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
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United States Senate election ⓘ |
| chamber | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classOfSenateSeat | Class 1 ⓘ |
| coincidedWith |
2012 United States House of Representatives elections
NERFINISHED
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2012 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Republican Party net gain of seats in the U.S. Senate in 2012 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| electedSenatorParty | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2012-11-06 ⓘ |
| electionOutcome | Republican gain from Democrat ⓘ |
| electionType |
federal
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legislative ⓘ |
| generalElectionLoser | Bob Kerrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| generalElectionWinner | Deb Fischer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldOnSameDayAs | other 2012 U.S. federal and state elections ⓘ |
| incumbentDidNotRunForReelection | true ⓘ |
| incumbentPartyBeforeElection | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentRetired | Ben Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentSenatorBeforeElection | Ben Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nebraska ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 1 ⓘ |
| officeContested | United States Senate seat from Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openSeatReason | retirement of Ben Nelson ⓘ |
| otherGeneralElectionCandidate |
Bob Kerrey
NERFINISHED
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Deb Fischer NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Flynn NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Kleeb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
2012 United States Senate elections
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2012 United States elections ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2006 United States Senate election in Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryElectionHeld |
Democratic Party primary
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Republican Party primary ⓘ |
| resultingPartyChange | Democratic to Republican ⓘ |
| runnerUpCandidate | Bob Kerrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatStatus | open seat ⓘ |
| senatorElected | Deb Fischer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Nebraska ⓘ |
| termLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| winningCandidate | Deb Fischer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningParty | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Deb Fischer (as U.S. Senator from Nebraska)
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election
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2012 United States Senate election in Nebraska
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subject surface form:
Deb Fischer