Senate Elections 2012 | US Senate Elections | Nebraska Races
2012 Nebraska U.S. Senate Election Results
Deb Fischer
Percent: 57.77%
Votes: 455,593
Bob Kerrey
Percent: 42.23%
Votes: 332,979
Race Summary
The 2012 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held on November 6, 2012, to fill the seat vacated by retiring Democratic Senator Ben Nelson, and Republican Deb Fischer won the open seat with 57.77% of the vote against Democratic former Senator Bob Kerrey.
Full Results
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 57.77%
Votes: 455,593
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 42.23%
Votes: 332,979
Total votes: 788,572
State Map
Results by County
Adams County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 64.65%
Votes: 8,170
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 35.35%
Votes: 4,468
Total votes: 12,638
Blaine County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 89.23%
Votes: 265
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 10.77%
Votes: 32
Total votes: 297
Brown County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 86.80%
Votes: 1,342
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 13.20%
Votes: 204
Total votes: 1,546
Cass County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 59.25%
Votes: 7,153
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 40.75%
Votes: 4,919
Total votes: 12,072
Cheyenne County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 72.54%
Votes: 3,344
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 27.46%
Votes: 1,266
Total votes: 4,610
Custer County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 80.78%
Votes: 4,439
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 19.22%
Votes: 1,056
Total votes: 5,495
Deuel County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 75.00%
Votes: 762
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 25.00%
Votes: 254
Total votes: 1,016
Dundy County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 78.35%
Votes: 767
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 21.65%
Votes: 212
Total votes: 979
Furnas County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 77.43%
Votes: 1,729
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 22.57%
Votes: 504
Total votes: 2,233
Gosper County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 75.31%
Votes: 738
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 24.69%
Votes: 242
Total votes: 980
Hamilton County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 72.27%
Votes: 3,498
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 27.73%
Votes: 1,342
Total votes: 4,840
Holt County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 79.17%
Votes: 3,896
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 20.83%
Votes: 1,025
Total votes: 4,921
Johnson County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 55.76%
Votes: 1,147
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 44.24%
Votes: 910
Total votes: 2,057
Kimball County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 73.39%
Votes: 1,233
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 26.61%
Votes: 447
Total votes: 1,680
Logan County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 82.45%
Votes: 357
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 17.55%
Votes: 76
Total votes: 433
Merrick County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 71.44%
Votes: 2,491
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 28.56%
Votes: 996
Total votes: 3,487
Nuckolls County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 70.21%
Votes: 1,532
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 29.79%
Votes: 650
Total votes: 2,182
Phelps County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 77.00%
Votes: 3,368
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 23.00%
Votes: 1,006
Total votes: 4,374
Red Willow County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 75.25%
Votes: 3,692
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 24.75%
Votes: 1,214
Total votes: 4,906
Sarpy County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 57.56%
Votes: 40,682
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 42.44%
Votes: 29,996
Total votes: 70,678
Sheridan County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 80.24%
Votes: 1,986
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 19.76%
Votes: 489
Total votes: 2,475
Thayer County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 65.79%
Votes: 1,742
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 34.21%
Votes: 906
Total votes: 2,648
Washington County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 65.52%
Votes: 6,660
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 34.48%
Votes: 3,505
Total votes: 10,165
York County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 74.78%
Votes: 4,726
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 25.22%
Votes: 1,594
Total votes: 6,320
Antelope County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 81.32%
Votes: 2,625
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 18.68%
Votes: 603
Total votes: 3,228
Boone County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 76.31%
Votes: 2,139
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 23.69%
Votes: 664
Total votes: 2,803
Buffalo County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 70.01%
Votes: 13,491
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 29.99%
Votes: 5,779
Total votes: 19,270
Cedar County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 70.31%
Votes: 3,041
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 29.69%
Votes: 1,284
Total votes: 4,325
Clay County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 74.52%
Votes: 2,194
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 25.48%
Votes: 750
Total votes: 2,944
Dakota County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 45.63%
Votes: 2,770
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 54.37%
Votes: 3,300
Total votes: 6,070
Dixon County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 60.22%
Votes: 1,618
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 39.78%
Votes: 1,069
Total votes: 2,687
Fillmore County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 67.18%
Votes: 1,918
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 32.82%
Votes: 937
Total votes: 2,855
Gage County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 53.74%
Votes: 5,172
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 46.26%
Votes: 4,452
Total votes: 9,624
Grant County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 83.52%
Votes: 299
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 16.48%
Votes: 59
Total votes: 358
Harlan County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 75.64%
Votes: 1,329
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 24.36%
Votes: 428
Total votes: 1,757
Hooker County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 82.84%
Votes: 333
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 17.16%
Votes: 69
Total votes: 402
Kearney County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 74.08%
Votes: 2,343
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 25.92%
Votes: 820
Total votes: 3,163
Knox County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 71.52%
Votes: 2,880
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 28.48%
Votes: 1,147
Total votes: 4,027
Loup County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 78.71%
Votes: 281
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 21.29%
Votes: 76
Total votes: 357
Morrill County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 76.24%
Votes: 1,675
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 23.76%
Votes: 522
Total votes: 2,197
Otoe County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 58.58%
Votes: 4,067
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 41.42%
Votes: 2,876
Total votes: 6,943
Pierce County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 79.55%
Votes: 2,716
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 20.45%
Votes: 698
Total votes: 3,414
Richardson County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 62.08%
Votes: 2,312
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 37.92%
Votes: 1,412
Total votes: 3,724
Saunders County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 63.72%
Votes: 6,547
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 36.28%
Votes: 3,728
Total votes: 10,275
Sherman County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 63.20%
Votes: 960
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 36.80%
Votes: 559
Total votes: 1,519
Thomas County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 85.23%
Votes: 352
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 14.77%
Votes: 61
Total votes: 413
Wayne County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 67.56%
Votes: 2,484
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 32.44%
Votes: 1,193
Total votes: 3,677
Arthur County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 86.74%
Votes: 229
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 13.26%
Votes: 35
Total votes: 264
Box Butte County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 60.41%
Votes: 2,838
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 39.59%
Votes: 1,860
Total votes: 4,698
Burt County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 59.55%
Votes: 1,977
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 40.45%
Votes: 1,343
Total votes: 3,320
Chase County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 83.57%
Votes: 1,546
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 16.43%
Votes: 304
Total votes: 1,850
Colfax County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 65.23%
Votes: 1,992
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 34.77%
Votes: 1,062
Total votes: 3,054
Dawes County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 64.86%
Votes: 2,405
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 35.14%
Votes: 1,303
Total votes: 3,708
Dodge County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 59.30%
Votes: 8,823
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 40.70%
Votes: 6,056
Total votes: 14,879
Franklin County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 72.59%
Votes: 1,107
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 27.41%
Votes: 418
Total votes: 1,525
Garden County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 75.76%
Votes: 819
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 24.24%
Votes: 262
Total votes: 1,081
Greeley County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 69.61%
Votes: 827
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 30.39%
Votes: 361
Total votes: 1,188
Hayes County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 83.49%
Votes: 445
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 16.51%
Votes: 88
Total votes: 533
Howard County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 67.69%
Votes: 1,940
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 32.31%
Votes: 926
Total votes: 2,866
Keith County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 73.76%
Votes: 2,988
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 26.24%
Votes: 1,063
Total votes: 4,051
Lancaster County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 46.15%
Votes: 58,306
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 53.85%
Votes: 68,046
Total votes: 126,352
Madison County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 72.92%
Votes: 10,089
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 27.08%
Votes: 3,746
Total votes: 13,835
Nance County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 66.42%
Votes: 1,068
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 33.58%
Votes: 540
Total votes: 1,608
Pawnee County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 64.11%
Votes: 861
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 35.89%
Votes: 482
Total votes: 1,343
Platte County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 73.13%
Votes: 9,801
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 26.87%
Votes: 3,601
Total votes: 13,402
Rock County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 86.90%
Votes: 683
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 13.10%
Votes: 103
Total votes: 786
Scotts Bluff County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 64.96%
Votes: 9,299
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 35.04%
Votes: 5,017
Total votes: 14,316
Sioux County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 82.76%
Votes: 605
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 17.24%
Votes: 126
Total votes: 731
Thurston County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 40.38%
Votes: 900
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 59.62%
Votes: 1,329
Total votes: 2,229
Webster County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 69.66%
Votes: 1,203
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 30.34%
Votes: 524
Total votes: 1,727
Banner County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 84.91%
Votes: 349
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 15.09%
Votes: 62
Total votes: 411
Boyd County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 80.36%
Votes: 851
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 19.64%
Votes: 208
Total votes: 1,059
Butler County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 68.86%
Votes: 2,642
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 31.14%
Votes: 1,195
Total votes: 3,837
Cherry County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 77.91%
Votes: 2,328
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 22.09%
Votes: 660
Total votes: 2,988
Cuming County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 73.00%
Votes: 2,893
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 27.00%
Votes: 1,070
Total votes: 3,963
Dawson County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 69.54%
Votes: 5,422
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 30.46%
Votes: 2,375
Total votes: 7,797
Douglas County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 48.25%
Votes: 106,951
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 51.75%
Votes: 114,700
Total votes: 221,651
Frontier County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 77.12%
Votes: 1,008
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 22.88%
Votes: 299
Total votes: 1,307
Garfield County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 81.99%
Votes: 774
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 18.01%
Votes: 170
Total votes: 944
Hall County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 61.32%
Votes: 12,350
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 38.68%
Votes: 7,790
Total votes: 20,140
Hitchcock County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 74.98%
Votes: 1,112
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 25.02%
Votes: 371
Total votes: 1,483
Jefferson County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 60.04%
Votes: 2,052
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 39.96%
Votes: 1,366
Total votes: 3,418
Keya Paha County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 84.62%
Votes: 407
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 15.38%
Votes: 74
Total votes: 481
Lincoln County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 66.00%
Votes: 10,285
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 34.00%
Votes: 5,298
Total votes: 15,583
McPherson County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 86.35%
Votes: 253
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 13.65%
Votes: 40
Total votes: 293
Nemaha County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 59.09%
Votes: 1,901
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 40.91%
Votes: 1,316
Total votes: 3,217
Perkins County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 78.60%
Votes: 1,091
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 21.40%
Votes: 297
Total votes: 1,388
Polk County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 74.65%
Votes: 1,820
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 25.35%
Votes: 618
Total votes: 2,438
Saline County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 48.30%
Votes: 2,387
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 51.70%
Votes: 2,555
Total votes: 4,942
Seward County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 63.18%
Votes: 4,764
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 36.82%
Votes: 2,776
Total votes: 7,540
Stanton County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 74.99%
Votes: 1,979
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 25.01%
Votes: 660
Total votes: 2,639
Valley County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 72.91%
Votes: 1,599
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 27.09%
Votes: 594
Total votes: 2,193
Wheeler County
Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 79.78%
Votes: 359
Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 20.22%
Votes: 91
Total votes: 450