November 3, 2026Updated daily

Nebraska Senate

Ricketts wins 82 of 100 simulated elections

The simulation rates Nebraska likely Republican. The middle simulated result is R+5.3, and 8 in 10 fall between R+12.9 and I+2.2.

IND WINS

REP WINS

18

82

of 100 simulations, 3 Nov

Dan Osborn (I) vs. Pete Ricketts (R)

If the election were today: Ricketts, 79 in 100

Beside the benchmarks

Our simulation, Nov. 3Osborn 18 in 100
Statistics only, no simulationOsborn 16 in 100
Prediction marketsOsborn 27%
Poll averageR+1.3
Cook Political ReportLikely R

The spread

100 of the 40,000 simulated elections

Each dot is one simulated election, placed by its margin.

R+25TIEI+25← RICKETTS WINSOSBORN WINS →

Margin

Our range beside the poll average

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the dot is the middle result.

R+15TIEI+15Simulation, Nov. 3If the election were todayStatistics onlyPoll average

Over time

Osborn's chance in 100

The shaded band is the toss-up zone, 45 to 55.

The 3 Nov forecastIf the election were today
025507510012 Oct13 Oct18

What moved it

The news, as the voter personas reacted to it

No story moved this race today.

What the news is worth.All news so far moves the Nov. 3 margin by I+0.4 (0.1 from switching, 0.2 from turnout). If news matters less, Osborn wins 17 in 100; if it matters more, 19.

Other close races

Dan Osborn is the the independent, counted apart from both parties. Incumbent renominated. How the simulation works

Social simulation, not a pollTue, 13 Oct 2026