2024 Senate elections · Nebraska history
Nebraska U.S. Senate election 2024 (special)
Pete Ricketts REP +25.2 · Class II seat · held 11/5/24
- Votes counted
- 935,005
- Margin
- 25.2 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in NE
- R+20.6same year
General election 11/5/24
By county
Counties coloured by the leading candidate, shaded by margin. County returns: MIT Election Data and Science Lab.Counties carried: Pete Ricketts 91, Preston Love Jr. 2.
Official source: 2024%20General%20Canvass%20Book.pdf
Other Nebraska Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
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| 2024 | Class I | Deb Fischer | 6.7 |
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| 2024 special | Class II | Pete Ricketts | 25.2 |
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| 2020 | Class II | Ben Sasse | 38.3 |
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| 2018 | Class I | Deb Fischer | 19.1 |
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| 2014 | Class II | Ben Sasse | 32.9 |
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| 2012 | Class I | Deb Fischer | 15.6 |
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| 2008 | Class II | Mike Johanns | 17.5 |
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| 2006 | Class I | Ben Nelson | 27.8 |
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| 2002 | Class II | Chuck Hagel | 68.1 |
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| 2000 | Class I | Ben Nelson | 2.2 |
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| 1996 | Class II | Chuck Hagel | 14.8 |
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| 1994 | Class I | Bob Kerrey | 9.8 |
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Full Nebraska Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2024 Nebraska Senate race (special election)?
Pete Ricketts (REP) won with 62.6% of the vote, ahead of Preston Love Jr. (37.4%), a margin of 25.2 points.
Did the Nebraska Senate seat change party in 2024?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2024 Nebraska Senate race?
935,005 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.