KARNES, DAVID
R Β· senate Β· bioguide K000011
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- FEC candidate id
S8NE00034- Internal id
55dc15c7-3696-4ddd-b9ec-3ea515eac58b- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents (statewide)
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Nebraska. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 1,978,707 |
| People | Median age | 37 |
| Income | Median household income | $76,475 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $41,751 |
| Income | In poverty | 10.6% |
| Income | Unemployed | 3.0% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.456 |
| Race | White alone | 77.9% |
| Race | Black alone | 4.8% |
| Race | Asian alone | 2.6% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 12.7% |
| Race | Two or more races | 9.1% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 8.0% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 87.2% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 8.4% |
| Education | High school or higher | 59.6% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 34.6% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 12.3% |
| Household | Family households | 62.7% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.42 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 31.7% |
| Housing | Median home value | $238,600 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,072 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 71.3% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.3% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.1% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 7.6% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.9% |
| Health | With a disability | 12.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 90.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 6.6% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 76.1% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.5% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 11.1% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $0 | $0 | $8,969 | $79,519 | $0 |
| 1994 | $0 | $0 | $8,969 | $79,519 | $0 |
| 1992 | $0 | $0 | $8,969 | $79,519 | $0 |
| 1990 | $220,141 | $220,408 | $5,925 | $79,519 | $102,347 |
| 1988 | $3,420,597 | $3,411,361 | $9,236 | $190,285 | $2,276,943 |
Elections
- 1988 general senate Β· NE-S β won
- 1988 general senate Β· NE-S β won
- 1988 general senate Β· NE-S β lost_general
- 1988 general senate Β· NE-S β won
- 1988 general senate Β· NE-S β won
- 1988 general senate Β· NE-S β lost_general
Committees
No committees on file.
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- cosponsor β S 1328 β A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to modify the construction, operation, and maintenance of the O'Neill unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Programs, Nebraska.
- cosponsor β S 2042 β An Act to authorize the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc., to construct within the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial site in the District of Columbia a specific commemoration of women of the United States who served in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam conflict.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 23.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| R (major party) | +10.0% |
| senate race | -2.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (2)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | S 1328 β A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to modify the construction, operation, an | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| β | cosponsor_of_bill | S 2042 β An Act to authorize the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc., to construct within the Vie | β | cosponsor | sponsorship |