Notes: Election results are tabulated by The Associated Press. Candidates receiving less than 5% support are not shown individually. Demographic, income and education data comes from 2020-2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates. Demographic trends are not shown for special elections or states with fewer than 10 counties reporting above 50%. County-level unemployment data shown are preliminary August 2026 rates, via the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Township-level unemployment data comes from state governments. 2024 presidential margins are based on states’ final certified results, as provided by The Associated Press.
Nebraska election results
The retirement of Republican Rep. Don Bacon has given Democrats a strong pickup opportunity for his Omaha-based 2nd District, which voted for Democrats for president in 2020 and 2024 in Nebraska’s split electoral vote system.
Independent candidate Dan Osborn is again running for U.S. Senate, this time against Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts. While Ricketts is expected to win, the independent Osborn is likely to outperform a typical Democratic candidate in the state.
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