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2006 Nebraska U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 2006 Nebraska U.S. Senate Election?

Ben Nelson won the 2006 Nebraska U.S. Senate Election. Ben Nelson received 378,388 popular votes (63.88%). The main challenger was Pete Ricketts (36.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Nelson and Ricketts

Nelson +27.8 pts · won by 164,460 votes
Ben NelsonDemocraticWINNER63.88%
378,388 votes
Pete RickettsRepublican36.12%
213,928 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.