List of United States Senators from Nebraska

Nebraska was admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, and elects its United States Senators to Class 1 and Class 2. Nebraska's current senators are Republicans Deb Fischer and Ben Sasse.

List of Senators

#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m	C o n g r e s s	T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1 Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012. The next election will be in 2018.						C o n g r e s s	Class 2 Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020.
1	Thomas Tipton	Republican	March 1, 1867 – March 4, 1875	Elected in 1867.	1	39th Congress	1	Elected in 1867. Lost re-election.	March 1, 1867 – March 4, 1871	Republican	John Thayer	1
		40th Congress		Elected in 1867.	1
		Re-elected in 1869. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		2	41st Congress
					42nd Congress	2	Elected in 1870. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1877	Republican	Phineas Hitchcock	2
					43rd Congress
2	Algernon Paddock	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1881	Elected in 1875. Lost re-election.	3				44th Congress
		45th Congress				3	Elected in 1877. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	March 5, 1877 – March 4, 1883	Republican	Alvin Saunders	3
		46th Congress
3	Charles Van Wyck	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1887	Elected in 1880. Lost re-election.	4				47th Congress
		48th Congress				4	Elected in 1883.	March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1895	Republican	Charles F. Manderson	4
		49th Congress
4	Algernon S. Paddock	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1893	Elected in 1886. Retired.	5				50th Congress
		51st Congress				5	Re-elected in 1888. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
		52nd Congress
5	William V. Allen	Populist	March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1899	Elected in 1893. Lost re-election.	6				53rd Congress
		54th Congress				6	Elected in January 1895. Retired.	March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1901	Republican	John Mellen Thurston	5
		55th Congress
Vacant			March 4, 1899 – March 8, 1899	Legislature failed to elect.	7				56th Congress
6	Monroe Hayward	Republican	March 8, 1899 – December 5, 1899	Elected late. Died before qualifying.
Vacant			December 5, 1899 – December 13, 1899
7	William V. Allen	Populist	December 13, 1899 – March 28, 1901	Appointed to continue Hayward's vacancy. Retired when successor qualified.
7	William V. Allen	57th Congress	December 13, 1899 – March 28, 1901			7	Legislature failed to elect	March 4, 1901 – March 28, 1901	Vacant
8	Charles H. Dietrich	57th Congress	Republican	March 28, 1901 – March 4, 1905			Elected to finish Hayward's term. Retired.	Elected in 1901 to finish vacant term. Retired.	March 28, 1901 – March 4, 1907	Republican	Joseph Millard	6
8	Charles H. Dietrich	58th Congress		March 28, 1901 – March 4, 1905			Elected to finish Hayward's term. Retired.
9	Elmer Burkett	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1911	Elected in 1904. Lost renomination.	8		59th Congress
		60th Congress				8	Elected in 1906. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1913	Republican	Norris Brown	7
		61st Congress
10	Gilbert Hitchcock	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1923	Elected January 18, 1911.	9				62nd Congress
		63rd Congress				9	Elected in 1912.	March 4, 1913 – January 3, 1937	Republican	George W. Norris	8
		64th Congress
		Re-elected in 1916. Lost re-election.		10	65th Congress
					66th Congress	10	Re-elected in 1918.
					67th Congress
11	Robert B. Howell	Republican	March 4, 1923 – March 11, 1933	Elected in 1922.	11				68th Congress
		69th Congress				11	Re-elected in 1924.
		70th Congress
		Re-elected in 1928. Died.		12	71st Congress
					72nd Congress	12	Re-elected in 1930.
					73rd Congress
Vacant			March 11, 1933 – May 24, 1933
12	William H. Thompson	Democratic	May 24, 1933 – November 6, 1934						Appointed to continue Howell's term. Retired when successor qualified.
13	Richard C. Hunter	Democratic	November 7, 1934 – January 3, 1935						Elected to finish Howell's term. Retired.
14	Edward R. Burke	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941	Elected in 1934. Lost renomination.	13				74th Congress
		75th Congress				13	Re-elected in 1936. Lost re-election.	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943	Independent
		76th Congress
15	Hugh A. Butler	Republican	January 3, 1941 – July 1, 1954	Elected in 1940.	14				77th Congress
		78th Congress				14	Elected in 1942.	January 3, 1943 – November 29, 1951	Republican	Kenneth S. Wherry	9
		79th Congress
		Re-elected in 1946.		15	80th Congress
					81st Congress	15	Re-elected in 1948. Died.
					82nd Congress		Re-elected in 1948. Died.
								November 29, 1951 – December 10, 1951	Vacant
							Appointed to continue Wherry's term. Retired when successor elected.	December 10, 1951 – November 4, 1952	Republican	Fred Andrew Seaton	10
							Elected to finish Wherry's term. Died.	November 5, 1952 – April 12, 1954	Republican	Dwight P. Griswold	11
		Re-elected in 1952. Died.		16	83rd Congress		Elected to finish Wherry's term. Died.	November 5, 1952 – April 12, 1954		Dwight P. Griswold	11
								April 12, 1954 – April 16, 1954	Vacant
							Appointed to continue Griswold's term. Retired when successor elected.	April 16, 1954 – November 7, 1954	Republican	Eva Bowring	12
Vacant			July 1, 1954 – July 3, 1954					April 16, 1954 – November 7, 1954		Eva Bowring	12
Vacant			July 1, 1954 – July 3, 1954				Elected to finish Griswold's term. Resigned.	November 8, 1954 – December 31, 1954		Republican	Hazel Abel	13
16	Samuel W. Reynolds	Republican	July 3, 1954 – November 7, 1954						Appointed to continue Butler's term. Retired when successor qualified.
17	Roman Hruska	Republican	November 8, 1954 – December 27, 1976						Elected to finish Butler's term
		Appointed to finish Griswold's term, having already been elected to the next term.					January 1, 1955 – January 3, 1979	Republican		Carl Curtis	14
		84th Congress			16	Elected in 1954.
		85th Congress
		Re-elected in 1958.		17				86th Congress
					87th Congress	17		Re-elected in 1960.
					88th Congress
		Re-elected in 1964.		18	89th Congress
					90th Congress	18		Re-elected in 1966.
					91st Congress
		Re-elected in 1970. Retired and resigned early.		18	92nd Congress
					93rd Congress	19		Re-elected in 1972. Retired.
					94th Congress
18	Edward Zorinsky	Democratic	December 28, 1976 – March 6, 1987		94th Congress				Appointed to finish Hruska's term, having been elected to the next term.
		Elected in 1976.		19	95th Congress
					96th Congress	20	Elected in 1978.	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1997	Democratic	J. James Exon	15
					97th Congress
		Re-elected in 1982. Died.		20	98th Congress
					99th Congress	21	Re-elected in 1984.
					100th Congress
Vacant			March 6, 1987 – March 11, 1987
19	David K. Karnes	Republican	March 11, 1987 – November 8, 1988						Appointed to finish Zorinsky's term. Lost election to full term and resigned early.
Vacant			November 8, 1988 – January 3, 1989
20	Bob Kerrey	Democratic	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2001	Elected in 1988.	21				101st Congress
		102nd Congress				22	Re-elected in 1990. Retired.
		103rd Congress
		Re-elected in 1994. Retired.		22	104th Congress
					105th Congress	23	Elected in 1996.	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009	Republican	Chuck Hagel	16
					106th Congress
21	Ben Nelson	Democratic	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2013	Elected in 2000.	24				107th Congress
		108th Congress				24	Re-elected in 2002. Retired.
		109th Congress
		Re-elected in 2006. Retired.		25	110th Congress
					111th Congress	25	Elected in 2008. Retired.	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2015	Republican	Mike Johanns	17
					112th Congress
22	Deb Fischer	Republican	January 3, 2013 – Present	Elected in 2012.	26				113th Congress
		114th Congress				26	Elected in 2014.	January 3, 2015 – Present	Republican	Ben Sasse	18
		115th Congress
To be determined in the 2018 election.					27				116th Congress
To be determined in the 2018 election.					27	117th Congress	27	To be determined in the 2020 election.
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m		T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1							Class 2

Living former U.S. Senators from Nebraska

As of October 2016, there are five former Senators from Nebraska who are currently living, three from Class 1 and two from Class 2. The most recent senator to die was J. James Exon of Class 2 (1979-1997) on June 10, 2005. The most recent Class 1 senator to die was Roman Hruska (1954-1976) on April 25, 1999. The most recently serving Class 1 senator to die was Edward Zorinsky (1976-1987), who died in office on March 6, 1987.

Senator	Term of office	Class	Date of birth (and age)
David Karnes	1987–1988	1	(1948-12-12) December 12, 1948
Bob Kerrey	1989–2001	1	(1943-08-27) August 27, 1943
Chuck Hagel	1997–2009	2	(1946-10-04) October 4, 1946
Ben Nelson	2001–2013	1	(1941-05-17) May 17, 1941
Mike Johanns	2009–2015	2	(1950-06-18) June 18, 1950

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List of United States Senators from Nebraska

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Living former U.S. Senators from Nebraska

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