1984 United States Senate election in Nebraska

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1984 United States Senate election in Nebraska
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Nominee J. James Exon Nancy Hoch
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 332,117 307,147
Percentage 51.9% 48.0%
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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

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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 won re-election to a second term.

Candidates[]

Democratic[]

  • J. James Exon, incumbent Senator

Republican[]

  • Nancy Hoch, businesswoman
  • John DeCamp, State Senator

Results[]

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[]

  • United States Senate elections, 1984

References[]

  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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