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2000 United States Senate election in Nebraska

The 2000 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey retired after two terms in office, and Democrat Ben Nelson, a former two-term governor, won the open seat despite Republican nominee George W. Bush winning the state in the concurrent presidential election. This is the last time that Nebraska voted for a Senate candidate and a presidential candidate of different political parties.

Democratic primary
Candidates Ben Nelson, former Governor of Nebraska and 1996 Democratic nominee for the United States Senate • Al Hamburg, perennial candidate Results == Republican primary ==
Republican primary
Candidates Don Stenberg, Attorney General of NebraskaScott Moore, Secretary of State of Nebraska • David Hergert • George Grogan • John DeCamp, former State Senator • Elliott Rustad Results == General election ==
General election
Candidates Ben Nelson (D), former Governor of Nebraska and 1996 Democratic nominee for the United States Senate • Don Stenberg (R), Attorney General of Nebraska Debates • Complete video of debate, September 21, 2000 Results Counties that flipped from Democratic to RepublicanBurt (largest village: Tekamah) • Box Butte (largest city: Alliance) • Butler (largest city: David City) • Clay (largest city: Sutton) • Colfax (largest city: Schuyler) • Furnas (largest city: Cambridge) • Gosper (largest city: Elwood) • Harlan (largest city: Alma) • Hitchcock (largest city: Culbertson) • Knox (largest city: Creighton) • Kearney (largest city: Minden) • Merrick (largest city: Central City) • Nemaha (largest city: Auburn) • Nance (largest city: Fullerton) • Boone (largest city: Albion) • Polk (largest city: Stromsburg) • Richardson (largest city: Falls City) • Sarpy (largest city: Bellevue) • Thayer (largest city: Hebron) • Washington (largest city: Blair) • Franklin (largest city: Franklin) Counties that flipped from Republican to DemocraticLincoln (largest city: North Platte) == See also ==
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