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2012 Nebraska U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 2012 Nebraska U.S. Senate Election?

Deb Fischer won the 2012 Nebraska U.S. Senate Election. Deb Fischer received 455,593 popular votes (57.77%). The main challenger was J. Robert Kerrey (42.23%).

See the full head-to-head between Fischer and Kerrey

Fischer +15.5 pts · won by 122,614 votes
Deb FischerRepublicanWINNER57.77%
455,593 votes
J. Robert KerreyDemocratic42.23%
332,979 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.