2002 United States Senate election in Nebraska

2002 United States Senate election in Nebraska
	County results ; Hagel: 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90%
U.S. senator before election; Chuck Hagel; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Chuck Hagel; Republican

The 2002 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel won re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Charlie A. Matulka, construction worker^[1]
Al Hamburg, perennial candidate

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie A. Matulka	33,922	59.31%
	Democratic	Al Hamburg	23,272	40.69%
Total votes			57,194	100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

John J. Graziano, businessman

Results

Libertarian Party primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	John J. Graziano	228	100.00%
Total votes			228	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Chuck Hagel, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Republican Party primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Hagel (inc.)	144,160	100.00%
Total votes			144,160	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Chuck Hagel (Republican), incumbent U.S. Senator
Charlie Matulka (Democratic), construction worker
John Graziano (Libertarian), businessman
Phil Chase (Independent)

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[3]	Safe R	November 4, 2002

Results

2002 United States Senate election in Nebraska^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Chuck Hagel (inc.)	397,438	82.76%	+25.36%
	Democratic	Charlie A. Matulka	70,290	14.64%	−27.96%
	Libertarian	John J. Graziano	7,423	1.55%	+0.15%
	Independent	Phil Chase	5,066	1.05%	—
Majority			327,148	68.13%	+53.31%
Total votes			480,217	100.00%
	Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Lancaster (largest city: Lincoln)
Saline (largest city: Crete)
Greeley (largest city: Spalding)
Gage (largest city: Beatrice)
Dakota (largest city: South Sioux City)

References

^ "The 2002 Elections: Midwest; Nebraska". November 7, 2002 – via NYTimes.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c John A. Gale. Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska, Primary Election, May 14, 2002 (PDF).
^ "Senate Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on November 18, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ John A. Gale. Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska, General Election, November 7, 2002 (PDF).

[1] "The 2002 Elections: Midwest; Nebraska". November 7, 2002 – via NYTimes.com.

[primary_results-2] John A. Gale. Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska, Primary Election, May 14, 2002 (PDF).

[3] "Senate Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on November 18, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[4] John A. Gale. Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska, General Election, November 7, 2002 (PDF).

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

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Candidates

Results

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Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Predictions

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

References