2018 Nebraska General Election Story (Senate)

A head to head comparison of the Nebraska 2018 General Election gives us an idea of the break down of the voters.

Deb Fischer received 403.15k (57.72 %) votes, beating Jane Raybould who gained 269.92k (38.65 %) by 133.23k votes in Nebraska.

Jane Raybould won 2 counties out of the 93 counties that make up Nebraska. The record shows that Deb Fischer won 91 counties.

During the 2018 general elections, over 698k total number of votes were cast. Deb Fischer got 403,151 (403k) over Jane Raybould 269,917 (270k). He won the popular vote by 403,151 (403k). His victory in the State of Nebraska (with 403,151 votes) represents 50.0% of his popular vote victory.

Top 15 Counties in General Elections

These 15 counties play an important role in these Primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the largest counties (Douglas, Lancaster and Sarpy), it becomes very difficult to win majorities in the smaller counties without voter outreach and increased voter participation in them.

Top 15 Counties Comparison in General Elections

Douglas, Lancaster and Sarpy, three of the larger counties voted in favor of Jane Raybould, giving him a 8k vote advantage.