Current delegation

Deb Fischer (R)

Ben Sasse (R)

Nebraska was admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, and elects its United States senators to Class 1 and Class 2. Nebraska's current Senators are Republicans Deb Fischer and Ben Sasse.

List of senators

Class 1 Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. The next election will be in 2024.						C	Class 2 Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020.
#	Senator	Party	Dates in office	Electoral history	T		T	Electoral history	Dates in office	Party	Senator	#
1	Thomas Tipton	Republican	March 1, 1867 - March 3, 1875	Elected in 1867.	1	39th	1	Elected in 1867. Lost re-election.	March 1, 1867 - March 3, 1871	Republican	John Thayer	1
						40th
				Re-elected in 1869. [data unknown/missing]	2	41st
						42nd	2	Elected in 1870. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1877	Republican	Phineas Hitchcock	2
						43rd
2	Algernon Paddock	Republican	March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1881	Elected in 1875. Lost re-election.	3	44th
						45th	3	Elected in 1877. [data unknown/missing]	March 5, 1877 - March 3, 1883	Republican	Alvin Saunders	3
						46th
3	Charles Van Wyck	Republican	March 4, 1881 - March 3, 1887	Elected in 1880. Lost re-election.	4	47th
						48th	4	Elected in 1883.	March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1895	Republican	Charles F. Manderson	4
						49th
4	Algernon Paddock	Republican	March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1893	Elected in 1886. Retired.	5	50th
						51st	5	Re-elected in 1888. [data unknown/missing]
						52nd
5	William V. Allen	Populist	March 4, 1893 - March 3, 1899	Elected in 1893. Lost re-election.	6	53rd
						54th	6	Elected in January 1895. Retired.	March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1901	Republican	John Mellen Thurston	5
						55th
Vacant			March 4, 1899 - March 8, 1899	Legislature failed to elect.	7	56th
6	Monroe Hayward	Republican	March 8, 1899 - December 5, 1899	Elected late. Died before qualifying.
Vacant			December 5, 1899 - December 13, 1899
7	William V. Allen	Populist	December 13, 1899 - March 28, 1901	Appointed to continue Hayward's term. Lost election to finish Hayward's term.
						57th	7	Legislature failed to elect	March 4, 1901 - March 28, 1901	Vacant
8	Charles H. Dietrich	Republican	March 28, 1901 - March 3, 1905	Elected to finish Hayward's term. Retired.				Elected in 1901 to finish vacant term. Retired.	March 28, 1901 - March 3, 1907	Republican	Joseph Millard	6
						58th
9	Elmer Burkett	Republican	March 4, 1905 - March 3, 1911	Elected January 17, 1905. Lost renomination.	8	59th
						60th	8	Elected January 15, 1907.[1] Lost re-election.	March 4, 1907 - March 3, 1913	Republican	Norris Brown	7
						61st
10	Gilbert Hitchcock	Democratic	March 4, 1911 - March 3, 1923	Elected January 18, 1911.	9	62nd
						63rd	9	Elected January 21, 1913.	March 4, 1913 - January 3, 1937	Republican	George W. Norris	8
						64th
				Re-elected in 1916. Lost re-election.	10	65th
						66th	10	Re-elected in 1918.
						67th
11	Robert B. Howell	Republican	March 4, 1923 - March 11, 1933	Elected in 1922.	11	68th
						69th	11	Re-elected in 1924.
						70th
				Re-elected in 1928. Died.	12	71st
						72nd	12	Re-elected in 1930.
						73rd
Vacant			March 11, 1933 - May 24, 1933
12	William H. Thompson	Democratic	May 24, 1933 - November 6, 1934	Appointed to continue Howell's term. Retired when successor qualified.
13	Richard C. Hunter	Democratic	November 7, 1934 - January 3, 1935	Elected to finish Howell's term. Retired.
14	Edward R. Burke	Democratic	January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1941	Elected in 1934. Lost renomination.	13	74th
						75th	13	Re-elected in 1936. Lost re-election.	January 3, 1937 - January 3, 1943	Independent
						76th
15	Hugh A. Butler	Republican	January 3, 1941 - July 1, 1954	Elected in 1940.	14	77th
						78th	14	Elected in 1942.	January 3, 1943 - November 29, 1951	Republican	Kenneth S. Wherry	9
						79th
				Re-elected in 1946.	15	80th
						81st	15	Re-elected in 1948. Died.
						82nd
									November 29, 1951 - December 10, 1951	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Wherry's term. Retired when successor elected.	December 10, 1951 - November 4, 1952	Republican	Fred Andrew Seaton	10
								Elected to finish Wherry's term. Died.	November 5, 1952 - April 12, 1954	Republican	Dwight P. Griswold	11
				Re-elected in 1952. Died.	16	83rd
									April 12, 1954 - April 16, 1954	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Griswold's term. Retired when successor elected.	April 16, 1954 - November 7, 1954	Republican	Eva Bowring	12
Vacant			July 1, 1954 - July 3, 1954
								Elected to finish Griswold's term. Resigned.	November 8, 1954 - December 31, 1954	Republican	Hazel Abel	13
16	Samuel W. Reynolds	Republican	July 3, 1954 - November 7, 1954	Appointed to continue Butler's term. Retired when successor qualified.
17	Roman Hruska	Republican	November 8, 1954 - December 27, 1976	Elected to finish Butler's term.
								Appointed to finish Griswold's term, having already been elected to the next term.	January 1, 1955 - January 3, 1979	Republican	Carl Curtis	14
						84th	16	Elected in 1954.
						85th
				Re-elected in 1958.	17	86th
						87th	17	Re-elected in 1960.
						88th
				Re-elected in 1964.	18	89th
						90th	18	Re-elected in 1966.
						91st
				Re-elected in 1970. Retired and resigned early.	18	92nd
						93rd	19	Re-elected in 1972. Retired.
						94th
18	Edward Zorinsky	Democratic	December 28, 1976 - March 6, 1987	Appointed to finish Hruska's term, having been elected to the next term.
				Elected in 1976.	19	95th
						96th	20	Elected in 1978.	January 3, 1979 - January 3, 1997	Democratic	J. James Exon	15
						97th
				Re-elected in 1982. Died.	20	98th
						99th	21	Re-elected in 1984.
						100th
Vacant			March 6, 1987 - March 11, 1987
19	David K. Karnes	Republican	March 11, 1987 - November 8, 1988	Appointed to finish Zorinsky's term. Lost election to full term and resigned early.
Vacant			November 8, 1988 - January 3, 1989
20	Bob Kerrey	Democratic	January 3, 1989 - January 3, 2001	Elected in 1988.	21	101st
						102nd	22	Re-elected in 1990. Retired.
						103rd
				Re-elected in 1994. Retired.	22	104th
						105th	23	Elected in 1996.	January 3, 1997 - January 3, 2009	Republican	Chuck Hagel	16
						106th
21	Ben Nelson	Democratic	January 3, 2001 - January 3, 2013	Elected in 2000.	24	107th
						108th	24	Re-elected in 2002. Retired.
						109th
				Re-elected in 2006. Retired.	25	110th
						111th	25	Elected in 2008. Retired.	January 3, 2009 - January 3, 2015	Republican	Mike Johanns	17
						112th
22	Deb Fischer	Republican	January 3, 2013 - Present	Elected in 2012.	26	113th
						114th	26	Elected in 2014.	January 3, 2015 - Present	Republican	Ben Sasse	18
						115th
				Re-elected in 2018.	27	116th
						117th	27	To be determined in the 2020 election.
						118th
To be determined in the 2024 election.					28	119th
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T		T	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1							Class 2

Living former U.S. senators from Nebraska

As of October 2020^[update], there are five living former senators from Nebraska. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was J. James Exon (served 1979-1997) on June 10, 2005.

See also

• United States congressional delegations from Nebraska
• List of United States Representatives from Nebraska

References