1990 United States Senate election in Nebraska

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1990 United States Senate election in Nebraska
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Nominee J. James Exon Hal Daub
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote349,779243,013
Percentage58.90%40.92%
1990 United States Senate election in Nebraska results map by county.svg
County results
Exon:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Daub:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
U.S. senator before election

J. James Exon
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

J. James Exon
Democratic

The 1990 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held on November 5, 1990. Incumbent Senator J. James Exon ran for re-election to a third term. He was challenged by former Congressman Hal Daub, the Republican nominee, who had previously run for the Senate in 1988. Exon defeated Daub in a landslide, winning 59% of the vote. This was the last time that a Democratic candidate won the Class II Senate seat in Nebraska, and Exon remains the only Democrat to have held this seat in the Senate.

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Background

In 1984, despite Ronald Reagan's landslide presidential victory in the concurrent election, [1] J. James Exon flipped the Senate seat, defeating Republican Nancy Hoch with nearly 52% of the vote. By contrast, Reagan won Nebraska in the presidential election with 70% of the vote to 28% for Democratic candidate Walter Mondale. [2]

The 1990 election was held as part of the midterm election cycle of Republican President George H. W. Bush's term. [3] Historically, the President's party struggles during the midterms. [4]

Candidates and primaries

Democratic primary

Exon ran for reelection, he was unchallenged for the nomination [6] receiving over 98% of votes cast in the primary. Around two thousand of the votes cast were for write in candidates. [7]

Democratic primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic J. James Exon (incumbent) 157,959 98.75%
Democratic Write-ins2,0061.25%
Total votes159,965 100.00%

Republican primary

Republican primary results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Hal Daub 178,237 91.26%
Republican Otis Glebe16,3678.38%
Republican Write-ins7110.36%
Total votes195,315 100.00%

General election

Results

The election was held on November 6, 1990. [9] [10] Exon, like most incumbents in the 1990 United States Senate elections, [3] was reelected to another term. [5]

1990 United States Senate election in Nebraska [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic J. James Exon (incumbent) 349,779 58.90% +6.97%
Republican Hal Daub 243,01340.92%−7.09%
Write-in 1,0360.17%—
Majority 106,76617.98%+14.06%
Total votes593,828 100.00%
Democratic hold

Aftermath

On January 3, 1991, Exon was sworn in to the 102nd United States Congress by then–Vice President Dan Quayle alongside his fellow Senators-elect. [11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Raines, Howell (November 7, 1984). "Reagan Wins By a Landslide, Sweeping at Least 48 States; G.O.P. Gains Strength in House". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ Ladd, Thomas E. (May 1, 1985). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional election of November 6, 1984" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives . p. 33. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Dewar, Helen; Yang, John E. (November 6, 1990). "The Senate Incumbents Win Control Remains with Democrats". The Washington Post . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  4. ↑ Elving, Ron (November 13, 2022). "The midterms didn't produce a wave. Here's what that's meant historically". NPR . Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Senate incumbents avoid voter wrath". The Taylorville Daily Breeze Courier. November 7, 1990. p. 16. Retrieved July 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 Howard, Ed (March 17, 1990). "DeCamp bid for attorney general among last-minute filings". Lincoln Journal Star . p. 3. Retrieved February 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. 1 2 Beermann, Allen J. (May 30, 1991). Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska (PDF). Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska. pp. 4, 9, 44.
  8. 1 2 Beermann, Allen J. (1990). Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska (PDF).
  9. ↑ "McWherter, Gore coast to victories". Bristol Herald Courier . November 7, 1990. p. 1. Retrieved April 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Espo, David (November 7, 1990). "Demos win Texas, Florida, four other Governships; Helms wins". The Times and Democrat . pp. 1–4. Retrieved April 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Swearing-In of Senate Members (Video). C-SPAN. January 3, 1991. Event occurs at 5:27.
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