1984 United States Senate election in Nebraska

The 1984 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator J. James Exon won re-election to a second term.

1984 United States Senate election in Nebraska

November 6, 1984

Nominee J. James Exon Nancy Hoch Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 332,117 307,147 Percentage 51.9% 48.0%

County results Exon:      50–60%      60–70% Hoch:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

U.S. senator before election J. James Exon Democratic Elected U.S. Senator J. James Exon Democratic

Candidates

Democratic

• J. James Exon, incumbent Senator

Republican

• Nancy Hoch, businesswoman
• John DeCamp, State Senator

Results

General election results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	J. James Exon (incumbent)	332,217	51.94%	-15.72%
	Republican	Nancy Hoch	307,147	48.02%	+15.67%
	Write-ins		304	0.05%
Majority			25,070	3.92%	-31.40%
Turnout			639,668
	Democratic hold		Swing

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1984

References

1. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1985). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1984" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.