Larry Marvin

Larry Marvin (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Nebraska. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 12, 2020.

Marvin ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 2012, 2014, and 2018.

Biography

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Marvin was born and raised in Nebraska and served in the U.S. Air Force, working as a translator in West Germany.^[1] He later taught German, American history, and civics in Nebraska.^[2] Marvin is retired, but his professional experience also includes working as a "hardware store owner...real estate broker and landlord, volunteer firefighter, and meat packing facility worker." He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.^[1]

Marvin is a property taxpayer in Brown, Cuming and Dodge counties.^[3]

Elections

2020

United States Senate election in Nebraska, 2020 (May 12 Democratic primary)

United States Senate election in Nebraska, 2020 (May 12 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Nebraska

Incumbent Ben Sasse defeated Chris Janicek, Preston Love Jr., and Gene Siadek in the general election for U.S. Senate Nebraska on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Ben Sasse (R)	62.7	583,507
	Chris Janicek (D)	24.4	227,191
	Preston Love Jr. (D) (Write-in)	6.3	58,411
	Gene Siadek (L)	5.9	55,115
	Other/Write-in votes	0.6	5,788

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 930,012
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Eric Dilliard (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska on May 12, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Janicek	30.7	46,247
		Angie Philips	23.8	35,929
		Alisha Shelton	22.7	34,284
		Andrew Stock	11.4	17,156
		Larry Marvin	4.6	6,868
		Daniel Wik	3.8	5,765
	Submit photo	Dennis Macek	3.0	4,453

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 150,702
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska

Incumbent Ben Sasse defeated Matt Innis in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska on May 12, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Ben Sasse	75.2	215,207
	Matt Innis	24.8	70,921

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 286,128
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska

Gene Siadek advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska on May 12, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gene Siadek	100.0	2,517

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,517
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