


1996 Senate class 2, Thurston County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 991 50.1%
Ben Nelson (D) 926 46.8%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 33 1.7%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 29 1.5%
TOTAL 1,980
Turnout: 44%


1996 Senate class 2, Valley County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 1,403 59.0%
Ben Nelson (D) 950 39.9%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 14 0.6%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 12 0.5%
TOTAL 2,379
Turnout: 65%


1996 Senate class 2, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 4,892 63.7%
Ben Nelson (D) 2,635 34.3%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 111 1.4%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 38 0.5%
TOTAL 7,676
Turnout: 59%


1996 Senate class 2, Wayne County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 2,273 62.4%
Ben Nelson (D) 1,287 35.3%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 48 1.3%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 30 0.8%
TOTAL 3,641
Turnout: 49%


1996 Senate class 2, Webster County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 1,050 53.8%
Ben Nelson (D) 855 43.8%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 37 1.9%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 10 0.5%
TOTAL 1,953
Turnout: 62%


1996 Senate class 2, Wheeler County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 250 59.8%
Ben Nelson (D) 156 37.3%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 5 1.2%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 7 1.7%
TOTAL 418
Turnout: 66%


1996 Senate class 2, York County
CandidateVotesPct
Chuck Hagel (R) 4,164 64.2%
Ben Nelson (D) 2,218 34.2%
John DeCamp (Lbt) 64 1.0%
Bill Dunn (NtL) 36 0.6%
TOTAL 6,486
Turnout: 61%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Chuck Hagel
Total Disbursements: $3,564,316
Total Receipts: $3,612,338
Cash on Hand: $48,002
Candidate Contributions: $21,363
Candidate Loans: $1,037,000
Individual Contributions: $2,042,067
Party Contributions: $42,588
Other Committee Contributions: $460,213
Other Committee Transfers: $0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $52
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $52
Net Spending: $3,564,368



Ben Nelson
Total Disbursements: $2,159,653
Total Receipts: $2,179,131
Cash on Hand: $19,478
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $100,000
Individual Contributions: $1,098,301
Party Contributions: $35,719
Other Committee Contributions: $926,268
Other Committee Transfers: $0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $52
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $332,896
Net Independent Expenditures: $-332,844
Net Spending: $1,826,809



Bill Dunn
Total Disbursements: $8,307
Total Receipts: $8,307
Cash on Hand: $0
Candidate Contributions: $1,547
Candidate Loans: $3,600
Individual Contributions: $2,160
Party Contributions: $1,000
Other Committee Contributions: $0
Other Committee Transfers: $0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $0
Net Spending: $8,307



**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/1996


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Chuck Hagel 112,953 62.2% $3,564,316
2   Don Stenberg 67,974 37.5% $521,721
    Other 544 0.3%  
TOTAL VOTES 181,471    


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Ben Nelson 93,140 97.0% $2,159,653
    Other 2,912 3.0%  
TOTAL VOTES 96,052