Polls · Nebraska Senate
Impact Research , 20 October 2026
Impact Research has Pete Ricketts ahead of Dan Osborn by 2 points in Nebraska Senate, 50% to 48%. Since its previous poll (13 August 2026): Pete Ricketts +3 (47 → 50), Dan Osborn +1 (47 → 48).
| Race | Nebraska Senate |
|---|---|
| Fieldwork | 14 October 2026 – 20 October 2026 |
| Stage | General election |
| Sample | 600 (likely voters) |
| Pollster's lean | Mostly works for Democrats |
| Method | – |
| Release | release |
| In our average | Yes |
Main
 Pete Ricketts R |
50 | |
 Dan Osborn I |
48 | |
| Undecided | 1 |
Margin on the decided vote: R+2.0; after our adjustments R+2.2, which includes a move of 2.3 points to the Democrats with the national trend since the poll (↻).
Against the other polls
Against the median of the 4 other polls of this race taken within a week of it: Pete Ricketts 50% against 45.5%; Dan Osborn 48% against 46%.
Impact Research's previous poll of this race, 13 August 2026 →
Photo credits
1 official portrait from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (US government work, public domain): Pete Ricketts.
- Dan Osborn: Photo: Ramseywill, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Osborn_Headshot_2_(cropped).jpg)