1984 United States Senate election in Nebraska
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The 1984 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator J. James Exon narrowly won re-election to a second term. This was despite Republican president Ronald Reagan carrying the state with more than 70% of the vote in the concurrent presidential election.
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County results Exon: 50–60% 60–70% Hoch: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Candidates edit
Democratic edit
- J. James Exon, incumbent Senator
Republican edit
- Nancy Hoch, businesswoman
- John DeCamp, State Senator
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | J. James Exon (incumbent) | 332,217 | 51.94% | -15.72% | |
Republican | Nancy Hoch | 307,147 | 48.02% | +15.67% | |
Write-ins | 304 | 0.05% | |||
Majority | 25,070 | 3.92% | -31.40% | ||
Turnout | 639,668 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |