1988 general · November 8, 1988
1988 Nebraska election results
Every race on Nebraska's ballot in the 1988 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races32
Changed party1
Unopposed25%8 races
Incumbents defeated2
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | George H.w. Bush (R) | 21.0 |
U.S. Senate
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | Bob Kerrey (D) | 15.0 |
U.S. House
D 1 · R 2 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE-1 | Douglas Bereuter (R) | 33.9 | |
| NE-2 | Peter Hoagland (D) | 1.3 | Flipped |
| NE-3 | Virginia Smith (R) | 58.1 |
Nebraska Legislature
Other 27
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Spencer W. Morrissey (OTH) | 0.3 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-3 | Emil E. Beyer Jr. (OTH) | 9.6 | |
| LD-5 | Bernice Koziol Labedz (OTH) | Unopposed | |
| LD-7 | Tim Hall (OTH) | 45.5 | |
| LD-9 | John C. Lindsay (OTH) | 1.4 | |
| LD-11 | Ernest Chambers (OTH) | 75.9 | |
| LD-13 | Daniel C. Lynch (OTH) | 63.7 | |
| LD-15 | Lowell C. Johnson (OTH) | Unopposed | |
| LD-17 | Gerald Conway (OTH) | 5.2 | |
| LD-19 | Elroy M. Hefner (OTH) | 44.5 | |
| LD-21 | Richard Peterson (OTH) | 18.5 | |
| LD-22 | Jennie Robak (OTH) | 11.3 | |
| LD-23 | Loran Schmit (OTH) | 93.2 | |
| LD-25 | Jerome Warner (OTH) | Unopposed | |
| LD-27 | Dianna R. Schimek (OTH) | Unopposed | |
| LD-29 | Lavon Crosby (OTH) | 5.3 | |
| LD-31 | Jerry Chizek (OTH) | 54.1 | |
| LD-33 | Jacklyn Smith (OTH) | Unopposed | |
| LD-35 | Arlene Nelson (OTH) | 19.8 | |
| LD-37 | Doug Kristensen (OTH) | 29.4 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-39 | Bill Barrett (OTH) | Unopposed | |
| LD-41 | Carson Rogers (OTH) | 44.1 | |
| LD-42 | David Bernardstevens (OTH) | 8.5 | |
| LD-43 | Howard Lamb (OTH) | 15.1 | |
| LD-45 | D. Paul Hartnett (OTH) | 30.2 | |
| LD-47 | Dennis Baack (OTH) | Unopposed | |
| LD-49 | Sandra K. Scofield (OTH) | Unopposed |
Nebraska
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab