2024 United States Senate special election in Nebraska

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2024 United States Senate special election in Nebraska
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NomineeTBD Preston Love Jr.
(presumptive)
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent U.S. senator

Pete Ricketts [lower-alpha 1]
Republican



The 2024 United States Senate special election in Nebraska will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the Class 2 member of the United States Senate from Nebraska, to complete the term of Ben Sasse, who resigned on January 8, 2023, to become the president of the University of Florida. [1] On January 12, 2023, governor Jim Pillen appointed Republican former governor Pete Ricketts to fill the seat for the remainder of the 118th United States Congress and the beginning of the 119th Congress. [2] Ricketts has committed to running in the special election and for a full term in 2026. [3] This marks the first time since 1954 where both of Nebraska's U.S. Senate seats were concurrently for election. Primary elections will take place on May 14, 2024. [4]

Contents

Appointment

Republican Pete Ricketts, former governor of Nebraska (2015–2023) and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2006, was appointed on January 12, 2023. [2]

Applied to be appointed

In total, 111 individuals submitted applications for Sasse's seat, and nine candidates were interviewed by Pillen. [5] Applicants included:

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Pete Ricketts
Organizations
John Glen Weaver
Political parties

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2023
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Pete Ricketts (R)$2,822,607$994,381$1,828,225
John Glen Weaver (R)$15,493$9,413$6,080
Source: Federal Election Commission [15]

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pete Ricketts (incumbent)
Republican Mac Stevens
Republican John Glen Weaver
Total votes

Democratic primary

Candidates

Presumptive nominee

Declined

Endorsements

Preston Love Jr.
State legislators
Party officials

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Preston Love Jr.
Total votes

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [19] Solid RNovember 9, 2023
Inside Elections [20] Solid RNovember 9, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball [21] Safe RNovember 9, 2023
Elections Daily [22] Safe RMay 4, 2023
CNalysis [23] Solid RNovember 21, 2023

Results

United States Senate special election in Nebraska, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican TBD
Democratic Preston Love Jr.
Total votes

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ In January 2023, Ricketts was appointed by Governor Jim Pillen to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Ben Sasse, who had become the president of University of Florida.

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  2. 1 2 Bradner, Eric (January 12, 2023). "Nebraska Gov. Pillen appoints Pete Ricketts to Sasse's Senate seat". CNN .
  3. 1 2 Everett, Burgess (January 12, 2023). "Ricketts tapped to fill Nebraska's open Senate seat". Politico . Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
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  6. ↑ Hammel, Paul (December 12, 2022). "Democrat Ann Ashford is among applicants to fill vacancy in U.S. Senate". Nebraska Examiner . Retrieved December 12, 2022.
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