1984 United States Senate election in Nebraska

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1984 United States Senate election in Nebraska

← 1978 November 6, 1984 1990 →
 
Nominee J. James Exon Nancy Hoch
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 332,117 307,147
Percentage 51.94% 48.02%

County results
Exon:      50–60%      60–70%
Hoch:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

J. James Exon
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

J. James Exon
Democratic

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.

Candidates

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Democratic

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Republican

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Results

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General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1985). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1984" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

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