1990 United States Senate election in Nebraska

Background

In 1984, despite Ronald Reagan's landslide presidential victory in the concurrent election, J. James Exon flipped the Senate seat, defeating Republican Nancy Hoch with nearly 52% of the vote. By contrast, Reagan won Nebraska in the presidential election with 70% of the vote to 28% for Democratic candidate Walter Mondale.

The 1990 election was held as part of the midterm election cycle of Republican President George H. W. Bush's term. Historically, the President's party struggles during the midterms.

Candidates and primaries

Democratic primary

• J. James Exon, incumbent Senator seeking a third term Exon ran for reelection, he was unchallenged for the nomination receiving over 98% of votes cast in the primary. Around two thousand of the votes cast were for write in candidates.{{Election box begin no change

Republican primary

• Hal Daub, former U.S. Representative from
• Otis Glebe, real estate investor When asked by The Catholic Voice, Glebe stated he was against restricting access to abortion. Daub did not face major opposition in the Republican primary, receiving over 90 percent of the vote.{{Election box begin no change

General election

Republicans believed they could oust Exon due to his relatively small margin of victory in 1984.

Results

The election was held on November 6, 1990. Exon, like most incumbents in the 1990 United States Senate elections, was reelected to another term.{{Election box begin | title=1990 United States Senate election in Nebraska

Aftermath

On January 3, 1991, Exon was sworn in to the 102nd United States Congress by then–Vice President Dan Quayle alongside his fellow Senators-elect.

References

References

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2. Ladd, Thomas E.. (May 1, 1985). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional election of November 6, 1984".
3. Elving, Ron. (November 13, 2022). "The midterms didn't produce a wave. Here's what that's meant historically". [[NPR]].
4. (November 7, 1990). "Senate incumbents avoid voter wrath". The Taylorville Daily Breeze Courier.
5. Beermann, Allen J.. (May 30, 1991). "Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska". Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska.
6. Howard, Ed. (March 17, 1990). "DeCamp bid for attorney general among last-minute filings". [[Lincoln Journal Star]].
7. (May 4, 1990). "The Candidates Response". The Catholic Voice.
8. Silverman, Mike. (May 16, 1990). "Pa's Casey beats pro-choice rival". [[Record-Journal]].
9. Wicker, Tom. (May 4, 1990). "Magic number six". [[The Rutland Daily Herald]].
10. (November 7, 1990). "McWherter, Gore coast to victories". [[Bristol Herald Courier]].
11. Espo, David. (November 7, 1990). "Demos win Texas, Florida, four other Governships; Helms wins". [[The Times and Democrat]].
12. (November 6, 1990). "The Senate Incumbents Win Control Remains with Democrats". [[The Washington Post]].
13. Beermann, Allen J.. (1990). "Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska".
14. (January 3, 1991). "Swearing-In of Senate Members". [[C-SPAN]].