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List of United States senators from Nebraska

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Current delegation

Nebraska was admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, and elects its United States senators to class 1 and class 2. George W. Norris was the state’s longest serving senator (served 1913–1943). Nebraska's current senators are Republicans Deb Fischer (since 2013) and Pete Ricketts (since 2023).[1]

List of senators

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Class 1
Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. The next election will be in 2024.
C Class 2
Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020. The next election will be in 2024 (special) and 2026.
# Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator #
1
Thomas Tipton
Republican Mar 1, 1867 –
Mar 3, 1875
Elected in 1867. 1 39th 1 Elected in 1867.
Lost re-election.
Mar 1, 1867 –
Mar 3, 1871
Republican
John Thayer
1
40th
Re-elected in 1869.
[data missing]
2 41st
42nd 2 Elected in 1870.
Lost re-election.
Mar 4, 1871 –
Mar 3, 1877
Republican
Phineas Hitchcock
2
43rd
2
Algernon Paddock
Republican Mar 4, 1875 –
Mar 3, 1881
Elected in 1875.
Lost re-election.
3 44th
45th 3 Elected in 1877.
[data missing]
Mar 4, 1877 –
Mar 3, 1883
Republican
Alvin Saunders
3
46th
3
Charles Van Wyck
Republican Mar 4, 1881 –
Mar 3, 1887
Elected in 1880.
Lost re-election.
4 47th
48th 4 Elected in 1883. Mar 4, 1883 –
Mar 3, 1895
Republican
Charles F. Manderson
4
49th
4
Algernon Paddock
Republican Mar 4, 1887 –
Mar 3, 1893
Elected in 1886.
Retired.
5 50th
51st 5 Re-elected in 1888.
[data missing]
52nd
5
William V. Allen
Populist Mar 4, 1893 –
Mar 3, 1899
Elected in 1893.
Lost re-election.
6 53rd
54th 6 Elected in 1895.
Retired.
Mar 4, 1895 –
Mar 3, 1901
Republican
John M. Thurston
5
55th
Vacant Mar 4, 1899 –
Mar 8, 1899
Legislature failed to elect. 7 56th
6
Monroe Hayward
Republican Mar 8, 1899 –
Dec 5, 1899
Elected late.
Died before qualifying.
Vacant Dec 5, 1899 –
Dec 13, 1899
 
7
William V. Allen
Populist Dec 13, 1899 –
Mar 28, 1901
Appointed to continue Hayward's term.
Lost election to finish Hayward's term.
57th 7 Legislature failed to elect Mar 4, 1901 –
Mar 28, 1901
Vacant
8
Charles H. Dietrich
Republican Mar 28, 1901 –
Mar 3, 1905
Elected to finish Hayward's term.
Retired.
Elected in 1901 to finish vacant term.
Retired.
Mar 28, 1901 –
Mar 3, 1907
Republican
Joseph Millard
6
58th
9
Elmer Burkett
Republican Mar 4, 1905 –
Mar 3, 1911
Elected in 1905.
Lost renomination.
8 59th
60th 8 Elected in 1907.[2]
Lost renomination.
Mar 4, 1907 –
Mar 3, 1913
Republican
Norris Brown
7
61st
10
Gilbert Hitchcock
Democratic Mar 4, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1923
Elected in 1911. 9 62nd
63rd 9 Elected in 1913. Mar 4, 1913 –
Jan 3, 1937
Republican
George W. Norris
8
64th
Re-elected in 1916.
Lost re-election.
10 65th
66th 10 Re-elected in 1918.
67th
11
Robert B. Howell
Republican Mar 4, 1923 –
Mar 11, 1933
Elected in 1922. 11 68th
69th 11 Re-elected in 1924.
70th
Re-elected in 1928.
Died.
12 71st
72nd 12 Re-elected in 1930.
73rd
Vacant Mar 11, 1933 –
May 24, 1933
 
12
William H. Thompson
Democratic May 24, 1933 –
Nov 6, 1934
Appointed to continue Howell's term.
Retired when successor qualified.
13
Richard C. Hunter
Democratic Nov 7, 1934 –
Jan 3, 1935
Elected to finish Howell's term.
Retired.
14
Edward R. Burke
Democratic Jan 3, 1935 –
Jan 3, 1941
Elected in 1934.
Lost renomination.
13 74th
75th 13 Re-elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.
Jan 3, 1937 –
Jan 3, 1943
Independent
76th
15
Hugh A. Butler
Republican Jan 3, 1941 –
Jul 1, 1954
Elected in 1940. 14 77th
78th 14 Elected in 1942. Jan 3, 1943 –
Nov 29, 1951
Republican
Kenneth S. Wherry
9
79th
Re-elected in 1946. 15 80th
81st 15 Re-elected in 1948.
Died.
82nd
  Nov 29, 1951 –
Dec 10, 1951
Vacant
Appointed to continue Wherry's term.
Retired when successor elected.
Dec 10, 1951 –
Nov 4, 1952
Republican
Fred A. Seaton
10
Elected to finish Wherry's term.
Died.
Nov 5, 1952 –
Apr 12, 1954
Republican
Dwight Griswold
11
Re-elected in 1952.

Died.
16 83rd
  Apr 12, 1954 –
Apr 16, 1954
Vacant
Appointed to continue Wherry's term.
Retired when successor elected.
Apr 16, 1954 –
Nov 7, 1954
Republican
Eva Bowring
12
Vacant Jul 1, 1954 –
Jul 3, 1954
 
Elected to finish Wherry's term.
Resigned.
Nov 8, 1954 –
Dec 31, 1954
Republican
Hazel Abel
13
16
Samuel W. Reynolds
Republican Jul 3, 1954 –
Nov 7, 1954
Appointed to continue Butler's term.
Retired when successor qualified.
17
Roman Hruska
Republican Nov 8, 1954 –
Dec 27, 1976
Elected to finish Butler's term.
Appointed to finish Wherry's term, having already been elected to the next term. Jan 1, 1955 –
Jan 3, 1979
Republican
Carl Curtis
14
84th 16 Elected in 1954.
85th
Re-elected in 1958. 17 86th
87th 17 Re-elected in 1960.
88th
Re-elected in 1964. 18 89th
90th 18 Re-elected in 1966.
91st
Re-elected in 1970.
Retired and resigned early.
18 92nd
93rd 19 Re-elected in 1972.
Retired.
94th
18
Edward Zorinsky
Democratic Dec 28, 1976 –
Mar 6, 1987
Appointed to finish Hruska's term, having been elected to the next term.
Elected in 1976. 19 95th
96th 20 Elected in 1978. Jan 3, 1979 –
Jan 3, 1997
Democratic
J. James Exon
15
97th
Re-elected in 1982.
Died.
20 98th
99th 21 Re-elected in 1984.
100th
Vacant Mar 6, 1987 –
Mar 11, 1987
 
19
David Karnes
Republican Mar 11, 1987 –
Jan 3, 1989[3]
Appointed to finish Zorinsky's term.
Lost election to full term.
20
Bob Kerrey
Democratic Jan 3, 1989 –
Jan 3, 2001
Elected in 1988. 21 101st
102nd 22 Re-elected in 1990.
Retired.
103rd
Re-elected in 1994.
Retired.
22 104th
105th 23 Elected in 1996. Jan 3, 1997 –
Jan 3, 2009
Republican
Chuck Hagel
16
106th
21
Ben Nelson
Democratic Jan 3, 2001 –
Jan 3, 2013
Elected in 2000. 24 107th
108th 24 Re-elected in 2002.
Retired.
109th
Re-elected in 2006.
Retired.
25 110th
111th 25 Elected in 2008.
Retired.
Jan 3, 2009 –
Jan 3, 2015
Republican
Mike Johanns
17
112th
22
Deb Fischer
Republican Jan 3, 2013 –
present
Elected in 2012. 26 113th
114th 26 Elected in 2014. Jan 3, 2015 –
Jan 8, 2023
Republican
Ben Sasse
18
115th
Re-elected in 2018. 27 116th
117th 27 Re-elected in 2020.
Resigned to become President of the University of Florida.
118th
Jan 8, 2023 –
Jan 12, 2023
Vacant
Appointed to continue Sasse's term. Jan 12, 2023 –
present
Republican
Pete Ricketts
19
To be determined in the 2024 election. 28 119th To be determined in the 2024 special election.
120th 28 To be determined in the 2026 election.
# Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T C T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator #
Class 1 Class 2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "States in the Senate: Nebraska". United States Senate.
  2. ^ The Tribune Almanac and Political Register 1908. New York: The Tribune Association. 1908. p. 259.
  3. ^ "Nebraska Senators". United States Senate. Retrieved October 25, 2020.