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RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Nebraska > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline March 01, 2020 - 05:00pm Central
Polls Open November 03, 2020 - 08:00am Central
Polls Close November 03, 2020 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2021 - 12:00pm
Term End January 08, 2023 - 05:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRP December 05, 2022 09:58pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Term end due to resignation to take academic position. [Link]
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/2014
NameBen Sasse Votes347,636 (64.34%)
Term01/03/2015 - 01/03/2021 Margin177,509 (+32.85%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won01/12/2023
NamePete Ricketts Votes1 (100.00%)
Term01/12/2023 - 01/03/2025 Margin1 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 12, 2020 NE US Senate - R Primary
Ben Sasse
R 286,128
May 12, 2020 NE US Senate - D Primary
Chris Janicek
D 150,702
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
03/25/2019 11/03/2020
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Ben Sasse ------21
Chris Janicek --------
Leaning Call: Ben Sasse (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Ben Sasse (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

10/19/2020 10/21/2020

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name (I) Sen. Ben Sasse Chris Janicek (W) Preston Love Jr Gene Siadek (W) Write-In  
PartyRepublican Democratic Independent Democrat Libertarian Nonpartisan  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 583,507 (62.74%) 227,191 (24.43%) 58,411 (6.28%) 55,115 (5.93%) 5,788 (0.62%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -356,316 (-38.31%) -525,096 (-56.46%) -528,392 (-56.82%) -577,719 (-62.12%)  
Predict Avg.70.00% 20.00% 5.00% 5.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Campaign Site]  
Entry Date 08/05/2019 10/22/2019 09/10/2020 00/00/2020 03/01/2020  
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MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg47.23%-- 17.42%-- 0.00%-- 4.44%-- 0.00%--  
Cygnal (R) 
10/19/20-10/21/20		 47.40% -- 17.50% -- 0.00% -- 6.40% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
S Tax Suchart
R Kyle
R Maryland Republican
D
 

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Brad Ashford (ID)
Aug 24, 2020 - Aug 28, 2020 		Alisha Shelton (ID)
Aug 24, 2020

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Jun 16, 2020 02:00pm News Democrats ask Chris Janicek to quit [NE] Senate race after 'sexually inappropriate' text messages   Article RP 

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