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1988 Nebraska U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1988 Nebraska U.S. House District 2 Election?

Peter Hoagland won the 1988 Nebraska U.S. House District 2 Election. Peter Hoagland received 112,174 popular votes (50.47%). The main challenger was Jerry Schenken (49.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Hoagland and Schenken

Hoagland +1.3 pts · won by 2,981 votes
Peter HoaglandDemocraticWINNER50.47%
112,174 votes
Jerry SchenkenRepublican49.13%
109,193 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.