2002 United States Senate election in Nebraska
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The 2002 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel won re-election to a second term.
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Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Charlie A. Matulka, construction worker[1]
- Al Hamburg, perennial candidate
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charlie A. Matulka | 33,922 | 59.31% | |
Democratic | Al Hamburg | 23,272 | 40.69% | |
Total votes | 57,194 | 100.00% |
Libertarian primary edit
Candidates edit
- John J. Graziano, businessman
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Libertarian | John J. Graziano | 228 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 228 | 100.00% |
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- Chuck Hagel, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Chuck Hagel (Incumbent) | 144,160 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 144,160 | 100.00% |
General election edit
Candidates edit
- Phil Chase (I)
- John Graziano (L), businessman
- Chuck Hagel (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Charlie Matulka (D), construction worker
Predictions edit
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] | Safe R | November 4, 2002 |
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Chuck Hagel (Incumbent) | 397,438 | 82.76% | +25.36% | |
Democratic | Charlie A. Matulka | 70,290 | 14.64% | -27.96% | |
Libertarian | John J. Graziano | 7,423 | 1.55% | ||
Independent | Phil Chase | 5,066 | 1.05% | ||
Majority | 327,148 | 68.13% | +53.31% | ||
Turnout | 480,217 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "The 2002 Elections: Midwest; Nebraska". November 7, 2002 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ a b c "Primary canvass" (PDF). www.sos.ne.gov. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
- ^ "Senate Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on November 18, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "2002 ELECTION STATISTICS". clerk.house.gov.