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Permanent contest record · 2026 federal election

2026 Nebraska U.S. Senate Election.

See official November candidate lists, registered write-ins where verified, polling and voting information. Earlier FEC filings are kept in the history below.

U.S. SenateNebraska U.S. SenateGeneral: November 3, 20265 November ballot names

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Nebraska

Who is on the November ballot?

November 3, 2026 · 5 printed ballot names · alphabetical

Official November list checked .

November write-in information

Write-in rules and filing deadlines vary by office and state. Check the current official list; the printed roster alone does not establish whether write-ins are eligible. Official write-in information ↗

FEC filing history (13 filing groups; 13 IDs)

This archive includes primary candidates and other filers. Inclusion here does not establish a November ballot place. Reported financial activity first, then names alphabetically; reviewed duplicate committee summaries are counted once.

Republican Party

Benjamin E. Sasse

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot. This FEC filing does not appear in the reviewed official printed November field for this exact contest. Registered write-ins are tracked separately where an official list is available. Absence does not establish a primary loss or withdrawal. Official stage source ↗

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot · Verified ↗
Receipts
$49,137.93
Spent
$396,364.45
Cash
$2,123,686.50

Through · Last successful import

Party not listed

Cindy Burbank

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot. This FEC filing does not appear in the reviewed official printed November field for this exact contest. Registered write-ins are tracked separately where an official list is available. Absence does not establish a primary loss or withdrawal. Official stage source ↗

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot · Verified ↗
Receipts
$48,609.89
Spent
$25,501.72
Cash
$23,108.17

Through · Last successful import

Democratic Party

William Forbes

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot. This FEC filing does not appear in the reviewed official printed November field for this exact contest. Registered write-ins are tracked separately where an official list is available. Absence does not establish a primary loss or withdrawal. Official stage source ↗

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot · Verified ↗
Receipts
$1,000.00
Spent
$1,000.00
Cash
$0.00

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Republican Party

Debra Leanne Axtell Schultz

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot. This FEC filing does not appear in the reviewed official printed November field for this exact contest. Registered write-ins are tracked separately where an official list is available. Absence does not establish a primary loss or withdrawal. Official stage source ↗

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot · Verified ↗

No FEC financial summary processed in this import. Check the candidate’s FEC filings ↗

Republican Party

Edward Dunn

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot. This FEC filing does not appear in the reviewed official printed November field for this exact contest. Registered write-ins are tracked separately where an official list is available. Absence does not establish a primary loss or withdrawal. Official stage source ↗

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot · Verified ↗

No FEC financial summary processed in this import. Check the candidate’s FEC filings ↗

Republican Party

Gavin Solomon

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot. This FEC filing does not appear in the reviewed official printed November field for this exact contest. Registered write-ins are tracked separately where an official list is available. Absence does not establish a primary loss or withdrawal. Official stage source ↗

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot · Verified ↗

No FEC financial summary processed in this import. Check the candidate’s FEC filings ↗

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Republican Party

Mac Stevens

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot. This FEC filing does not appear in the reviewed official printed November field for this exact contest. Registered write-ins are tracked separately where an official list is available. Absence does not establish a primary loss or withdrawal. Official stage source ↗

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot · Verified ↗

No FEC financial summary processed in this import. Check the candidate’s FEC filings ↗

Veterans Party

Owen Nicholas Carlson

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot. This FEC filing does not appear in the reviewed official printed November field for this exact contest. Registered write-ins are tracked separately where an official list is available. Absence does not establish a primary loss or withdrawal. Official stage source ↗

Not on the reviewed printed November ballot · Verified ↗

No FEC financial summary processed in this import. Check the candidate’s FEC filings ↗

Dates for November 3

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Partial coverage: only the dated entries below have been checked. Confirm other deadlines and exceptions with your election office.

Nebraska · Sourced election dates
ActionDateDetails and source
Register online
Passed
Last day for online registration.
Official source ↗
Register by mail
Passed
Last day for mail registration; follow official receipt/postmark instructions.
Official source ↗
Register in person
4 days left
In-person registration at county election offices ends at 6 p.m. local time.
Official source ↗
Early voting begins
Passed
Early voting in person begins at county election offices.
Official source ↗
Request mail ballot
4 days left
Last day to request an early-voting application, 6 p.m. local time.
Official source ↗

Checked 2026-10-16. Confirm local details and exceptions with your election office.

POLLING · SURVEYS, NOT PREDICTIONS

What do the polls say?

2 survey records

Individual surveys of 2026 contests, including earlier cycle history from 2025. Matchups and populations stay separate; older or hypothetical matchups do not establish who is on the current ballot.

Simple average, not a forecast

Each pollster’s latest general-election survey ending within the last 30 days, with equal weight. Reviewed candidate identities join spelling variants; different matchups and voter populations stay separate. Percentages describe reported support, not a chance of winning.

Newest fieldwork appears first. When dates tie, the default favors more pollsters not marked internal or partisan in this 30-day window. Source labels remain visible; this is not a pollster-quality rating.

Likely voters · 1 poll

Oct 2, 2026–Oct 5, 2026 · Lead between the two highest answers: 3.0 percentage points

Reported answerAverage support
Pete Ricketts49.0%
Dan Osborn46.0%
Included surveys & calculation

Add each answer’s reported support across these 1 surveys and divide by 1. No house effects, sample weights, undecided allocation or error band is applied. Incomplete numeric matchups are excluded from this calculation but remain in the survey history. Full methodology →

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Polling history for the selected matchup2 survey observations. Vertical scale: reported support from 0 to 60 percent. Select a survey date to read its source. Arrow keys move between dates. Exact figures and source links follow in the survey reports.0%15%30%45%60%Dan Osborn: 46% · National Public Affairs · Oct 5, 2026 · 800 people surveyed · https://backend.natpublicaffairs.com/media/Nebraska_General_Election_Memo_100926.pdfDan Osborn: 47% · GBAO Strategies · Sep 8, 2026 · 800 people surveyed · https://www.washingtonsun.com/newsletters/panic-weekPete Ricketts: 49% · National Public Affairs · Oct 5, 2026 · 800 people surveyed · https://backend.natpublicaffairs.com/media/Nebraska_General_Election_Memo_100926.pdfPete Ricketts: 46% · GBAO Strategies · Sep 8, 2026 · 800 people surveyed · https://www.washingtonsun.com/newsletters/panic-weekSep 8, 2026Oct 5, 2026
Dan OsbornPete Ricketts

Party colors: Republican red, Democratic blue, Independent purple. Other or unmatched affiliations are gray. Dash patterns distinguish candidates sharing a color.

Dots show reported support. Lines connect surveys over time—not an average or forecast. Pollsters can differ. Missing values and multiple surveys ending on the same date break the lines.

How to read this chart

No average, trend estimate, or win probability. Different matchups and populations are not combined. Dates mark the last day people were surveyed. The vertical scale always starts at zero; use “Full 0–100% scale” to compare charts on the same scale. The number of people surveyed is the survey sample size, not the number supporting a candidate. Select “Survey source” to inspect every report, including overlapping dots.

Latest surveys · selected matchup

Individual reports. Original sources and methodology below.

Fieldwork –
Reported support

0–100% scale · Listed alphabetically

Sample
800 people surveyed
Population
Likely voters
Survey details & methodology
Reported margin of error
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Internal poll
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Provider ID
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2026 Nebraska

GBAO Strategies

Fieldwork –
Reported support

0–100% scale · Listed alphabetically

Sample
800 people surveyed
Population
Likely voters
Survey details & methodology
Reported margin of error
Not supplied in this feed
Method
Not supplied in this feed
Sponsors
Working Class Majority PAC
Pollster/sponsor partisan label
DEM
Internal poll
Not marked internal by provider
Added by provider
Provider ID
us-202gba71e992b6

Labels and figures are supplied by VoteHub. A listed matchup does not establish ballot qualification or primary/general-election status unless the source explicitly says so. Unlisted responses may include undecided voters or other choices; the displayed figures are not rescaled to total 100%.

Polling compilation: VoteHub · CC BY 4.0. Election.org normalizes dates, matches races, and visualizes reported results; it does not estimate outcomes. Original survey links are attached to each report.

Automatic hourly sync. Across all feeds, the latest survey ended 2026-10-15. Check the field dates above for this selection. Feed update status →

Last successful feed updates
  • Senate: 10/19/2026, 1:17:20 PM UTC · 474 survey records
  • House: 10/19/2026, 1:17:20 PM UTC · 133 survey records
  • Governor: 10/19/2026, 1:17:20 PM UTC · 349 survey records
  • National preference: 10/19/2026, 1:17:20 PM UTC · 546 survey records

An update time is when we checked the feed, not when a survey was conducted. Coverage is not exhaustive.

FEC FILING RECORDS136 distinct current financial summaries
REPORTED RECEIPTS$17,115,455.32Available summaries; shared principal-committee money counted once
REPORTED SPENDING$8,653,981.99Not outside spending
Published election schedule

Election dates

DATES MAY CHANGE
PRIMARYMay 12, 2026FEC congressional primary calendar
GENERALNovember 3, 2026Regular federal general election.

The FEC publishes this calendar but does not administer elections. State and local election officials determine ballot access, voting methods, and official candidate lists.

Sources and filing coverage
FILING RECORDS

Not the certified ballot.

Seat identity and the election schedule are verified separately from FEC filings. A filing does not establish ballot qualification.

How to use this race page

November candidate names come from the official general-election sources linked beside each person. Registered write-ins have their own list. FEC filing history preserves earlier primary and other campaign records; filing or fundraising alone does not establish November eligibility. Confirm your full local sample ballot with the election authority.

No verified prediction-market match is connected for this race yet. See national House and Senate market prices →