1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Nebraska's 2nd District
U.S. House · Nebraska
Hal Daub (R) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Richard M. Fellman (D) by 9.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Hal DaubRepublican · winner
53.1%107,736
Richard M. FellmanDemocrat
43.8%88,843
Susan K. PutneyLibertarian
3.1%6,247
203,050 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Richard M. FellmanHal Daub
$164.9K
Raised by the campaign
$313.6K
$153.5K
Spent by the campaign
$309.6K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980