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The2000 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. SenatorBob Kerrey retired after two terms in office, and DemocratBen Nelson, a former two-term governor, won the open seat.Ben Nelson won the election despite Republican nomineeGeorge Walker Bush winning the state in theconcurrent presidential election. This is the last time that Nebraska voted for a Senate candidate and a presidential candidate of different political parties.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ben Nelson | 105,661 | 92.12% | |
| Democratic | Al Hamburg | 8,482 | 7.39% | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 558 | 0.49% | |
| Total votes | 114,701 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Don Stenberg | 94,394 | 49.99% | |
| Republican | Scott Moore | 41,120 | 21.77% | |
| Republican | David Hergert | 32,228 | 17.07% | |
| Republican | George Grogan | 8,293 | 4.39% | |
| Republican | John DeCamp | 7,469 | 3.96% | |
| Republican | Elliott Rustad | 5,317 | 2.82% | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 21 | 0.01% | |
| Total votes | 188,842 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ben Nelson | 353,093 | 51.00% | −3.78% | |
| Republican | Don Stenberg | 337,977 | 48.82% | +3.81% | |
| Write-in | 1,280 | 0.18% | — | ||
| Majority | 15,116 | 2.18% | −7.60% | ||
| Total votes | 692,350 | 100.00% | |||
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