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Nebraska U.S. Senate

General election · November 3, 2026

Incumbent
Pete Ricketts (R)
Seat
Class 2 · 6-year term
Race rating
Safe R
Last updated
Sep 8, 2026

General election

Candidates on the November ballot

1 candidate
Pete Ricketts

Republican · Incumbent

R

Republican U.S. senator representing Nebraska.

Raised
Not reported
Spent
Not reported
Cash on hand
Not reported
Outside spending
$796,206

Race status

Safe R

Race ratings describe which party is more likely to win, not the expected vote margin. Worldview uses the median of the latest available major forecaster ratings.

Campaign money

FEC candidate filings for the current cycle.

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside spending
Pete RickettsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported$796,206
Primary, withdrawn, and other filed candidates (5)
  • Cindy Burbank · Defiled
  • William Forbes · Democraticfiled
  • Mike Marvin · Otherfiled
  • Dan Osborn · Independentfiled
  • Benjamin E. Sasse · Republicanfiled

Scaffolded for the 2026 cycle.

Election results in Worldview are entered by hand or bulk-imported from public sources: MIT Election Lab for returns, U.S. Census for boundaries.