2026 United States Senate election in Nebraska

State government Ballot measures Bellevue Grand Island Lincoln Omaha Governmentvte The 2026 United States Senate election in Nebraska will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Nebraska. Republican incumbent Pete Ricketts is seeking his first full term following a special election in 2024. Former union leader Dan Osborn, who ran in the 2024 regular election, is again running as an independent. Primary elections were held on May 12, 2026. Ricketts won the Republican nomination with 81.5% of the vote. Although state Democrats endorsed Osborn, pastor William Forbes entered the Democratic primary amid accusations of being a spoiler candidate. In response, retired pharmacy technician Cindy Burbank launched a primary candidacy supported by the party and defeated Forbes with 89.2% of the vote before dropping out of the general election in July to support Osborn. Republicans have not lost a Senate election in Nebraska since 2006. The last independent to win a Senate election in Nebraska was progressive George Norris in 1936. This election will be the first in which a state did not have a Democratic candidate in back-to-back US