2000 United States Senate election in Nebraska

The 2000 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey retired after two terms in office, and Democrat Ben Nelson, a former two-term governor, won the open seat. Ben Nelson won the election despite Republican nominee George Walker Bush winning the state in the concurrent presidential election. This is the last time that Nebraska voted for a Senate candidate and a presidential candidate of different political parties.

Candidates

 * Ben Nelson, former Governor of Nebraska and 1996 Democratic nominee for the United States Senate
 * Al Hamburg, perennial candidate

Candidates

 * Don Stenberg, Attorney General of Nebraska
 * Scott Moore, Secretary of State of Nebraska
 * David Hergert
 * George Grogan
 * John DeCamp, former State Senator
 * Elliott Rustad

Candidates

 * Ben Nelson (D), former Governor of Nebraska and 1996 Democratic nominee for the United States Senate
 * Don Stenberg (R), Attorney General of Nebraska

Debates

 * Complete video of debate, September 21, 2000

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

 * Burt (largest village: Tekamah)
 * Box Butte (largest city: Alliance)
 * Butler (largest city: David City)
 * Clay (largest city: Sutton)
 * Colfax (largest city: Schuyler)
 * Furnas (largest city: Cambridge)
 * Gosper (largest city: Elwood)
 * Harlan (largest city: Alma)
 * Hitchcock (largest city: Culbertson)
 * Knox (largest city: Creighton)
 * Kearney (largest city: Minden)
 * Merrick (largest city: Central City)
 * Nemaha (largest city: Auburn)
 * Nance (largest city: Fullerton)
 * Boone (largest city: Albion)
 * Polk (largest city: Stromsburg)
 * Richardson (largest city: Falls City)
 * Sarpy (largest city: Bellevue)
 * Thayer (largest city: Hebron)
 * Washington (largest city: Blair)
 * Franklin (largest city: Franklin)

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

 * Lincoln (largest city: North Platte)