The 2000 United States election in Nebraska was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey

Bob Kerrey

Joseph Robert "Bob" Kerrey was the 35th Governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987 and a U.S. Senator from Nebraska . Having served in the Vietnam War, earning the Medal of Honor for his actions, he moved into politics. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1992...

 decided to retire. Democrat Ben Nelson

Ben Nelson

Earl Benjamin "Ben" Nelson is the senior U.S. Senator from Nebraska. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000....

 won the open seat.

Candidates

• Ben Nelson
  Ben Nelson
  Earl Benjamin "Ben" Nelson is the senior U.S. Senator from Nebraska. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000....
  
  , former Governor of Nebraska
  Governor of Nebraska
  The Governor of Nebraska holds the "supreme executive power" of the State of Nebraska as provided by the fourth article of the Nebraska Constitution. The current Governor is Dave Heineman, a Republican, who assumed office on January 20, 2005 upon the resignation of Mike Johanns . He won a full...
  
   and 1996
  United States Senate election in Nebraska, 1996
  The 1996 United States Senate special election in Nebraska was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator J. James Exon decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth term...
  
   Democratic nominee for the United States Senate
• Al Hamburg, perennial candidate

Results

Candidates

• Don Stenberg
  Don Stenberg
  Don Stenberg is a Republican politician and attorney from Nebraska. He served as Attorney General of Nebraska from 1991 to 2003 and currently serves as State Treasurer of Nebraska to which he took office in 2011. He also served as legal counsel to Governor Charles Thone from 1979 to 1983.-Stenberg v...
  
  , Attorney General of Nebraska
• Scott Moore, Secretary of State of Nebraska
  Secretary of State of Nebraska
  The Secretary of State of Nebraska is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Nebraska. In Nebraska, the Secretary of State is elected for a four-year term. Vacancies are fill by appointment by the Governor....
  
  
• David Hergert
• George Grogan
• John DeCamp
  John DeCamp
  John W. DeCamp , a Republican, is a former member of the Nebraska Legislature and author of the book The Franklin Cover-up: Child Abuse, Satanism, and Murder in Nebraska.-Biography:...
  
  , former Nebraska State Senator
  Nebraska Legislature
  The Nebraska Legislature is the supreme legislative body of the State of Nebraska, in the Great Plains region of the United States. The Legislature meets at the Nebraska State Capitol in the City of Lincoln, Lancaster County....
  
  
• Elliott Rustad

Results

Candidates

• Ben Nelson
  Ben Nelson
  Earl Benjamin "Ben" Nelson is the senior U.S. Senator from Nebraska. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000....
  
   (D), former Governor of Nebraska
  Governor of Nebraska
  The Governor of Nebraska holds the "supreme executive power" of the State of Nebraska as provided by the fourth article of the Nebraska Constitution. The current Governor is Dave Heineman, a Republican, who assumed office on January 20, 2005 upon the resignation of Mike Johanns . He won a full...
  
   and 1996
  United States Senate election in Nebraska, 1996
  The 1996 United States Senate special election in Nebraska was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator J. James Exon decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth term...
  
   Democratic nominee for the United States Senate
• Don Stenberg
  Don Stenberg
  Don Stenberg is a Republican politician and attorney from Nebraska. He served as Attorney General of Nebraska from 1991 to 2003 and currently serves as State Treasurer of Nebraska to which he took office in 2011. He also served as legal counsel to Governor Charles Thone from 1979 to 1983.-Stenberg v...
  
   (R), Attorney General of Nebraska

Campaign

Governor Ben Nelson

Ben Nelson

Earl Benjamin "Ben" Nelson is the senior U.S. Senator from Nebraska. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000....

, also a centrist Democrat, decided to run for his seat following in Kerrey's foot steps as both were governors before they were elected as a senator. Nelson won one of the closest elections of 2000.

Results