The 2008 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Republican Senator

Chuck Hagel Charles Timothy Hagel ( ; born October 4, 1946)Mike Johanns Michael Owen Johanns ( ; born June 18, 1950) is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Nebraska from 2009 to 2015. He served as the 38th governor of Nebraska from 1999 until 2005, and was chair of the Mi ...

, the former Governor of Nebraska and

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, won the Republican primary to succeed him. He faced

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, the

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Democratic nominee for , in the general election and defeated him in a landslide, winning 58% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

* Pat Flynn, businessman *

Mike Johanns Michael Owen Johanns ( ; born June 18, 1950) is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Nebraska from 2009 to 2015. He served as the 38th governor of Nebraska from 1999 until 2005, and was chair of the Mi ...

, former

and former

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Withdrew

Jon Bruning Jon Cumberland Bruning (born April 30, 1969) is an American politician who served as the 32nd Attorney General of Nebraska from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously represented the 3rd district in the Nebraska Legislatu ...

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Hal Daub Harold John Daub Jr. (born April 23, 1941) is an American lawyer and politician from Nebraska who served four terms in the United States House of Representatives and as the 48th Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska. In 2012, Daub was elected to the Board of R ...

, former

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and former United States congressman"Hal Daub exits Senate race"
, ''Omaha.com'', Retrieved September 29, 2007

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

, businessman and

Democratic nominee for * Tony Raimondo, Columbus businessman * Larry Marvin,

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veteran and 1998 state legislative candidate * James Bryan Wilson,

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write-in candidate for Mayor of Lincoln

Declined

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, former U.S. Senator (1987–2001)

Results

Green primary

Candidates

* Steve Larrick

Results

Nebraska primary

Candidates

* Kelly Rosberg

Results

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

By county

From

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;Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic *

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(largest city:

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) * Saline (largest city:

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) * Greeley (largest city: Spalding) *

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(largest city: Loup City) *

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(largest city: Beatrice) * Webster (largest city:

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) *

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(largest city:

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)

References

External links

Elections
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Johanns (R) vs Kleeb (D)
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Mike Johanns
Republican nominee *

Democratic nominee *
Steve Larrick
Green nominee {{United States elections, 2008

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2008 Nebraska elections

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrew

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declined

Results

Green primary

Candidates

Results

Nebraska primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

By county

See also

References

External links