2014 United States Senate election in Nebraska

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2014 United States Senate election in Nebraska
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Nominee Ben Sasse David Domina
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote347,636170,127
Percentage64.34%31.49%
2014 United States Senate election in Nebraska results map by county.svg
County results
Sasse:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
U.S. senator before election

Mike Johanns
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Ben Sasse
Republican

The 2014 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Republican Senator Mike Johanns did not run for re-election to a second term. Republican nominee Ben Sasse defeated Democratic nominee David Domina to succeed him.

Contents

Republican primary

Buffalo County Republican Party candidate event in November 2013. From left to right: Shane Osborn, Sid Dinsdale, Bart McLeay and Ben Sasse. Kearney Repn meeting 2013-11-04 sen candidates 1.JPG
Buffalo County Republican Party candidate event in November 2013. From left to right: Shane Osborn, Sid Dinsdale, Bart McLeay and Ben Sasse.

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Sid Dinsdale

Individuals

Bart McLeay

Individuals

Shane Osborn

Individuals

Organizations

Rescinded Endorsement

Ben Sasse

Individuals

Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Sid
Dinsdale		Clifton
Johnson		Bart
McLeay		Shane
Osborn		Ben
Sasse		OtherUndecided
Gravis Marketing [46] September 6–7, 20131,842± 2.2%7%—2%41%5%—45%
Public Opinion Strategies^ [47] October 27–28, 2013400± 4.9%7%—1%39%7%—46%
Harper Polling [48] February 3–4, 2014565± 4%13.1%—4.3%30.4%29%—23.2%
The Polling CompanyFebruary 25–28, 2014400± 4.9%9%1%2%35%24%—30%
NSON Opinion Strategy [49] April 16–20, 2014400± 5%13%——27%29%—28%
Not disclosed* [50] April 26–28, 2014507± ?22%3%5%25%31%—14%
Strategic National [51] May 7–8, 2014500± 4.9%23%3%8%20%34%—11.5%
Magellan Strategies [52] May 8, 2014525± 4.28%24%2%6%20%38%3%7%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Jon
Bruning		Mike
Foley		Shane
Osborn		Pete
Ricketts		Ben
Sasse		Undecided
Harper Polling [53] June 1–2, 2013230± 6.46%29%9%18%12%3%29%

Results

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Results by county
  Sasse
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Dinsdale
  •   40–50%
Republican primary results [54]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ben Sasse 109,847 49.37%
Republican Sid Dinsdale49,83222.39%
Republican Shane Osborn46,85621.06%
Republican Bart McLeay12,7005.71%
Republican Clifton Johnson3,2851.48%
Total votes222,520 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Chris
Beutler		Chuck
Hassebrook		Steve
Lathrop		Mike
Meister		Kim
Robak		Undecided
Harper Polling [53] June 1–2, 2013133± 8.5%13%14%13%6%19%35%

Results

Democratic primary results [54]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Domina 44,813 67.46%
Democratic Larry Marvin21,61532.54%
Total votes66,428 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Debates

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [76] Solid RNovember 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [77] Safe RNovember 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report [78] Safe RNovember 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics [79] Safe RNovember 3, 2014

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Ben
Sasse (R)		David
Domina (D)		OtherUndecided
Rasmussen Reports [80] April 7–8, 2014750± 4%52%27%5%16%
Rasmussen Reports [80] May 14–15, 2014750± 4%51%34%5%10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov [81] July 5–24, 2014858± 4.4%56%34%1%9%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov [82] August 18 – September 2, 2014987± 4%56%30%1%13%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov [83] September 20 – October 1, 2014721± 4%58%31%0%11%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov [83] October 16–23, 2014681± 5%59%30%0%11%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Shane
Osborn (R)		David
Domina (D)		OtherUndecided
Rasmussen Reports [80] April 7–8, 2014750± 4%48%27%5%20%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Jon
Bruning (R)		Chris
Beutler (D)		Undecided
Harper Polling [53] June 1–2, 2013538± 4.22%44%34%22%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Mike
Foley (R)		Chuck
Hassebrook (D)		Undecided
Harper Polling [53] June 1–2, 2013538± 4.22%48%30%22%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Shane
Osborn (R)		Steve
Lathrop (D)		Undecided
Harper Polling [53] June 1–2, 2013538± 4.22%47%29%25%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Pete
Ricketts (R)		Kim
Robak (D)		Undecided
Harper Polling [53] June 1–2, 2013538± 4.22%45%36%19%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Ben
Sasse (R)		Mike
Meister (D)		Undecided
Harper Polling [53] June 1–2, 2013538± 4.22%35%24%41%

Results

United States Senate election in Nebraska, 2014 [84]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Ben Sasse 347,636 64.34% +6.82%
Democratic Dave Domina170,12731.49%−8.57%
Independent Jim Jenkins15,8682.94%N/A
Independent Todd Watson6,2601.16%N/A
Write-in 4460.08%N/A
Total votes540,337 100.0% N/A
Republican hold

By county

From Secretary of State of Nebraska [85]

CountyBen Sasse

Republican

Dave Domina

Democratic

Jim Jenkins
Independent		Todd Watson
Independent		Write-inTotal
votes
 %# %# %# %# %#
Adams 68.66%5,90626.99%2,3222.55%2191.77%1520.03%38,602
Antelope 72.58%1,84524.86%6321.85%470.71%180.00%02,542
Arthur 80.00%14416.11%292.78%51.11%20.00%0180
Banner 86.46%24910.76%311.39%41.39%40.00%0288
Blaine 72.41%14711.82%2415.27%310.49%10.00%0203
Boone 74.51%1,64321.13%4663.63%800.68%150.05%12,205
Box Butte 68.03%2,06027.61%8362.84%861.52%460.00%03,028
Boyd 75.11%71221.73%2061.79%171.37%130.00%0948
Brown 78.42%88315.63%1764.35%491.60%180.00%01126
Buffalo 74.55%9,95316.24%2,1687.97%1,0641.20%1600.04%513,350
Burt 64.03%1,81632.93%9342.05%580.95%270.04%12,836
Butler 76.50%2,37719.34%6012.48%771.64%510.03%13,107
Cass 70.57%6,06225.72%2,2092.37%2041.27%1090.07%68,590
Cedar 62.76%1,91634.72%1,0601.21%371.31%400.00%03,053
Chase 85.95%1,2059.06%1273.28%461.71%240.00%01,402
Cherry 79.36%1,76914.63%3264.44%991.35%300.22%52,229
Cheyenne 78.71%2,24117.42%4962.46%701.40%400.00%02,847
Clay 77.89%1,68717.54%3802.68%581.85%400.05%12,166
Colfax 71.25%1,40525.66%5061.93%381.12%220.05%11,972
Cuming 74.32%2,14423.12%6671.66%480.90%260.00%02,885
Custer 59.36%2,5369.83%42029.38%1,2551.43%610.00%04,272
Dakota 59.20%2,20836.38%1,3572.71%1011.72%640.00%03,730
Dawes 70.66%1,91224.46%6622.85%772.03%550.00%02,706
Dawson 75.98%4,22016.96%9425.69%3161.33%740.04%25,554
Deuel 80.43%55513.04%904.35%302.17%150.00%0690
Dixon 66.29%1,28030.92%5971.55%301.19%230.05%11,931
Dodge 69.81%7,32427.07%2,8402.06%2160.98%1030.09%910,492
Douglas 56.42%81,22640.92%58,9171.83%2,6280.70%1,0080.14%195143,974
Dundy 85.40%5919.97%692.60%182.02%140.00%0692
Fillmore 70.84%1,63525.48%5882.30%531.39%320.00%02,308
Franklin 79.82%1,08413.77%1875.08%691.33%180.00%01,358
Frontier 83.25%80512.00%1163.21%311.55%150.00%0967
Furnas 80.72%1,34412.85%2142.58%433.78%630.06%11,665
Gage 64.10%4,70531.74%2,3302.96%2171.17%860.03%27,340
Garden 80.25%50813.27%845.21%331.26%80.00%0633
Garfield 76.44%55817.12%1254.52%331.92%140.00%0730
Gosper 72.98%54314.92%1119.01%673.09%230.00%0744
Grant 72.63%19919.34%536.57%181.46%40.00%0274
Greeley 67.80%55628.05%2303.41%280.73%60.00%0820
Hall 66.18%9,21429.14%4,0573.11%4331.46%2030.11%1513,922
Hamilton 78.21%2,84717.09%6223.05%1111.65%600.00%03,640
Harlan 79.91%1,07414.81%1993.05%412.23%300.00%01,344
Hayes 87.12%3997.21%334.59%210.87%40.22%1458
Hitchcock 83.43%97712.13%1422.99%351.45%170.00%01171
Holt 71.93%2,67524.79%9221.77%661.43%530.08%33,719
Hooker 72.11%21214.97%4411.22%331.70%50.00%0294
Howard 69.51%1,45226.14%5462.44%511.91%400.00%02,089
Jefferson 70.65%1,82725.87%6692.44%631.04%270.00%02,586
Johnson 64.71%1,08231.76%5311.85%311.50%250.18%31,672
Kearney 78.71%2,04413.90%3616.28%1631.00%260.12%32,597
Keith 79.63%2,08313.80%3615.08%1331.45%380.04%12,616
Keya Paha 82.89%31513.95%531.32%51.84%70.00%0380
Kimball 80.53%97214.08%1703.07%372.32%280.00%01207
Knox 66.14%2,10029.07%9233.15%1001.57%500.06%23,175
Lancaster 51.68%44,46243.31%37,2653.34%2,8701.57%1,3500.10%8686,033
Lincoln 72.46%7,75022.96%2,4563.43%3671.08%1160.06%610,695
Logan 81.92%29011.30%405.93%210.85%30.00%0354
Loup 72.56%23016.40%5210.41%330.63%20.00%0317
Madison 69.01%6,47628.09%2,6361.91%1790.95%890.04%49,384
McPherson 76.61%19016.13%404.44%112.82%70.00%0248
Merrick 76.27%2,21119.08%5533.21%931.45%420.00%02,899
Morrill 81.18%1,25515.27%2362.33%361.03%160.19%31,546
Nance 69.44%81826.99%3182.38%281.02%120.17%21178
Nemaha 72.11%1,73023.09%5543.08%741.71%410.00%02,399
Nuckolls 76.95%1,17518.21%2783.14%481.70%260.00%01,527
Otoe 70.78%3,82825.37%1,3722.51%1361.26%680.07%45,408
Pawnee 72.10%78825.25%2761.19%131.46%160.00%01093
Perkins 82.73%86212.28%1284.32%450.58%60.10%11042
Phelps 80.43%2,72513.96%4734.34%1471.24%420.03%13,388
Pierce 78.19%1,84318.88%4451.91%451.02%240.00%02,357
Platte 78.38%7,28218.57%1,7252.13%1980.90%840.02%29,291
Polk 78.24%1,38417.98%3182.94%520.79%140.06%11,769
Red Willow 83.36%2,94112.53%4422.78%981.30%460.03%13,528
Richardson 73.71%1,90122.92%5911.78%461.47%380.12%32,579
Rock 78.48%49616.46%1043.64%231.42%90.00%0632
Saline 59.35%2,18436.88%1,3572.72%1001.03%380.03%13,680
Sarpy 67.73%30,28129.44%13,1631.86%8310.86%3840.11%4944,708
Saunders 70.85%5,17425.62%1,8712.27%1661.19%870.07%57,303
Scotts Bluff 73.19%7,10622.71%2,2052.90%2821.15%1120.04%49,709
Seward 70.32%3,86024.87%1,3653.52%1931.24%680.05%35,489
Sheridan 83.99%1,45311.97%2072.72%471.33%230.00%01,730
Sherman 68.66%89622.61%2957.51%981.23%160.00%01305
Sioux 83.46%44413.72%731.50%81.32%70.00%0532
Stanton 72.23%1,25624.55%4271.90%331.27%220.06%11,739
Thayer 74.77%1,47621.33%4212.68%531.22%240.00%01,974
Thomas 78.59%24614.70%465.11%161.60%50.00%0313
Thurston 50.21%71346.69%6631.83%261.27%180.00%01420
Valley 74.24%1,21621.12%3463.66%600.98%160.00%01,638
Washington 73.91%5,10523.35%1,6131.85%1280.83%570.06%46,907
Wayne 64.47%1,72932.18%8631.79%481.49%400.07%22,682
Webster 73.66%94823.23%2991.40%181.71%220.00%01287
Wheeler 75.74%30918.63%763.92%161.47%60.25%1408
York 74.43%3,37717.06%7745.71%2592.80%1270.00%04,537

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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