Senate · class 2
R+25.2Nebraska
INCUMBENT RUNNINGLAST R+25.2
Ricketts seeking re-election
The matchup
Dan Osborn
$5.7M
RAISED
Pete RickettsINC
$11M
RAISED
2024 result for this seat
DEMR+25.2REP
Filed
13
Articles
47
Raised
$17M
Nebraska elections
A Senate race and 3 House races on the ballot in 2026. Nebraska sends 3 members to the House.
Senate
1 RACEHouse districts
3 DISTRICTS · 1 KEYNE-11st districtInc. runningHeld by Mike Flood · Backemeyer vs Flood ●R+20.2$3.0MNE-22nd districtOpen seatKEY RACEHeld by Don Bacon · Powell vs HardingR+1.9$4.6MNE-33rd districtInc. runningHeld by Adrian Smith · Stille vs Smith ●R+60.8$1.8M
KEY = WITHIN 7 POINTS IN 2024 (2024 RESULT; THE PRESIDENTIAL VOTE WHERE LINES CHANGED)
Voting in Nebraska
TODAY · SEP 27- OCT 5Early in-person voting opensSOURCE ↗
- OCT 16Registration online and by mail closes
Online registration must be completed before midnight Fri Oct 16, 2026; mailed registrations must be postmarked by Oct 16 (one with an illegible postmark is accepted if received by Tue Oct 20); in person at the county clerk/election commissioner office until 6:00 p.m. Fri Oct 23. No Election Day registration, except a person naturalized after the registration deadline (until 7 p.m. CT / 6 p.m. MT on Election Day).
SOURCE ↗ - OCT 23Last day to request a mail ballot
Request deadline is a received deadline by 6:00 p.m.. In-person application allowed until 2026-11-02. Return: received-by deadline 2026-11-03; a postmark does not extend it.
SOURCE ↗ - OCT 23In-person registration closes
Online registration must be completed before midnight Fri Oct 16, 2026; mailed registrations must be postmarked by Oct 16 (one with an illegible postmark is accepted if received by Tue Oct 20); in person at the county clerk/election commissioner office until 6:00 p.m. Fri Oct 23. No Election Day registration, except a person naturalized after the registration deadline (until 7 p.m. CT / 6 p.m. MT on Election Day).
SOURCE ↗ - NOV 2Early in-person voting endsSOURCE ↗
- NOV 3Last day for mail ballots to arrive
Must be in the county clerk's/election commissioner's possession by close of polls, 8:00 p.m. Central (7:00 p.m. Mountain) Tue Nov 3, 2026, whether mailed, delivered in person or by an agent, or left in a secure county drop box; postmarks do not count. An agent may pick up an early ballot until 7 p.m. CT (6 p.m. MT) on Election Day.
SOURCE ↗ - NOV 3Election Day