| Election Name: | 1942 United States Senate election in Nebraska |
| Country: | Nebraska |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1936 United States Senate election in Nebraska |
| Previous Year: | 1936 |
| Next Election: | 1948 United States Senate election in Nebraska |
| Next Year: | 1948 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1942 |
| Image1: | Ken Wherry crop.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Kenneth Wherry |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 186,207 |
| Percentage1: | 48.97% |
| Party2: | Independent (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 108,899 |
| Percentage2: | 28.64% |
| Image3: | 3x4.svg |
| Nominee3: | Foster May |
| Party3: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote3: | 83,763 |
| Percentage3: | 22.03% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Party: | Independent (US) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
The 1942 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held on November 3, 1942.
Incumbent Independent George W. Norris lost re-election to a sixth term to Republican Kenneth Wherry.
Norris, a former Republican, was quoted as remarking, “I would rather go down to my political grave with a clear conscience than ride in the chariot of victory.” In part for his honesty with constituents even if it meant defeat, Norris was later featured in John F. Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning Profiles in Courage.[1]