United States Senate special election in Nebraska, 2024

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119th → ← 117th
Special elections to the 118th Congress, 2023-2024
U.S. Senate
CA • NE
U.S. House
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On November 5, 2024, there will be a special election to fill the last two years of the six-year term that Ben Sasse (R) was elected to in 2020. Sasse resigned from the U.S. Senate on January 8, 2023, after being appointed president of the University of Florida. On January 12, 2023, Pete Ricketts (R) was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Gov. Jim Pillen to fill the vacancy left by Sasse's resignation.

As of January 4, 2024, six special elections have been called for the 118th Congress. From the 113th Congress to the 117th Congress, 67 special elections were held. For more data on historical congressional special elections, click here.

Candidates and election results

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General election

The primary will occur on May 14, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska

Incumbent Pete Ricketts and John Glen Weaver are running in the special Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate
		Pete Ricketts
		John Glen Weaver

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See also

• Special elections to the 118th United States Congress (2023-2024)

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Footnotes

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Nebraska's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Deb Fischer (R)

Pete Ricketts (R)

Representatives

District 1

Mike Flood (R)

District 2

Don Bacon (R)

District 3

Adrian Smith (R)

Republican Party (5)