2012 United States Senate election in Nebraska

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The 2012 United States Senate election in Nebraska was a federal race in which Republican Deb Fischer won an open Senate seat, succeeding retiring Democrat Ben Nelson and contributing to a GOP gain in the chamber.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 2012 election
United States Senate election
chamber United States Senate
classOfSenateSeat Class 1
coincidedWith 2012 United States House of Representatives elections
2012 United States presidential election
contributedTo Republican Party net gain of seats in the U.S. Senate in 2012
country United States
electedSenatorParty Republican Party
electionDate 2012-11-06
electionOutcome Republican gain from Democrat
electionType federal
legislative
generalElectionLoser Bob Kerrey
generalElectionWinner Deb Fischer
heldOnSameDayAs other 2012 U.S. federal and state elections
incumbentDidNotRunForReelection true
incumbentPartyBeforeElection Democratic Party
incumbentRetired Ben Nelson
incumbentSenatorBeforeElection Ben Nelson
jurisdiction State of Nebraska
linked to: Nebraska
locatedIn Nebraska
nextElection 2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska
numberOfSeatsContested 1
officeContested United States Senate seat from Nebraska
openSeatReason retirement of Ben Nelson
otherGeneralElectionCandidate Bob Kerrey
Deb Fischer
Jim Jenkins
Pat Flynn
Scott Kleeb
partOf 2012 United States Senate elections
2012 United States elections
previousElection 2006 United States Senate election in Nebraska
primaryElectionHeld Democratic Party primary
Republican Party primary
resultingPartyChange Democratic to Republican
runnerUpCandidate Bob Kerrey
runnerUpParty Democratic Party
seatStatus open seat
senatorElected Deb Fischer
state Nebraska
termLength 6 years
votingSystem first-past-the-post
winningCandidate Deb Fischer
winningParty Republican Party

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Deb Fischer election 2012 United States Senate election in Nebraska
2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska previousElection 2012 United States Senate election in Nebraska