2024 United States Senate election in Nebraska

2024 United States Senate election in Nebraska

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Nominee Deb Fischer Dan Osborn
Party Republican Independent
Popular vote 499,124 436,493
Percentage 53.19% 46.52%

Fischer:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Osborn:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Deb Fischer
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

Deb Fischer
Republican

The 2024 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Nebraska.[1] Republican incumbent Deb Fischer was re-elected to a third term, defeating independent union leader Dan Osborn.[2] This was the first time since 1954 when both of Nebraska's U.S. Senate seats were concurrently up for election due to a special election for Nebraska's other Senate seat.

Traditionally a safe Republican seat, the race in Nebraska was described as unusually competitive and was also potentially important for determining partisan control of the Senate after the 2024 election cycle.[3]

Despite her win, Fischer's overall performance was the worst an incumbent Republican performed in a Nebraska Senate race since 1970. Osborn's performance was the best for an independent candidate in a Nebraska Senate race, even outperforming George W. Norris, who won as an independent in 1936. His performance was also the best for any challenger in a Republican held seat in the 2024 election cycle.

  1. ^ "United States Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Nebraska U.S. Senate Election Results 2024: Deb Fischer Wins". The New York Times. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Faris, David (September 3, 2024). "Could Nebraska Cost Republicans the Senate?". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

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