Deb Fischer

Debra Lynelle Fischer (née Strobel; born March 1, 1951) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Nebraska, a seat she has held since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Fischer served in the Nebraska Legislature from 2005 to 2013 and on the Valentine Rural High School Board of Education from 1990 to 2004. She is the third woman to represent Nebraska in the U . Senate (after Eva Bowring and Hazel Abel) and the first to be reelected. Fischer was first elected to the Senate in 2012, defeating former Democratic U . senator Bob Kerrey after an upset victory against state attorney general Jon Bruning in the Republican primary. She was reelected in 2018 and 2024.

Infobox

Preceded by

Jim Jones

Succeeded by

Al Davis

Born

Debra Lynelle Strobel (1951-03-01) March 1, 1951 Lincoln, Nebraska, U .

Party

Republican

Spouse

Bruce Fischer (m. 1972)

Children

Education

University of Nebraska–Lincoln (BS)

Website

Senate website Campaign website

Tables

2012 U . Senate primary election results, Nebraska · Electoral history

Total votes

Party

Total votes

Party

195,043

Candidate

100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Deb Fischer	79,941	41
	Republican	Jon Bruning	70,067	35
	Republican	Don Stenberg	36,727	18
	Republican	Pat Flynn	5,413	2
	Republican	Spencer Zimmerman	1,601	0
	Republican	Sharyn Elander	1,294	0
Total votes			195,043	100

2012 U . Senate general election results, Nebraska · Electoral history

Total votes

Party

Total votes

Party

788,572

Candidate

100 %

Votes

N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Deb Fischer	455,593	57 %	+21 %
	Democratic	Bob Kerrey	332,979	42 %	−21 %
Total votes			788,572	100 %	N/A
	Republican gain from Democratic

2018 U . Senate primary election results, Nebraska · Electoral history

Total votes

Party

Total votes

Party

169,094

Candidate

100 %

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Deb Fischer (incumbent)	128,157	75 %
	Republican	Todd F. Watson	19,661	11 %
	Republican	Jack Heidel	9,413	5 %
	Republican	Jeffrey Lynn Stein	6,380	3 %
	Republican	Dennis Frank Macek	5,483	3 %
Total votes			169,094	100 %

2018 U . Senate general election results, Nebraska · Electoral history

Total votes

Party

Total votes

Party

698,883

Candidate

100 %

Votes

N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Deb Fischer (incumbent)	403,151	57 %	−0 %
	Democratic	Jane Raybould	269,917	38 %	−3 %
	Libertarian	Jim Schultz	25,349	3 %	N/A
	Write-in		466	0 %	N/A
Total votes			698,883	100 %	N/A
	Republican hold

2024 U . Senate general election results, Nebraska · Electoral history

Total votes

Party

Total votes

Party

938,336

Candidate

100 %

Votes

N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Deb Fischer (incumbent)	499,124	53 %	−4 %
	Independent	Dan Osborn	436,493	46 %	N/A
	Write-in		2,719	0 %	+0 %
Total votes			938,336	100 %	N/A
	Republican hold

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https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=F000463
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https://www.newspapers.com/article/lincoln-journal-star/195703046/
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https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald/195703630/
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