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]
^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.
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]
^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.