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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]
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 ]
The Legislature meets at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln. With 49 members, known as "senators", [3] the Nebraska Legislature is the smallest U.S. state legislature. A total of 25 members is required for a majority; however, in order to overcome a filibuster, a two-thirds vote of all members is required, which takes 33 votes. [4] Unlike ...
A seemingly non-competitive Senate race in deeply Republican Nebraska is no longer a safe bet for two-term incumbent Sen. Deb Fischer -- the dynamics jolted by the late-stage insurgence of ...
John Peter Ricketts (born August 19, 1964) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Nebraska since 2023. [1] A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 40th governor of Nebraska from 2015 to 2023.
Democrats, who have an unbelievably difficult Senate map to defend this year, know the drill in Nebraska. Ben Nelson was the most recent Democrat to win a Senate race in the state, but that was in ...
Sen. Deb Fischer (D-Neb.) is projected to win reelection, surviving a surprise challenge from independent candidate Dan Osborn in the Nebraska Senate race, according to Decision Desk HQ. Fischer ...
The Nebraska Senate was the upper house of the Nebraska Legislature during the days when Nebraska was a territory from 1854 to 1867 (when it was called the Nebraska Territorial Council) and then again when Nebraska was a state from 1867 until 1936. [1]