2008 United States Senate election in Nebraska County results Precinct results Johanns: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Kleeb: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Tie: 40–50% 50% No votes
The 2008 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held on November 4, 2008. The primary elections was held on May 13. Incumbent Senator Chuck Hagel decided to retire instead of seeking a third term. Fellow Republican Mike Johanns won the open seat.
Withdrew
Scott Kleeb , businessman and candidate for NE-03 in 2006 Tony Raimondo Larry Marvin James Bryan Wilson From Secretary of State of Nebraska [ 12]
County Mike Johanns Republican
Scott Kleeb Democratic
Kelly Renee RosbergNebraska Steve LarrickGreen Total votes % # % # % # % # Adams 47.59% 6,263 50.65% 6,665 1.09% 143 0.68% 89 13,160 Antelope 66.76% 2,123 30.91% 983 1.57% 50 0.75% 24 3,180 Arthur 72.80% 182 24.40% 61 2.80% 7 0.00% 0 250 Banner 73.96% 301 24.57% 100 1.23% 5 0.25% 1 407 Blaine 59.68% 188 37.78% 119 1.90% 6 0.63% 2 315 Boone 60.11% 1,706 38.23% 1,085 1.34% 38 0.32% 9 2,838 Box Butte 60.42% 2,966 36.20% 1,777 2.30% 113 1.08% 53 4,909 Boyd 59.41% 641 37.91% 409 2.22% 24 0.46% 5 1,079 Brown 65.03% 1,006 31.42% 486 2.97% 46 0.58% 9 1,547 Buffalo 61.86% 11,876 36.46% 7,000 1.10% 212 0.57% 110 19,198 Burt 60.61% 2,023 36.97% 1,234 1.77% 59 0.66% 22 3,338 Butler 60.88% 2,336 37.74% 1,448 1.09% 42 0.29% 11 3,837 Cass 62.07% 7,412 35.25% 4,210 1.95% 233 0.73% 87 11,942 Cedar 70.75% 2,907 26.33% 1,082 2.41% 99 0.51% 21 4,109 Chase 72.07% 1,308 26.28% 477 1.21% 22 0.44% 8 1,815 Cherry 70.19% 2,093 25.99% 775 3.29% 98 0.54% 16 2,982 Cheyenne 75.04% 3,583 21.78% 1,040 2.53% 121 0.65% 31 4,775 Clay 58.30% 1,770 39.86% 1,210 1.35% 41 0.49% 15 3,036 Colfax 64.16% 2,057 33.37% 1,070 1.87% 60 0.59% 19 3,206 Cuming 69.70% 2,830 28.82% 1,170 1.21% 49 0.27% 11 4,060 Custer 60.07% 3,373 38.70% 2,173 0.89% 50 0.34% 19 5,615 Dakota 56.58% 3,543 39.78% 2,491 3.31% 207 0.34% 21 6,262 Dawes 63.59% 2,363 31.57% 1,173 3.71% 138 1.13% 42 3,716 Dawson 60.15% 4,801 37.91% 3,026 1.48% 118 0.46% 37 7,982 Deuel 72.52% 710 22.27% 218 4.60% 45 0.61% 6 979 Dixon 67.76% 1,877 29.28% 811 2.53% 70 0.43% 12 2,770 Dodge 60.89% 9,374 36.68% 5,647 1.83% 282 0.60% 93 15,396 Douglas 55.29% 123,299 42.00% 93,667 1.38% 3,070 1.34% 2,982 223,018 Dundy 69.90% 699 25.80% 258 3.60% 36 0.70% 7 1,000 Fillmore 54.34% 1,610 44.38% 1,315 1.01% 30 0.27% 8 2,963 Franklin 47.48% 734 51.03% 789 0.84% 13 0.65% 10 1,546 Frontier 62.76% 873 35.30% 491 1.44% 20 0.50% 7 1,391 Furnas 61.50% 1,436 36.83% 860 1.28% 30 0.39% 9 2,335 Gage 48.26% 4,909 49.93% 5,079 1.26% 128 0.55% 56 10,172 Garden 74.73% 831 22.30% 248 2.43% 27 0.54% 6 1,112 Garfield 55.11% 566 43.33% 445 1.46% 15 0.10% 1 1,027 Gosper 60.99% 641 37.49% 394 1.43% 15 0.10% 1 1,051 Grant 71.39% 257 25.28% 91 3.06% 11 0.28% 1 360 Greeley 43.28% 522 55.22% 666 1.41% 17 0.08% 1 1,206 Hall 53.80% 11,398 44.46% 9,419 1.14% 241 0.61% 129 21,187 Hamilton 60.79% 2,905 38.17% 1,824 0.71% 34 0.33% 16 4,779 Harlan 57.18% 1,007 41.11% 724 1.53% 27 0.17% 3 1,761 Hayes 64.07% 353 33.03% 182 2.18% 12 0.73% 4 551 Hitchcock 60.57% 825 36.86% 502 1.84% 25 0.73% 10 1,362 Holt 66.08% 3,271 31.72% 1,570 1.68% 83 0.53% 26 4,950 Hooker 67.98% 293 30.16% 130 1.86% 8 0.00% 0 431 Howard 50.82% 1,523 47.35% 1,419 1.33% 40 0.50% 15 2,997 Jefferson 52.33% 1,935 45.81% 1,694 1.16% 43 0.70% 26 3,698 Johnson 49.98% 1,055 48.03% 1,014 1.47% 31 0.52% 11 2,111 Kearney 59.96% 1,888 38.68% 1,218 1.05% 33 0.32% 10 3,149 Keith 70.09% 2,763 27.52% 1,085 1.90% 75 0.48% 19 3,942 Keya Paha 63.01% 327 34.68% 180 1.54% 8 0.77% 4 519 Kimball 70.19% 1,243 26.14% 463 2.94% 52 0.73% 13 1,771 Knox 62.83% 2,524 33.48% 1,345 3.06% 123 0.62% 25 4,017 Lancaster 48.14% 60,805 49.42% 62,421 0.84% 1,064 1.60% 2,024 126,314 Lincoln 58.24% 9,454 39.68% 6,442 1.47% 239 0.61% 99 16,234 Logan 66.59% 273 32.44% 133 0.49% 2 0.49% 2 410 Loup 55.61% 218 43.88% 172 0.00% 0 0.51% 2 392 Madison 66.02% 9,182 30.56% 4,250 2.65% 369 0.77% 107 13,908 McPherson 69.55% 201 26.64% 77 3.46% 10 0.35% 1 289 Merrick 59.26% 2,023 39.37% 1,344 0.94% 32 0.44% 15 3,414 Morrill 69.29% 1,627 27.43% 644 2.51% 59 0.77% 18 2,348 Nance 55.37% 953 43.17% 743 0.93% 16 0.52% 9 1,721 Nemaha 61.60% 2,119 36.37% 1,251 1.66% 57 0.38% 13 3,440 Nuckolls 55.28% 1,231 43.06% 959 1.12% 25 0.54% 12 2,227 Otoe 58.26% 4,111 39.64% 2,797 1.42% 100 0.68% 48 7,056 Pawnee 55.68% 765 42.07% 578 1.46% 20 0.80% 11 1,374 Perkins 70.53% 993 27.84% 392 1.21% 17 0.43% 6 1,408 Phelps 68.05% 3,058 30.97% 1,392 0.73% 33 0.24% 11 4,494 Pierce 70.99% 2,259 25.93% 825 2.39% 76 0.69% 22 3,182 Platte 68.78% 9,163 29.40% 3,917 1.38% 184 0.44% 59 13,323 Polk 62.19% 1,579 36.71% 932 0.83% 21 0.28% 7 2,539 Red Willow 65.02% 3,269 32.98% 1,658 1.51% 76 0.50% 25 5,028 Richardson 63.25% 2,477 34.01% 1,332 2.40% 94 0.33% 13 3,916 Rock 59.24% 465 39.11% 307 1.66% 13 0.00% 0 785 Saline 40.81% 2,139 57.45% 3,011 1.07% 56 0.67% 35 5,241 Sarpy 64.61% 43,116 32.96% 21,994 1.58% 1,052 0.85% 569 66,731 Saunders 61.62% 6,266 36.00% 3,660 1.58% 161 0.80% 81 10,168 Scotts Bluff 63.01% 9,262 34.81% 5,117 1.61% 237 0.57% 84 14,700 Seward 56.61% 4,257 41.72% 3,137 1.04% 78 0.64% 48 7,520 Sheridan 74.63% 1,821 19.55% 477 4.88% 119 0.94% 23 2,440 Sherman 37.50% 582 60.76% 943 0.84% 13 0.90% 14 1,552 Sioux 72.61% 517 25.28% 180 1.69% 12 0.42% 3 712 Stanton 71.51% 1,762 25.65% 632 2.27% 56 0.57% 14 2,464 Thayer 52.50% 1,303 45.93% 1,140 1.17% 29 0.40% 10 2,482 Thomas 61.66% 238 35.75% 138 2.07% 8 0.52% 2 386 Thurston 52.55% 1,041 41.29% 818 5.20% 103 0.96% 19 1,981 Valley 55.40% 1,343 43.03% 1,043 1.16% 28 0.41% 10 2,424 Washington 65.47% 6,658 31.76% 3,230 1.99% 202 0.79% 80 10,170 Wayne 69.38% 2,626 28.06% 1,062 1.88% 71 0.69% 26 3,785 Webster 46.57% 849 51.51% 939 1.21% 22 0.71% 13 1,823 Wheeler 57.58% 247 40.56% 174 1.17% 5 0.70% 3 429 York 65.56% 4,300 33.28% 2,183 0.82% 54 0.34% 22 6,559
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] ^ OSKAR GARCIA. "Bruning quits Senate race" . JournalStar.com . Associated Press. Retrieved June 16, 2021 . ^ "Hal Daub exits Senate race" Archived September 18, 2008, at the Library of Congress Web Archives, Omaha.com , Retrieved September 29, 2007 ^ a b c d "Official Results of Nebraska Primary Election, May 13, 2008" (PDF) . Government of Nebraska . June 20, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2011 . ^ "2008 Senate Race ratings for October 23, 2008" . The Cook Political Report . Retrieved April 1, 2021 . ^ Race Ratings Chart: Senate Archived October 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine CQ Politics ^ "2008 Senate ratings" . Inside Elections . Retrieved April 1, 2021 . ^ "2008 RCP Averages & Senate Results" . Real Clear Politics. Retrieved August 31, 2021 . ^ Research 2000/Daily Kos ^ Rasmussen Reports ^ Research 2000/Daily Kos ^ a b c Rasmussen Reports ^ "Official Results of Nebraska General Election - November 4, 2008" (PDF) . Nebraska Secretary of State .
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