NEBRASKA
      Nov. 6, 2018 U.S. Senate

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+Deb Fischer (R) i
 		403,151
 		57.69%
Jane Raybould (D)
 		269,917
 		38.62%
Jim Schultz (L)
 		25,349
 		3.63%
write-in scatterings
 466

698,883
Registered Voters: 1,219,319.  Total votes cast: 706,652.
Plurality: 133,234 votes (19.07 percentage points).
NE Secretary of State



Notes: Sen. Deb Fischer (R), seeking a second term, faced Jane Raybould (D), a Lincoln city councilwoman, and Jim Schultz (L). 

Fischer lives on the family cattle ranch outside of Valentine; she previously served in the Legislature.  Raybould's bio notes she is "a fourth generation Nebraskan ...[who] helps run the grocery business he parents started more than 53 years ago."  She was the party's nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014. 

The NRSC described Raybould as "a Bernie-liberal who lived and worked in Washington, D.C. for more than 20 years. A DC insider, Raybould worked for the District’s building industry association for 16 years."  In  campaign ad from September, Raybould described Fischer  as "part of the problem."  She stated, "Senator Fischer votes with her own party 98% of the time. She's taken millions of dollars from special interests and her own net worth increased from 300,000 to over 4 million since getting elected." 

The two major party candidates met on Aug. 27 in a World-Herald/KMTV debate at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island (>).  Fischer carried every county except Lancaster and Douglas.

According to Open Secrets (>), the Fischer campaign outspent the Raybould campaign by $6.0 million to $2.1 million.


Campaign Managers:
Deb Fischer:  Allison Bedell
(Mar. 2017)  State field director on Pat Toomey for U.S. Senate, Mar.-Nov. 2016.  Deployment director in Manchester, NH on Jeb 2016, Nov. 2015-Feb. 2016.  Campaign manager on Corey Stewart for Chairman in Prince William County, VA, Mar.-Nov. 2015.  Regional field director for the NH Republican State Committee, May-Dec. 2014.  Field representative on Foote for NH Senate, Sept.-Nov. 2012.  Intern in Bedford, NH on Pawlenty for President, May-Aug. 2011.  Bachelor's degree in journalism and political science from Keene State College, 2014.

Jane Raybould:  Hilary Nachem
(Oct. 2017)  President of Nachem Consulting, LLC in DC from 2017.  Digital director for Civix Strategy Group, Nov. 2015-Feb. 2017.  Digital advisor at EMILY's List, Dec. 2013-Nov. 2015.  Director of digital at FitzGibbon Media, Jan.-Dec. 2013.  New media director on Tammy Baldwin for Senate, Jan.-Nov. 2012.  New media associate at EMILY's List, June 2009-Dec. 2011.  Staff assistant/press assistant for U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui (CA), Jan. 2009-June 2010.  B.A. in government and politics, religion from University of Maryland, 2008.

See also:
Iowa State University Archives of Women's Political Communication: Deb Fischer | Jane Raybould


Registration Details:  Rep. 584,061 (47.90%)   Dem. 362,203 (29.71%)   Lib. 14,707 (1.21%)   Nonpartisan 258,348 (21.19%)   Total 1,219,319.
 




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