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  NE US Senate - R Primary
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Nebraska > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline March 01, 2012 - 12:00pm
Polls Open May 15, 2012 - 06:00am
Polls Close May 15, 2012 - 08:00pm
Term Start January 03, 2013 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2019 - 12:00pm
ContributorJ.R.
Last ModifiedCrimson July 23, 2012 10:25pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/07/2006
NameBen Nelson Votes378,388 (63.88%)
Term01/03/2007 - 01/03/2013 Margin164,460 (+27.77%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 6.3333001137 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Jon Bruning
Safe 6
Strong 2
Lean 5
Slight 7
Deb Fischer
Slight 6
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

01/26/2011 05/14/2012

CANDIDATES
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Name Executive Board Member Deb Fischer Attorney General Jon Bruning Treasurer Don Stenberg Pat Flynn Spencer Zimmerman Sharyn Elander
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
Votes79,941 (40.99%) 70,067 (35.92%) 36,727 (18.83%) 5,413 (2.78%) 1,601 (0.82%) 1,294 (0.66%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -9,874 (-5.06%) -43,214 (-22.16%) -74,528 (-38.21%) -78,340 (-40.17%) -78,647 (-40.32%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Public Policy Polling 
05/14-05/14
37.00% (+25.0) 33.00% (-13.0) 17.00% (-1.0) 2.00% (-2.0) 1.00% (+1.0) 1.00% (-2.0)
We Ask America 
05/13-05/13
39.00% (+13.4) 34.00% (+4.2) 18.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+1.7) 2.00% (+0.9) 4.00% (+0.0)
Wenzel Strategies (R) 
05/13-05/13
35.00% (+25.0) 38.00% (-10.0) 16.00% (-3.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
We Ask America 
05/06-05/06
25.90% (+0.3) 42.20% (+12.4) 22.50% (+4.5) 4.00% (+2.7) 2.00% (+0.9) 3.40% (+0.0)
We Ask America 
05/06-05/06
25.60% (+0.0) 29.80% (+0.0) 18.00% (+0.0) 1.30% (+0.0) 1.10% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Public Policy Polling 
03/22-03/25
12.00% (-2.0) 46.00% (+9.0) 18.00% (+2.0) 4.00% (-2.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
AENM Angry Russian
R Herman Cain [L]
R Pete Ricketts [L]
R Jeff Fortenberry [L]
  Omaha World Herald
R Rick Santorum [L]
R J.B. Van Hollen [L]
R Rob McKenna [L]
LBT Smart
R Rand Paul [L]
  Club for Growth
R Edwin Meese III [L]

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
May 15, 2012 11:00pm Election Guide Fischer upsets Bruning, will face Kerrey  Article COSDem 
May 14, 2012 05:00pm News 2 polls, 2 results in Nebraska Senate race  Article COSDem 
May 13, 2012 04:10pm Endorsement Congressman Jeff Fortenberry Endorses Deb Fischer for U.S. Senate  Article COSDem 
May 13, 2012 04:00pm General Ricketts pays for anti-Bruning ad  Article COSDem 
May 13, 2012 04:00pm General Deb Fischer rides momentum in U.S. Senate race  Article COSDem 
May 12, 2012 04:00pm Speculative Could Fischer upset Bruning in Nebraska primary?  Article COSDem 

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