Deb Fischer won with 57.8% of the vote (455,593 votes), ahead of Bob Kerrey with 42.2% (332,979 votes).
The margin between the first two candidates was 15.5 percentage points (122,614 votes). The party margin (Republican share minus Democratic share) was a Republican lead of 15.5 points.
Compared with the previous comparable race in the same area, the party margin moved 1.9 points toward Democrats.
788,572 votes were counted in this race, for 2 candidates or options.
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