2006 United States Senate election in Nebraska

The 2006 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democrat Ben Nelson won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican Pete Ricketts with 63.9% of the vote to Ricketts' 36.1%. Ricketts would later be appointed in January 2023 to Nebraska's other Senate seat after serving as Governor of Nebraska from 2015 to 2023.

2006 United States Senate election in Nebraska

November 7, 2006
 
Nominee Ben Nelson Pete Ricketts
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 378,388 213,928
Percentage 63.88% 36.12%

Nelson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Ricketts:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No data

U.S. senator before election

Ben Nelson
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Ben Nelson
Democratic

As of 2024, this remains the last time Democrats won a statewide election in Nebraska.

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