1990 United States Senate election in Nebraska

1990 United States Senate election in Nebraska

November 5, 1990
 
Nominee J. James Exon Hal Daub
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 349,779 243,013
Percentage 58.90% 40.92%

County results
Exon:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Daub:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election

J. James Exon
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

J. James Exon
Democratic

The 1990 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held on November 5, 1990. Incumbent Senator J. James Exon ran for re-election to a third term. He was challenged by former Congressman Hal Daub, the Republican nominee, who had previously run for the Senate in 1988. Exon defeated Daub in a landslide, winning 59% of the vote. This was the last time that a Democratic candidate won the Class II Senate seat in Nebraska, and Exon remains the only Democrat to have held this seat in the Senate.