United States Senate election in Nebraska, 1978

November 7, 1978



Nominee	J. James Exon	Donald Eugene Shasteen
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	334,096	159,708
Percentage	67.7%	32.3%

U.S. Senator before election

Carl Curtis
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

J. James Exon
Democratic

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The 1978 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Carl Curtis decided to retire instead of seeking a fifth term. In the elections, Democratic nominee J. James Exon won the open seat.

Candidates

Democratic

J. James Exon, Governor of Nebraska

Republican

Donald Eugene Shasteen

Results

General election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	J. James Exon	334,096	67.66%	+20.82%
	Republican	Donald Eugene Shasteen	159,708	32.34%	-20.82%
Majority			174,390	35.32%	+28.99%
Turnout			493,802
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

References

↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1978election.pdf

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