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Nebraska’s 3rd District

Includes Grand Island, North Platte, Kearney, Hastings, Beatrice, Sidney and other towns

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · general election

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United States Senate

Nebraska, statewide11 filed with the FEC$25.7M raised by the field

Pete Ricketts · Dan Osborn · Cindy Burbank · Mike Marvin · Chuck Conboy · Robin Richards

$14.5M raised$1.2M cash on hand
Compare Pete Ricketts
Their first priorities
1. Cutting Taxes
2. Keeping Nebraskans Safe
3. Protecting Our National Security
In their words
1. Cutting Taxes
2. Keeping Nebraskans Safe
3. Protecting Our National Security
and 4 more, in the campaign’s own order. Read them in their words
Money
Raised
$14.5M
Spent
$13.8M
Cash on hand
$1.2M
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026
On the ballot
Won the general election
Nov 3, 2026 · 378,244 votes (50.1%)
In office
Pete Ricketts holds this Senate seat; the current term began November 2024.
Every recorded vote
Open full recordFEC S6NE00129
$11M raised$2M cash on hand
Compare Dan Osborn
Their first priorities
1. DAN’S PLAN
2. DRAIN THE SWAMP
3. A. Overturn Citizens United
In their words
1. DAN’S PLAN
2. DRAIN THE SWAMP
3. A. Overturn Citizens United
and 44 more, in the campaign’s own order. Read them in their words
Money
Raised
$11M
Spent
$9.1M
Cash on hand
$2M
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026
On the ballot
Lost the general election
Nov 3, 2026 · 331,250 votes (43.9%) · 2 of 5
Open full recordFEC S4NE00207
$48.6K raised$23.1K cash on hand
Compare Cindy Burbank
No published priorities shown yet
$27.8K raised$0 cash on hand
Compare Mike Marvin
Their first priorities
1. Legalizing Marijuana
2. Ending Government Surveillance
3. Ending Foreign Wars
In their words
1. Legalizing Marijuana
2. Ending Government Surveillance
3. Ending Foreign Wars
and 3 more, in the campaign’s own order. Read them in their words
Money
Raised
$27.8K
Spent
$27.8K
Cash on hand
$0
FEC filings through Sep 11, 2026
On the ballot
Lost the general election
Nov 3, 2026 · 16,238 votes (2.1%) · 4 of 5
Open full recordFEC S6NE00152
$0 raised$0 cash on hand
Compare Chuck Conboy
No published priorities shown yet
$0 raised$0 cash on hand
Compare Robin Richards
No published priorities shown yet

Held by Deb Fischer R (not running in the 2026 cycle) and Pete Ricketts R (won the general election)

Polls

Every public poll of the Nebraska Senate race this cycle, as published. A poll is a snapshot, not a forecast.

November general election

Election November 3, 2026 · 7 polls of this matchup

Pete Ricketts leads Dan Osborn by 1.9 points · average gap, 5 latest nonpartisan polls

RPete Ricketts48.7% median
IDan Osborn46% median

Each dot is a poll. The line is the median of the 5 latest nonpartisan polls.

U.S. House of Representatives

3rd Congressional District6 filed with the FEC$2.5M raised by the field

Adrian Smith · Becky Stille · Mark Cohen · Macey Budke · David Else

$2.2M raised$1.1M cash on hand
Compare Adrian Smith
Their first priorities
1. Promoting the AMERICA FIRST AGENDA
2. Protecting LIFE and FAMILY
3. Securing the U.S. BORDER
In their words
1. Promoting the AMERICA FIRST AGENDA
2. Protecting LIFE and FAMILY
3. Securing the U.S. BORDER
and 3 more, in the campaign’s own order. Read them in their words
Money
Raised
$2.2M
Spent
$2.1M
Cash on hand
$1.1M
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026
On the ballot
Won the general election
Nov 3, 2026 · 174,062 votes (71.0%)
In office
Adrian Smith holds this House seat; the current term began January 2025.
Every recorded vote
Open full recordFEC H6NE03115
$97.4K raised$0 cash on hand
Compare Becky Stille
Their first priorities
1. Nebraska's Working Families & Labor Unions
2. Women's Reproductive Freedoms
3. Honoring Veterans
In their words
1. Nebraska's Working Families & Labor Unions
2. Women's Reproductive Freedoms
3. Honoring Veterans
and 9 more, in the campaign’s own order. Read them in their words
Money
Raised
$97.4K
Spent
$97.4K
Cash on hand
$0
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026
On the ballot
Lost the general election
Nov 3, 2026 · 48,926 votes (20.0%) · 2 of 5
Open full recordFEC H6NE03180
$75.9K raised$15.7K cash on hand
Compare Mark Cohen
Their first priorities
1. Some people see a district that voted 80% MAGA and ask, “Why bother?” I see a district that deserves better and say, “Watch me.”
2. The System is broken
3. The earth
In their words
1. Some people see a district that voted 80% MAGA and ask, “Why bother?” I see a district that deserves better and say, “Watch me.”
2. The System is broken
3. The earth
and 36 more, in the campaign’s own order. Read them in their words
Money
Raised
$75.9K
Spent
$63.8K
Cash on hand
$15.7K
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026
On the ballot
Lost the general election
Nov 3, 2026 · 8,083 votes (3.3%) · 3 of 5
Open full recordFEC H6NE03198
$6.3K raised$326 cash on hand
Compare Macey Budke
No published priorities shown yet
$0 raised$0 cash on hand
Compare David Else
No published priorities shown yet

Held by Adrian Smith R (won the general election)

Polls

Every public poll of the NE-03 House race this cycle, as published. A poll is a snapshot, not a forecast.

No public polls

No public poll of the NE-03 House race has been published this cycle.

Poll data from The New York Times, licensed CC BY 4.0 · Updated November 10, 2026

Who is spending in this race

$283K from outside groups for or against these candidates, through May 6, 2026.

Defend American Jobs for Adrian Smith$283K

Independent expenditures, with 24- and 48-hour notices filed since each group’s last regular report.

Election result and the final polls

Pete Ricketts won by 6.2 points. The 4 final polls had a median of Pete Ricketts +2.5, understating Pete Ricketts's margin by 3.7 points.

Poll	Pete Ricketts	Dan Osborn	Lead	vs. result
GrayHouseended Nov 1	50%	46%	Pete Ricketts +4	−2.2
YouGovended Oct 29 · led with the loser	49%	49%	Tied	−6.2
The New York Times/Siena Universityended Oct 29	48.7%	43.0%	Pete Ricketts +5.7	−0.5
Echelon Insightsended Oct 23	47%	46%	Pete Ricketts +1	−5.2
Median of the final polls			Pete Ricketts +2.5	−3.7
Result	50.1%	43.9%	Pete Ricketts +6.2

November 3, 2026 · Result (unofficial, 97.55% reporting) · Each pollster's last poll ending in the 21 days before the vote, read for the two leading finishers; the median leaves out polls a side paid for

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