United States Senate election in Nebraska, 2026

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U.S. Senate, Nebraska
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: Pending General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Central time zone); 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Mountain time zone) Voting in Nebraska
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2026
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Voters in Nebraska will elect one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on November 3, 2026.

The election will fill the Class II Senate seat held by Pete Ricketts (R), who first took office in 2023. To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
• Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. Senate Nebraska

Incumbent Pete Ricketts and Edward Dunn are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Nebraska on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Pete Ricketts (R)
	Submit photo	Edward Dunn (R)

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Candidate profiles

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• Edward Dunn

Voting information

See also: Voting in Nebraska

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Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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• Edward Dunn

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Pete Ricketts	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Edward Dunn	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Nebraska, 2026
Race tracker	Race ratings
	3/18/2025	3/11/2025	3/4/2025	2/25/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Pending	Pending	Pending	Pending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

This section will contain information on ballot access related to this state's elections when it is available.

Election history

The section below details election results for this state's U.S. Senate elections dating back to 2018.

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Nebraska, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Nebraska

Incumbent Deb Fischer defeated Dan Osborn in the general election for U.S. Senate Nebraska on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Deb Fischer (R)	53.2	499,124
		Dan Osborn (Independent)	46.5	436,493
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	2,719

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 938,336
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kerry Eddy (Legal Marijuana Now Party)

Democratic primary election

No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Paul Theobald (D)
• Michael Janulewicz (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska

Incumbent Deb Fischer defeated Arron Kowalski in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Deb Fischer	79.8	174,820
	Submit photo	Arron Kowalski	20.2	44,334

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 219,154
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Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election

Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska

Kerry Eddy defeated Kenneth Peterson in the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kerry Eddy	70.8	743
		Kenneth Peterson	29.2	306

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,049
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2020

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

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	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

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	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

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	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,517
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2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Nebraska

Incumbent Deb Fischer defeated Jane Raybould and Jim Schultz in the general election for U.S. Senate Nebraska on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Deb Fischer (R)	57.7	403,151
		Jane Raybould (D)	38.6	269,917
		Jim Schultz (L)	3.6	25,349
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	466

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 698,883 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Election analysis

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See also

Nebraska	2026 primaries	2026 U.S. Congress elections
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Footnotes

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Nebraska's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Deb Fischer (R)

Pete Ricketts (R)

Representatives

District 1

Mike Flood (R)

District 2

Don Bacon (R)

District 3

Adrian Smith (R)

Republican Party (5)