Who beat Ben Nelson to the U.S. Senate seat in 1996?
Chuck Hagel
Deb Fischer
Kay Orr
Bob Kerrey
Answer
In the 1996 United States Senate election in Nebraska, Chuck Hagel defeated incumbent Senator Ben Nelson. The race was close, with Hagel winning by just 11,883 votes, or 1.6 percentage points.
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