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2026 results · Nebraska · Nebraska Senate

Pete Ricketts, the Republican, wins re-election to the Senate in Nebraska

Nebraska Senate: votes counted for each candidate
CandidateVotesShareShare of the vote
Pete RickettsRepublican, incumbent378,24450.1%
Dan OsbornIndependent331,25043.9%
Robin RichardsOther party19,5412.6%
Mike MarvinOther party16,2382.1%
Chuck ConboyOther party9,0941.2%

Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 98% counted.

About 98% of the expected vote counted754,367 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 5:07 PM ESTSource: Nebraska Secretary of State

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What the count shows

The counties compared cast 80% as many votes as in 2024, from 87% in Stanton County to 73% in Box Butte County.

Nebraska’s ballot

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The seat that changed party

StatewideRepublicans won all 6 of Nebraska's statewide races.

  1. U.S. SenateThis racePete RickettsR+6.2
  2. GovernorJim PillenR+8.0
  3. Attorney GeneralMike HilgersR+12.1
  4. Auditor of Public AccountsMike FoleyR+49.1
  5. Secretary of StateScott PetersenR+13.1
  6. TreasurerJoey SpellerbergR+16.8

U.S. HouseBefore the election R 3–0, now R 2–1

  1. R+3.5Flood
  2. D+15.9Powell
  3. R+51.1Smith

won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.

Every count on this page is the official count published by the Nebraska Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are Dan Osborn minus Pete Ricketts, in points of all votes. Photos: Pete Ricketts, by United States Congress, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Dan Osborn, by Ramseywill, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed.