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Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · general election
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Nebraska, statewide11 filed with the FEC$25.7M raised by the field
Pete Ricketts · Dan Osborn · Cindy Burbank · Mike Marvin · Chuck Conboy · Robin Richards
and 4 more, in the campaign’s own order. Read them in their words
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026
Won the general election
Nov 3, 2026 · 378,244 votes (50.1%)
Pete Ricketts holds this Senate seat; the current term began November 2024.
and 44 more, in the campaign’s own order. Read them in their words
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026
Lost the general election
Nov 3, 2026 · 331,250 votes (43.9%) · 2 of 5
No published priorities shown yet
No published priorities
FEC filings through Sep 30, 2026
Won the Democratic primary
May 12, 2026 · 100,940 votes (89.2%)
and 3 more, in the campaign’s own order. Read them in their words
FEC filings through Sep 11, 2026
Lost the general election
Nov 3, 2026 · 16,238 votes (2.1%) · 4 of 5
No published priorities shown yet
No published priorities
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026
Lost the general election
Nov 3, 2026 · 9,094 votes (1.2%) · 5 of 5
No published priorities shown yet
No published priorities
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026
Lost the general election
Nov 3, 2026 · 19,541 votes (2.6%) · 3 of 5
No published priorities
FEC filings
No published priorities
FEC filings
No published priorities
Held by Deb Fischer R (not running in the 2026 cycle) and Pete Ricketts R (won the general election)
Every public poll of the Nebraska Senate race this cycle, as published. A poll is a snapshot, not a forecast.
Election November 3, 2026 · 7 polls of this matchup
Pete Ricketts leads Dan Osborn by 1.9 points · average gap, 5 latest nonpartisan polls
Each dot is a poll. The line is the median of the 5 latest nonpartisan polls.
Filing with the FEC is a disclosure, not a place on the ballot. Money raised is not a forecast.
November nominees first, then by money raised. Bars are in party color; raised includes loans from the candidate, and spent can exceed raised when a campaign spends money left from earlier cycles.
Senate: bars drawn to $14.5M, the most raised; FEC reports through Oct 14, 2026.
Lost the Democratic primary
May 12, 2026 · 12,185 votes (10.8%) · 2 of 2
No published priorities
FEC filings
Lost the Republican primary
May 12, 2026 · 11,226 votes (5.9%) · 3 of 5
No published priorities
FEC filings
Lost the Republican primary
May 12, 2026 · 4,989 votes (2.6%) · 4 of 5
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
Pairings that are not the race on the ballot: candidates who lost a primary or withdrew, or a party's unnamed nominee. They are not charted.
Poll data from The New York Times, licensed CC BY 4.0 · Updated November 10, 2026 · 13 polls paid for by a party or campaign are left out
$71.8M from outside groups for or against these candidates, through Nov 5, 2026.
Independent expenditures, with 24- and 48-hour notices filed since each group’s last regular report.