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2020 United States Senate election in Nebraska
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Nominee Ben Sasse Chris Janicek Gene Siadek
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Ben Sasse
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The 2020 United States Senate election in Nebraska will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Nebraska, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator Ben Sasse is running for reelection to a second term in office.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Endorsements

Ben Sasse
Executive Branch
Organizations

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Matt
Innis 		Ben
Sasse 		Undecided
We Ask America February 19–20, 2020 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 17% 65% 18%

Results

Republican primary results by county
Sasse
  •   Sasse—80–90%
  •   Sasse—70–80%
  •   Sasse—60–70%
  •   Sasse—50–60%
Innis
  •   Innis—60–70%
  •   Innis—50–60%
Republican primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ben Sasse (incumbent) 215,207 75.21%
Republican Matt Innis 70,921 24.79%
Total votes 284,212 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Chris Janicek, businessman and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018[9]

On June 16, 2020, Janicek lost the support of the Nebraska Democratic Party after allegations of sending sexually explicit text messages about a female campaign staff member and allegedly using racist slurs to insult guests at a party 20 years ago surfaced.[10][11][12] Nonetheless, Janicek refused to drop out of the race and his name remained on the ballot in the general election.

Eliminated in primary

  • Dennis Frank Maček[13]
  • Larry Marvin, perennial candidate[14]
  • Angie Philips, mental health advocate[15]
  • Alisha Shelton, Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor[16]
  • Andy Stock, former candidate for Lancaster County Treasurer[13][17]
  • Dan Wik, physician[18]

Declined

Results

Democratic primary results by county
Janicek
  •   Janicek—60–70%
  •   Janicek—50–60%
  •   Janicek—40–50%
  •   Janicek—30–40%
  •   Janicek—20–30%
Philips
  •   Philips—40–50%
  •   Philips—30–40%
  •   Philips—20–30%
Shelton
  •   Shelton—30–40%
  •   Shelton—20–30%
Tie
  •   Tie
Democratic primary results [8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Janicek 46,247 30.69%
Democratic Angie Philips 35,929 23.84%
Democratic Alisha Shelton 34,284 22.75%
Democratic Andy Stock 17,156 11.38%
Democratic Larry Marvin 6,868 4.56%
Democratic Daniel Wik 5,765 3.83%
Democratic Dennis Macek 4,453 2.95%
Total votes 150,702 100.0%

Other candidates

Libertarian Party

Nominee

Withdrawn

Results

Libertarian primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Gene Siadek 2,517 100.0%
Total votes 2,517 100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[21] Safe R May 15, 2020
Inside Elections[22] Safe R April 3, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23] Safe R April 30, 2020
Daily Kos[24] Safe R May 11, 2020
Politico[25] Safe R April 19, 2020
Niskanen[26] Safe R April 28, 2020

Polling

Results

United States Senate election in Nebraska, 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ben Sasse (incumbent)
Democratic Chris Janicek
Libertarian Gene Siadek
Total votes 100.0%

Notes

  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

  1. ^ Akin, Stephanie (August 5, 2019). "Ben Sasse, one of the Senate's last remaining Republican Trump critics, to seek reelection". Roll Call. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  2. ^ Walton, Don (July 21, 2019). "Don Walton: Hateful politics, the moonshot, another ag blow". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  3. ^ Walton, Don (August 2, 2019). "Matt Innis will oppose Sasse in 2020 GOP primary". Hastings Tribune.
  4. ^ Cohen, Zach C. (April 1, 2019). "How Sasse Is Prepping for 2020—in Nebraska". National Journal. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  5. ^ Isenstadt, Alex (July 9, 2018). "Sasse tempts Trump's wrath by refusing to bow". Politico. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  6. ^ Donald J. Trump. "Senator Ben Sasse has done a wonderful job representing the people of Nebraska. He is great with our Vets, the Military, and your very important Second Amendment. Strong on Crime and the Border, Ben has my Complete and Total Endorsement!". Twitter.
  7. ^ "Ben Sasse (NE-SEN)". Club for Growth. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "Primary Election Official Results" (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  9. ^ Sherrod, Brian (September 18, 2019). "Chris Janicek runs for U.S. Senate 2020 seat representing Nebraska". NBC Nebraska Scottsbluff. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  10. ^ Astor, Maggie. "Nebraska Democrat Urged to Quit Senate Race Over Sexual Texts to Aide". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  11. ^ Astor, Maggie. "Nebraska Senate Candidate Used Racist Slur at a Party, Guests Recall". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  12. ^ Nebraska, Democratic Party. "Nebraska Democratic Party demands that Chris Janicek drop out of Senate race after sexual harassment complaint". nebraskademocrats.org. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  13. ^ a b c "Nebraska Secretary of State Statewide Candidate List as of 12/11/2019 8:49:50 AM" (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Walton, Don. "Don Walton: Mike Flood, Lady Liberty and Sonny Perdue". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  15. ^ Morton, Joseph (July 15, 2019). "Will Sen. Ben Sasse seek another term? Signs point to yes". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  16. ^ "Alisha Shelton for Senate | Official Site". Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  17. ^ Hicks, Nancy. "Andrew Stock files for Lancaster County treasurer on Democratic ticket". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  18. ^ Star, DON WALTON Lincoln Journal. "Don Walton: Mike Flood, Lady Liberty and Sonny Perdue". Hastings Tribune. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  19. ^ Jordan, Joe (November 13, 2018). "Democrat Names for 2020 Starting to Surface". Sandhills Express. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  20. ^ "13 changes to the candidate list". The Green Papers. December 6, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  21. ^ "2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  22. ^ "2020 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  23. ^ "2020 Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  24. ^ "Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  25. ^ "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.
  26. ^ "2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections". Niskanen Center. April 28, 2020.
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