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Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the so ...
was admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, and elects its
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. Nebraska's current Senators are Republicans
Deb Fischer Debra Lynelle Fischer (; born March 1, 1951) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Nebraska, a seat she has held since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Fischer was the first woman elected to a full te ...
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Ben Sasse Benjamin Eric Sasse ( ; born February 22, 1972) is an American politician and academic administrator serving as the junior United States senator for Nebraska since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. Born in Plainview, Nebraska, Sas ...
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List of senators

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Thomas Tipton , rowspan=5 , Republican , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 1, 1867 –
Mar 3, 1875 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1867. , rowspan=2 , 1 , , rowspan=3 , 1 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1867.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 1, 1867 –
Mar 3, 1871 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
John Thayer ! rowspan=3 , 1 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1869. , rowspan=3 , 2 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 2 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1870.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1871 –
Mar 3, 1877 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Phineas Hitchcock Phineas Warren Hitchcock (November 30, 1831July 10, 1881) was an American Delegate and a Senator from Nebraska. Hitchcock County, Nebraska, is named after him. Early life He was born in New Lebanon, Columbia County, New York, the son of Gad ...
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Algernon Paddock , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1875 –
Mar 3, 1881 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1875.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 3 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 3 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1877. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 5, 1877 –
Mar 3, 1883 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Alvin Saunders Alvin Saunders (July 12, 1817November 1, 1899) was a U.S. Senator from Nebraska, as well as the final and longest-serving governor of the Nebraska Territory, a tenure he served during most of the American Civil War. Education Saunders was bo ...
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Charles Van Wyck Charles Henry Van Wyck (May 10, 1824October 24, 1895) was a Representative from New York, a Senator from Nebraska, and a Union Army brigadier general in the American Civil War. Early life and political career Van Wyck was born in Poughkeepsie, ...
, rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1881 –
Mar 3, 1887 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1880.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 4 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 4 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1883. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1883 –
Mar 3, 1895 , rowspan=6 , Republican , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Charles F. Manderson Charles Frederick Manderson (February 9, 1837September 28, 1911) was a United States senator from Nebraska from 1883 to 1895. Biography Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he attended school there and then moved to Canton, Ohio, in 1856, where h ...
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Algernon Paddock , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1887 –
Mar 3, 1893 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1886.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 5 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 5 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1888. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 5 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
William V. Allen William Vincent Allen (January 28, 1847January 12, 1924) was an American jurist and twice a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Nebraska. Early life Allen was born in Midway, Ohio. He moved with his parents to Iowa in 1857, where he attend ...
, rowspan=3 , Populist , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1893 –
Mar 3, 1899 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1893.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 6 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 6 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1895.Retired. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1895 –
Mar 3, 1901 , rowspan=6 , Republican , rowspan=6 align=right ,
John Mellen Thurston ! rowspan=6 , 5 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1899 –
Mar 8, 1899 , Legislature failed to elect. , rowspan=7 , 7 , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" ! 6 , align=left ,
Monroe Hayward , , Republican , nowrap , Mar 8, 1899 –
Dec 5, 1899 , Elected late.Died before qualifying. , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Dec 5, 1899 –
Dec 13, 1899 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 7 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
William V. Allen William Vincent Allen (January 28, 1847January 12, 1924) was an American jurist and twice a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Nebraska. Early life Allen was born in Midway, Ohio. He moved with his parents to Iowa in 1857, where he attend ...
, rowspan=2 , Populist , rowspan=2 nowrap , Dec 13, 1899 –
Mar 28, 1901 , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Hayward's term.Lost election to finish Hayward's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=4 , 7 , Legislature failed to elect , nowrap , Mar 4, 1901 –
Mar 28, 1901 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 8 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Charles H. Dietrich Charles Henry Dietrich (November 26, 1853April 10, 1924) was the 11th Governor of Nebraska. Dietrich in mercantile pursuits and in banking. After serving as governor, he was elected U.S. Senator from May 1, 1901 to March 3, 1905. Personal lif ...
, rowspan=2 , Republican , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 28, 1901 –
Mar 3, 1905 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Hayward's term.Retired. , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1901 to finish vacant term.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 28, 1901 –
Mar 3, 1907 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Joseph Millard ! rowspan=3 , 6 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 9 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Elmer Burkett , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1905 –
Mar 3, 1911 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1905.Lost renomination. , rowspan=3 , 8 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 8 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1907.Lost renomination. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1907 –
Mar 3, 1913 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Norris Brown ! rowspan=3 , 7 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 10 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Gilbert Hitchcock , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1923 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1911. , rowspan=3 , 9 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 9 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1913. , rowspan=15 nowrap , Mar 4, 1913 –
Jan 3, 1937 , rowspan=15 , Republican , rowspan=18 align=right ,
George W. Norris George William Norris (July 11, 1861September 2, 1944) was an American politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican, from 1903 until 1913 ...
! rowspan=18 , 8 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1916.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 10 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 10 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1918. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 11 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Robert B. Howell , rowspan=6 , Republican , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1923 –
Mar 11, 1933 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1922. , rowspan=3 , 11 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 11 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1924. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1928.Died. , rowspan=6 , 12 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 12 , rowspan=6 , Re-elected in 1930. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 11, 1933 –
May 24, 1933 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! 12 , align=left ,
William H. Thompson , , Democratic , nowrap , May 24, 1933 –
Nov 6, 1934 , Appointed to continue Howell's term.Retired when successor qualified. , - style="height:2em" ! 13 , align=left ,
Richard C. Hunter Richard Charles Hunter (December 3, 1884January 23, 1941) was an American attorney and Democratic politician from Nebraska. He was most prominent for his service as a United States Senator (1934-1935) and as Nebraska's state attorney general (19 ...
, , Democratic , nowrap , Nov 7, 1934 –
Jan 3, 1935 , Elected to finish Howell's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 14 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Edward R. Burke , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1935 –
Jan 3, 1941 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1934.Lost renomination. , rowspan=3 , 13 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 13 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1936.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1937 –
Jan 3, 1943 , rowspan=3 , Independent , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=12 , 15 , rowspan=12 align=left ,
Hugh A. Butler , rowspan=12 , Republican , rowspan=12 nowrap , Jan 3, 1941 –
Jul 1, 1954 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1940. , rowspan=3 , 14 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 14 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1942. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 3, 1943 –
Nov 29, 1951 , rowspan=5 , Republican , rowspan=5 align=right ,
Kenneth S. Wherry ! rowspan=5 , 9 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 , Re-elected in 1946. , rowspan=6 , 15 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=13 , 15 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1948.Died. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Nov 29, 1951 –
Dec 10, 1951 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Wherry's term.Retired when successor elected. , nowrap , Dec 10, 1951 –
Nov 4, 1952 , , Republican , align=right ,
Fred A. Seaton Frederick Andrew Seaton (December 11, 1909 – January 16, 1974) was an American newspaperman and politician. He represented the U.S. state of Nebraska in the U.S. Senate and served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior during Dwight D. Eisenh ...
! 10 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Wherry's term.Died. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 5, 1952 –
Apr 12, 1954 , rowspan=2 , Republican , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Dwight Griswold Dwight Palmer Griswold (November 27, 1893April 12, 1954) was an American publisher and politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served as the 25th governor of Nebraska from 1941 to 1947, and in the United States Senate from 1952 until his ...
! rowspan=2 , 11 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1952.
Died. , rowspan=10 , 16 , rowspan=8 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Apr 12, 1954 –
Apr 16, 1954 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Griswold's term.Retired when successor elected. , rowspan=2 , Apr 16, 1954 –
Nov 7, 1954 , rowspan=2 , Republican , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Eva Bowring Eva Bowring (née Kelly; January 9, 1892January 8, 1985) was a U.S. Senator from Nebraska. Bowring was born in Nevada, Missouri. In 1928, she married Arthur Bowring. They made their home at the Bowring Ranch near Merriman in Cherry County, Nebra ...
! rowspan=2 , 12 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jul 1, 1954 –
Jul 3, 1954 , rowspan=2 ,   , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Griswold's term.Resigned. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Nov 8, 1954 –
Dec 31, 1954 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Hazel Abel ! rowspan=3 , 13 , - style="height:2em" ! 16 , align=left ,
Samuel W. Reynolds Samuel Williams Reynolds (August 11, 1890March 20, 1988) was a Republican United States Senator from Nebraska. Biography Reynolds was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on August 11, 1890. In 1908, he engaged in the Omaha wholesale coal business. During ...
, , Republican , nowrap , Jul 3, 1954 –
Nov 7, 1954 , Appointed to continue Butler's term.Retired when successor qualified. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=13 , 17 , rowspan=13 align=left ,
Roman Hruska Roman Lee Hruska () (August 16, 1904April 25, 1999) was an American attorney and politician who served as a Republican U.S. senator from the state of Nebraska. Hruska was known as one of the most vocal conservatives in the Senate during the 19 ...
, rowspan=13 , Republican , rowspan=13 nowrap , Nov 8, 1954 –
Dec 27, 1976 , rowspan=4 , Elected to finish Butler's term. , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to finish Griswold's term, having already been elected to the next term. , rowspan=14 nowrap , Jan 1, 1955 –
Jan 3, 1979 , rowspan=14 , Republican , rowspan=14 align=right ,
Carl Curtis Carl Thomas Curtis (March 15, 1905 – January 24, 2000) was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives (1939–1954) and later the United States Se ...
! rowspan=14 , 14 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 16 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1954. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1958. , rowspan=3 , 17 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 17 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1960. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1964. , rowspan=3 , 18 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 18 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1966. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1970.Retired and resigned early. , rowspan=4 , 18 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 19 , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1972.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=7 , 18 , rowspan=7 align=left ,
Edward Zorinsky Edward Zorinsky (November 11, 1928March 6, 1987) was an American politician who served as a Democrat in the U.S. Senate from 1976 until his death in 1987. He represented Nebraska and had previously served as mayor of Omaha, elected as a Repub ...
, rowspan=7 , Democratic , rowspan=7 nowrap , Dec 28, 1976 –
Mar 6, 1987 , Appointed to finish Hruska's term, having been elected to the next term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1976. , rowspan=3 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 20 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1978. , rowspan=11 nowrap , Jan 3, 1979 –
Jan 3, 1997 , rowspan=11 , Democratic , rowspan=11 align=right ,
J. James Exon John James "Jim" Exon (August 9, 1921June 10, 2005) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 33rd Governor of Nebraska from 1971 to 1979, and as a U.S. Senator from Nebraska from 1979 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Part ...
! rowspan=11 , 15 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1982.Died. , rowspan=5 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 21 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1984. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 6, 1987 –
Mar 11, 1987 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! 19 , align=left ,
David Karnes , , Republican , nowrap , Mar 11, 1987 –
Jan 3, 1989 , Appointed to finish Zorinsky's term.Lost election to full term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 20 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Bob Kerrey Joseph Robert Kerrey (born August 27, 1943) is an American politician who served as the 35th Governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987 and as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 1989 to 2001. Before entering politics, he served in the Vietna ...
, rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 1989 –
Jan 3, 2001 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1988. , rowspan=3 , 21 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 22 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1990.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1994.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 22 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1996. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 1997 –
Jan 3, 2009 , rowspan=6 , Republican , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Chuck Hagel Charles Timothy Hagel ( born October 4, 1946)
Ben Nelson Earl Benjamin Nelson (born May 17, 1941) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 37th governor of Nebraska from 1991 to 1999 and as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 2001 to 2013. He is a member of the Demo ...
, rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 2001 –
Jan 3, 2013 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2000. , rowspan=3 , 24 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 24 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2002.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2006.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 25 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 25 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2008.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 2009 –
Jan 3, 2015 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Mike Johanns ! rowspan=3 , 17 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=7 , 22 , rowspan=7 align=left ,
Deb Fischer Debra Lynelle Fischer (; born March 1, 1951) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Nebraska, a seat she has held since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Fischer was the first woman elected to a full te ...
, rowspan=7 , Republican , rowspan=7 nowrap , Jan 3, 2013 –
Present , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2012. , rowspan=3 , 26 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 26 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2014. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 3, 2015 –
Present , rowspan=5 , Republican , rowspan=5 align=right ,
Ben Sasse Benjamin Eric Sasse ( ; born February 22, 1972) is an American politician and academic administrator serving as the junior United States senator for Nebraska since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. Born in Plainview, Nebraska, Sas ...
! rowspan=5 , 18 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 2018. , rowspan=4 , 27 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 27 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 2020.Resigning January 8, 2023 to become President of the
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. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan="2" , - style="height:2em" , Incoming senator to be appointed to continue Sasse's term. , TBD , , TBD , align=right , TBA ! 19 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2024 election. , rowspan=2, 28 , , colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2024 special election. , - style="height:2em" , , 28 , colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2026 election.


See also

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United States congressional delegations from Nebraska These are tables of congressional delegations from Nebraska to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. The current dean of the Nebraska delegation is Representative Adrian Smith (NE-3), having served in the Hou ...
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List of United States representatives from Nebraska The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Nebraska. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), ...
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Elections in Nebraska The number of elections in Nebraska varies by year. Nebraska has a gubernatorial election every four years. Members of the state's United States congressional delegation run for election or re-election at the times set out in the United State ...


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Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the so ...