1982 United States Senate election in Nebraska

none March 2026 September 2023 1982 United States Senate election in Nebraska Nebraska presidential no 1976 United States Senate election in Nebraska 1976 1988 United States Senate election in Nebraska 1988 November 5, 1982 125x136px ZorinskyE(D-NE).jpg Edward Zorinsky Democratic Party (United States) 363,350 66.59% 3x4.svg Jim Keck Republican Party (United States) 155,760 28.55% 1982 United States Senate election in Nebraska results map by county.svg 300px County resultsZorinsky: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Keck: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% Tie: #cdafdc 40–50% U.S. Senator Edward Zorinsky Democratic Party (United States) Edward Zorinsky Democratic Party (United States) The 1982 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held on November 5, 1982. Incumbent Democratic Senator Edward Zorinsky ran for re-election to a second term. Zorinsky was challenged by Republican nominee Jim Keck, a retired United States Air Force general. Zorinsky defeated Keck in a landslide, winning the highest percentage of the vote of any Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in state history. Democratic primary Candidates Edward Zorinsky, incumbent Senator Results Democratic primary resultsBeermann Allen J. Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska 1982 https://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1982prim_gen.pdf Edward Zorinsky (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 124,288 99.42% Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 731 0.58% 125,019 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Jim Keck, retired United States Air Force general, advertising executiveBlair Republican seeks to challenge Zorinsky Telegraph North Platte, Nebraska March 10, 1982 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/telegraph/166478011/ February 23, 2025 Ken Cameron, manufacturers' representative Results Republican primary results Jim Keck Republican Party (United States) 104,550 66.02% Ken Cameron Republican Party (United States) 53,453 33.76% Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 347 0.22% 158,350 100.00% General election 1982 United States Senate election in Nebraska Democratic Party (United States) Edward Zorinsky (inc.) 363,350 66.59% +13.70% Republican Party (United States) Jim Keck 155,760 28.55% -18.52% Independent (politician) Virginia Walsh 26,443 4.85% — 94 0.02% — 207,590 38.04% +32.22% 545,647 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1982 United States Senate elections References Category:1982 Nebraska elections Nebraska 1982