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]
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Thomas Tipton| rowspan=5 | Republican| rowspan=5 nowrap | Mar 1, 1867 –
Mar 3, 1875| rowspan=2 | Elected in 1867.| rowspan=2 | 1| | rowspan=3 | 1| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1867.Lost re-election.| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 1, 1867 –
Mar 3, 1871| rowspan=3 | Republican| rowspan=3 align=right |
John Thayer! rowspan=3 | 1
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|- style="height:2em"| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1869.| rowspan=3 | 2|
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=3 | 2| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1870.Lost re-election.| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1871 –
Mar 3, 1877| rowspan=3 | Republican| rowspan=3 align=right |
Phineas Hitchcock! rowspan=3 | 2
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|- style="height:2em"! rowspan=3 | 2| rowspan=3 align=left |
Algernon Paddock| rowspan=3 | Republican| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1875 –
Mar 3, 1881| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1875.Lost re-election.| rowspan=3 | 3|
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=3 | 3| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1877.| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1877 –
Mar 3, 1883| rowspan=3 | Republican| rowspan=3 align=right |
Alvin Saunders! rowspan=3 | 3
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|- style="height:2em"! rowspan=3 | 3| rowspan=3 align=left |
Charles Van Wyck| rowspan=3 | Republican| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1881 –
Mar 3, 1887| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1880.Lost re-election.| rowspan=3 | 4|
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=3 | 4| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1883.| rowspan=6 nowrap | Mar 4, 1883 –
Mar 3, 1895| rowspan=6 | Republican| rowspan=6 align=right |
Charles F. Manderson! rowspan=6 | 4
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|- style="height:2em"! rowspan=3 | 4| rowspan=3 align=left |
Algernon Paddock| rowspan=3 | Republican| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1887 –
Mar 3, 1893| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1886.Retired.| rowspan=3 | 5|
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=3 | 5| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1888.
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|- style="height:2em"! rowspan=3 | 5| rowspan=3 align=left |
William V. Allen| rowspan=3 | Populist| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1893 –
Mar 3, 1899| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1893.Lost re-election.| rowspan=3 | 6|
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=6 | 6| rowspan=6 | Elected in 1895.Retired.| rowspan=6 nowrap | Mar 4, 1895 –
Mar 3, 1901| rowspan=6 | Republican| rowspan=6 align=right |
John M. Thurston! rowspan=6 | 5
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|- style="height:2em"| colspan=3 | Vacant| nowrap | Mar 4, 1899 –
Mar 8, 1899| Legislature failed to elect.| rowspan=7 | 7| rowspan=4
|- style="height:2em"! 6| align=left |
Monroe Hayward| | Republican| nowrap | Mar 8, 1899 –
Dec 5, 1899| Elected late.Died before qualifying.
|- style="height:2em"| colspan=3 | Vacant| nowrap | Dec 5, 1899 –
Dec 13, 1899|
|- style="height:2em"! rowspan=2 | 7| rowspan=2 align=left |
William V. Allen| rowspan=2 | Populist| rowspan=2 nowrap | Dec 13, 1899 –
Mar 28, 1901| rowspan=2 | Appointed to continue Hayward's term.Lost election to finish Hayward's term.
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=4 | 7| Legislature failed to elect| nowrap | Mar 4, 1901 –
Mar 28, 1901| colspan=3 | Vacant
|- style="height:2em"! rowspan=2 | 8| rowspan=2 align=left |
Charles H. Dietrich| rowspan=2 | Republican| rowspan=2 nowrap | Mar 28, 1901 –
Mar 3, 1905| rowspan=2 | Elected to finish Hayward's term.Retired.| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1901 to finish vacant term.Retired.| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 28, 1901 –
Mar 3, 1907| rowspan=3 | Republican| rowspan=3 align=right |
Joseph Millard! rowspan=3 | 6
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|- style="height:2em"! rowspan=3 | 9| rowspan=3 align=left |
Elmer Burkett| rowspan=3 | Republican| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1905 –
Mar 3, 1911| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1905.Lost renomination.| rowspan=3 | 8|
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=3 | 8| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1907.[2] Lost renomination.| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1907 –
Mar 3, 1913| rowspan=3 | Republican| rowspan=3 align=right |
Norris Brown! rowspan=3 | 7
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|- style="height:2em"! rowspan=6 | 10| rowspan=6 align=left |
Gilbert Hitchcock| rowspan=6 | Democratic| rowspan=6 nowrap | Mar 4, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1923| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1911.| rowspan=3 | 9|
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=3 | 9| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1913.| rowspan=15 nowrap | Mar 4, 1913 –
Jan 3, 1937| rowspan=15 | Republican| rowspan=18 align=right |
George W. Norris! rowspan=18 | 8
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|- style="height:2em"| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1916.Lost re-election.| rowspan=3 | 10|
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=3 | 10| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1918.
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|- style="height:2em"! rowspan=6 | 11| rowspan=6 align=left |
Robert B. Howell| rowspan=6 | Republican| rowspan=6 nowrap | Mar 4, 1923 –
Mar 11, 1933| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1922.| rowspan=3 | 11|
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=3 | 11| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1924.
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|- style="height:2em"| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1928.Died.| rowspan=6 | 12|
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=6 | 12| rowspan=6 | Re-elected in 1930.
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|- style="height:2em"| colspan=3 | Vacant| nowrap | Mar 11, 1933 –
May 24, 1933|
|- style="height:2em"! 12| align=left |
William H. Thompson| | Democratic| nowrap | May 24, 1933 –
Nov 6, 1934| Appointed to continue Howell's term.Retired when successor qualified.
|- style="height:2em"! 13| align=left |
Richard C. Hunter| | Democratic| nowrap | Nov 7, 1934 –
Jan 3, 1935| Elected to finish Howell's term.Retired.
|- style="height:2em"! rowspan=3 | 14| rowspan=3 align=left |
Edward R. Burke| rowspan=3 | Democratic| rowspan=3 nowrap | Jan 3, 1935 –
Jan 3, 1941| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1934.Lost renomination.| rowspan=3 | 13|
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=3 | 13| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1936.Lost re-election.| rowspan=3 nowrap | Jan 3, 1937 –
Jan 3, 1943| rowspan=3 | Independent
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|- style="height:2em"! rowspan=12 | 15| rowspan=12 align=left |
Hugh A. Butler| rowspan=12 | Republican| rowspan=12 nowrap | Jan 3, 1941 –
Jul 1, 1954| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1940.| rowspan=3 | 14|
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=3 | 14| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1942.| rowspan=5 nowrap | Jan 3, 1943 –
Nov 29, 1951| rowspan=5 | Republican| rowspan=5 align=right |
Kenneth S. Wherry! rowspan=5 | 9
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|- style="height:2em"| rowspan=6 | Re-elected in 1946.| rowspan=6 | 15|
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=13 | 15| rowspan=2 | Re-elected in 1948.Died.
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|- style="height:2em"| | nowrap | Nov 29, 1951 –
Dec 10, 1951| colspan=3 | Vacant
|- style="height:2em"| Appointed to continue Wherry's term.Retired when successor elected.| nowrap | Dec 10, 1951 –
Nov 4, 1952| | Republican| align=right |
Fred A. Seaton! 10
|- style="height:2em"| rowspan=2 | Elected to finish Wherry's term.Died.| rowspan=2 nowrap | Nov 5, 1952 –
Apr 12, 1954| rowspan=2 | Republican| rowspan=2 align=right |
Dwight Griswold! rowspan=2 | 11
|- style="height:2em"| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1952.
Died.| rowspan=10 | 16| rowspan=8
|- style="height:2em"| | nowrap | Apr 12, 1954 –
Apr 16, 1954| colspan=3 | Vacant
|- style="height:2em"| rowspan=2 | Appointed to continue Wherry's term.Retired when successor elected.| rowspan=2 | Apr 16, 1954 –
Nov 7, 1954| rowspan=2 | Republican| rowspan=2 align=right |
Eva Bowring! rowspan=2 | 12
|- style="height:2em"| rowspan=2 colspan=3 | Vacant| rowspan=2 nowrap | Jul 1, 1954 –
Jul 3, 1954| rowspan=2 |
|- style="height:2em"| rowspan=3 | Elected to finish Wherry's term.Resigned.| rowspan=3 nowrap | Nov 8, 1954 –
Dec 31, 1954| rowspan=3 | Republican| rowspan=3 align=right |
Hazel Abel! rowspan=3 | 13
|- style="height:2em"! 16| align=left |
Samuel W. Reynolds| | Republican| nowrap | Jul 3, 1954 –
Nov 7, 1954| Appointed to continue Butler's term.Retired when successor qualified.
|- style="height:2em"! rowspan=13 | 17| rowspan=13 align=left |
Roman Hruska| rowspan=13 | Republican| rowspan=13 nowrap | Nov 8, 1954 –
Dec 27, 1976| rowspan=4 | Elected to finish Butler's term.
|- style="height:2em"| Appointed to finish Wherry's term, having already been elected to the next term.| rowspan=14 nowrap | Jan 1, 1955 –
Jan 3, 1979| rowspan=14 | Republican| rowspan=14 align=right |
Carl Curtis! rowspan=14 | 14
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=3 | 16| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1954.
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|- style="height:2em"| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1958.| rowspan=3 | 17|
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=3 | 17| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1960.
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|- style="height:2em"| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1964.| rowspan=3 | 18|
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=3 | 18| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1966.
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|- style="height:2em"| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1970.Retired and resigned early.| rowspan=4 | 18|
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=4 | 19| rowspan=4 | Re-elected in 1972.Retired.
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|- style="height:2em"! rowspan=7 | 18| rowspan=7 align=left |
Edward Zorinsky| rowspan=7 | Democratic| rowspan=7 nowrap | Dec 28, 1976 –
Mar 6, 1987| Appointed to finish Hruska's term, having been elected to the next term.
|- style="height:2em"| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1976.| rowspan=3 | 19|
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=3 | 20| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1978.| rowspan=11 nowrap | Jan 3, 1979 –
Jan 3, 1997| rowspan=11 | Democratic| rowspan=11 align=right |
J. James Exon! rowspan=11 | 15
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|- style="height:2em"| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1982.Died.| rowspan=5 | 20|
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=5 | 21| rowspan=5 | Re-elected in 1984.
|- style="height:2em"| rowspan=3
|- style="height:2em"| colspan=3 | Vacant| nowrap | Mar 6, 1987 –
Mar 11, 1987|
|- style="height:2em"! 19| align=left |
David Karnes| | Republican| nowrap | Mar 11, 1987 –
Jan 3, 1989[3] | Appointed to finish Zorinsky's term.Lost election to full term.
|- style="height:2em"! rowspan=6 | 20| rowspan=6 align=left |
Bob Kerrey| rowspan=6 | Democratic| rowspan=6 nowrap | Jan 3, 1989 –
Jan 3, 2001| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1988.| rowspan=3 | 21|
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=3 | 22| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1990.Retired.
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|- style="height:2em"| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1994.Retired.| rowspan=3 | 22|
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=3 | 23| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1996.| rowspan=6 nowrap | Jan 3, 1997 –
Jan 3, 2009| rowspan=6 | Republican| rowspan=6 align=right |
Chuck Hagel! rowspan=6 | 16
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|- style="height:2em"! rowspan=6 | 21| rowspan=6 align=left |
Ben Nelson| rowspan=6 | Democratic| rowspan=6 nowrap | Jan 3, 2001 –
Jan 3, 2013| rowspan=3 | Elected in 2000.| rowspan=3 | 24|
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=3 | 24| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 2002.Retired.
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|- style="height:2em"| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 2006.Retired.| rowspan=3 | 25|
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=3 | 25| rowspan=3 | Elected in 2008.Retired.| rowspan=3 nowrap | Jan 3, 2009 –
Jan 3, 2015| rowspan=3 | Republican| rowspan=3 align=right |
Mike Johanns! rowspan=3 | 17
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|- style="height:2em"! rowspan=8 | 22| rowspan=8 align=left |
Deb Fischer| rowspan=8 | Republican| rowspan=8 nowrap | Jan 3, 2013 –
present| rowspan=3 | Elected in 2012.| rowspan=3 | 26|
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=3 | 26| rowspan=3 | Elected in 2014.| rowspan=5 nowrap | Jan 3, 2015 –
Jan 8, 2023| rowspan=5 | Republican| rowspan=5 align=right |
Ben Sasse! rowspan=5 | 18
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|- style="height:2em"| rowspan=5 | Re-elected in 2018.| rowspan=5 | 27|
|- style="height:2em"| | rowspan=5 | 27| rowspan=2 | Re-elected in 2020.Resigned to become President of the University of Florida.
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|- style="height:2em"| | nowrap | Jan 8, 2023 –
Jan 12, 2023| colspan=3 | Vacant
|- style="height:2em"| Appointed to continue Sasse's term.| Jan 12, 2023 –
present| | Republican| align=right |
Pete Ricketts! 19
|- style="height:2em"| rowspan=2 colspan=5 | To be determined in the 2024 election.| rowspan=2|28| | colspan=5 | To be determined in the 2024 special election.
|- style="height:2em"| | 28| colspan=5 | To be determined in the 2026 election.