1982 United States Senate election in Nebraska

1982 United States Senate election in Nebraska
November 5, 1982
 
Nominee Edward Zorinsky Jim Keck
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 363,350 155,760
Percentage 66.59% 28.55%
County results
Zorinsky:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Keck:      40–50%      50–60%
Tie:      40–50%
U.S. senator before election

Edward Zorinsky
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Edward Zorinsky
Democratic

The 1982 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held on November 5, 1982. Incumbent Democratic Senator Edward Zorinsky ran for re-election to a second term. Zorinsky was challenged by Republican nominee Jim Keck, a retired United States Air Force general. Zorinsky defeated Keck in a landslide, winning the highest percentage of the vote of any Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in state history.

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