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2000 Nebraska U.S. Senate Election

Nebraska · 2 candidates · See every 2000 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2000 Nebraska U.S. Senate Election?

Ben Nelson won the 2000 Nebraska U.S. Senate Election. Ben Nelson received 353,093 popular votes (51%). The main challenger was Don Stenberg (48.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Nelson and Stenberg

Nelson +2.2 pts · won by 15,116 votes
Ben NelsonDemocraticWINNER51%
353,093 votes
Don StenbergRepublican48.82%
337,977 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.