# 2024 United States Senate election in Nebraska

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The 2024 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Nebraska. Republican incumbent Deb Fischer was re-elected to a third term, defeating independent union leader Dan Osborn. This was the first time since 1954 when both of Nebraska's U.S. Senate seats were concurrently up for election due to a special election for Nebraska's other Senate seat.
Traditionally a safe Republican seat, the race in Nebraska was described as unusually competitive and was also potentially important for determining partisan control of the Senate after the 2024 election cycle.
Despite her win, Fischer's overall performance was the worst an incumbent Republican performed in a Nebraska Senate race since 1970. Osborn's performance was the best for an independent candidate in a Nebraska Senate race, even outperforming George W. Norris, who won as an independent in 1936 in a three way race. His performance was also the best for any challenger in a Republican held seat in the 2024 election cycle.

## Republican primary
### Candidates

* Deb Fischer, incumbent U.S. senator (2013–present)
* Arron Kowalski, cattle farmer and perennial candidate

### Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 24, 2024 :
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| Deb Fischer (R) | $5,694,779 | $3,512,236 | $2,694,160 |
| Source: Federal Election Commission ||||

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Deb Fischer (inc.) | 174,820 | 79.76% |
| | Republican | Arron Kowalski | 44,334 | 20.24% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 219,154 | 100.00% |

## Democratic primary

Due to Dan Osborn's independent candidacy, the Nebraska Democratic Party had originally not intended to field a candidate, planning to endorse Osborn on May 18. However, on May 15, Osborn stated that he would not accept the help of any political party. This led to a condemnation by state party chair Jane Kleeb, who said that Osborn had previously promised to work with them in exchange for them not running a candidate. Due to Osborn's announcement taking place the day after the state's primary, Kleeb announced that they would be looking for a write-in candidate to run under the party banner in November. However, they ultimately decided not to run a write-in candidate.

## Independent
### Declared

* Dan Osborn, mechanic and former president of Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union Local 50G

### Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 24, 2024 :
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| Dan Osborn (I) | $812,114 | $427,220 | $384,894 |
| Source: Federal Election Commission ||||

## Legal Marijuana NOW primary

The Legal Marijuana NOW primary attracted controversy, with one candidate, Kerry Eddy, admitting that she supported independent candidate Dan Osborn. Eddy, who was a registered Democrat until March 2024, feared that the Legal Marijuana NOW Party's nominee could pull votes away from Osborn, who supports legalizing marijuana. Eddy was recruited to run by political blogger Julia Schleck, who had outlined a plan to run a candidate who would "sweep the [Legal Marijuana NOW] primary and then take their name off the ballot and endorse Osborn, throwing their votes his way." Eddy denied that her intention was to drop out of the race after securing the nomination, though she said she would consider it.
Party chair Mark Elworth Jr. denounced Eddy's plan as "shenangians." The party instead supported Ken Peterson, who had been recruited to run by Elworth. Peterson alleged that supporters of Osborn had repeatedly urged him to drop out of the race. Osborn's campaign denied having any involvement in the Legal Marijuana NOW primary, though a pro-Osborn super PAC spent over $30,000 supporting Eddy's campaign.

### Withdrew after nomination

* Kerry Eddy, administrative coordinator (endorsed Osborn)

### Lost nomination

* Ken Peterson, compost facility attendant

### Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 24, 2024 :
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| Kerry Eddy (LMN) | $16,384 | $922 | $15,462 |
| Source: Federal Election Commission ||||

### Results

Legal Marijuana NOW Party primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Legal Marijuana NOW | Kerry Eddy | 743 | 70.83% |
| | Legal Marijuana NOW | Kenneth Peterson | 306 | 29.17% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,049 | 100.00% |

### Aftermath

After Kerry Eddy won the May primary by a wide margin, she said she was still evaluating whether or not to drop out of the race. Complicating Eddy's plan was that if she rejected the Legal Marijuana NOW Party's nomination, the party could simply name a replacement nominee. Mark Elworth Jr. pledged to seek the party's nomination for Senate if Eddy dropped out. It was also suggested that Elworth could use the party's ballot line to nominate a Democrat.
Eddy dropped out of the race on July 30 and endorsed Osborn, though she maintained that this had not been her intention from the start. The party had until September 3 to name a replacement nominee. On August 14, the party held a convention to determine whether or not a new nominee should be named and who that nominee would be. Supporters of Eddy and Osborn were barred from participating in the convention. In response, Eddy's campaign treasurer sent a letter to party leadership arguing that they had broken the law and that if they tried to name a replacement nominee, a lawsuit could be filed.
The party ultimately did not put forward a candidate. Elworth said the party did not have the resources to fight a lawsuit and that "we don’t want to deal with it." Unnamed members of the party alleged that Osborn and Eddy's supporters had taken it over in order to ensure it would not place a candidate on the ballot. Elworth called Osborn "dishonest" and said he would be voting for incumbent Deb Fischer, who opposes legalizing marijuana.

## Libertarian Party

In March 2024, independent candidate Dan Osborn sought the support of the Nebraska Libertarian Party. However, he decided against this, instead running as an independent without any party's support.

### Declined

* Dan Osborn, mechanic and former president of Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union Local 50G (running as an independent)

## General election
### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Lean R | October 21, 2024 |
| Inside Elections | Lean R | October 18, 2024 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean R | September 25, 2024 |
| Decision Desk HQ/The Hill | Likely R | October 30, 2024 |
| Elections Daily | Likely R | November 4, 2024 |
| CNalysis | Tilt R | November 4, 2024 |
| RealClearPolitics | Lean R | October 15, 2024 |
| Split Ticket | Lean R | October 29, 2024 |
| 538 | Likely R | October 23, 2024 |

### Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of October 16, 2024 :
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| Deb Fischer (R) | $7,993,392 | $7,922,195 | $582,814 |
| Dan Osborn (I) | $7,962,610 | $6,827,048 | $1,135,561 |
| Source: Federal Election Commission ||||

### Endorsements

U.S. Executive branch officials
* Kellyanne Conway, former Senior Counselor to the President (2017–2020)
* Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)
U.S. senators
* Pete Ricketts, U.S. senator from Nebraska (2023–present)
U.S. representatives
* Lee Terry, former U.S. representative for NE-02 (1999–2015)
State executive officials
* Lavon Heidemann, former lieutenant governor of Nebraska (2013–2014)
* Dave Heineman, former governor of Nebraska (2005–2015)
* Kay Orr, former governor of Nebraska (1987–1991)
* Jim Pillen, Governor of Nebraska (2023–present)
State legislators
* Mike Groene, former state senator for the 42nd district (2015–2022)
* Steve Halloran, state senator for the 33rd district (2017–2025)
* Bill Kintner, former state senator for the 2nd district (2013–2017)
Notable individuals
* Charles Herbster, agribusiness executive and candidate for governor in 2014 and 2022
Organizations
* American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
* Maggie's List
* National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund
* Nebraska Farm Bureau
* U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Labor unions
* Omaha Police Officers Association
State legislators
* Adrian Boafo, Maryland state delegate from the 23rd district (2023–present)
Individuals
* Julia Louis-Dreyfus, actress and comedian
* Harry Dunn, former U.S. Capitol Police officer
Labor unions
* Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union Local 50G
* Nebraska AFL-CIO
* United Auto Workers
* Communications Workers of America
* International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 28
* Office and Professional Employees International Union
* 3 United Association locals
Political parties
* Forward Party
* Reform Party

### Polling

Aggregate polls
| Source of poll aggregation | Dates administered | Dates updated | Deb Fischer (R) | Dan Osborn (I) | Undecided | Margin |
| 538 | through October 31, 2024 | November 1, 2024 | 46.6% | 44.2% | 9.2% | Fischer +2.4 |
| TheHill/DDHQ | through October 31, 2024 | November 1, 2024 | 48.3% | 47.0% | 4.7% | Fischer +1.3 |
| Race to the WH | through October 28, 2024 | October 30, 2024 | 47.0% | 46.0% | 7.0% | Fischer +1.0 |
| Average | Average | Average | 47.3% | 45.7% | 6.7% | Fischer +1.6 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Deb Fischer (R) | Dan Osborn (I) | Undecided |
| Change Research (D) | October 30–31, 2024 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 47% | 47% | 5% |
| Torchlight Strategies (R) | October 25–28, 2024 | 605 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 51% | 44% | 5% |
| Economist/YouGov | October 21–28, 2024 | 1,202 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 50% | 43% | 7% |
| NYT/Siena College | October 23–26, 2024 | 1,194 (LV) | ± 3.2% | 48% | 46% | 5% |
| NYT/Siena College | October 23–26, 2024 | 1,194 (RV) | ± 3.1% | 46% | 47% | 6% |
| Change Research (D) | October 18–21, 2024 | 815 (LV) | – | 46% | 48% | 6% |
| Torchlight Strategies (R) | October 12–15, 2024 | 625 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 51% | 45% | 4% |
| SurveyUSA | October 9–12, 2024 | 563 (LV) | ± 4.7% | 44% | 50% | 6% |
| Torchlight Strategies (R) | October 5–8, 2024 | 800 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 48% | 42% | 10% |
| Change Research (D) | October 3–8, 2024 | 895 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 43% | 46% | 11% |
| Impact Research (D) | October 1–3, 2024 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 46% | 48% | 6% |
| The Bullfinch Group | September 27 – October 1, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 42% | 47% | 10% |
| SurveyUSA | September 20–23, 2024 | 558 (LV) | ± 4.8% | 44% | 45% | 11% |
| Global Strategy Group (D) | August 26–29, 2024 | 600 (LV) | – | 43% | 42% | 15% |
| SurveyUSA | August 23–27, 2024 | 1,293 (RV) | ± 3.6% | 39% | 38% | 23% |
| YouGov | July 31 – August 12, 2024 | 500 (RV) | ± 5.2% | 43% | 41% | 16% |
| Red Wave Strategy Group/ Impact Research | July 8–11, 2024 | 500 (RV) | – | 42% | 42% | 16% |
| Global Strategy Group (D) | June 3–5, 2024 | 600 (LV) | – | 49% | 36% | 15% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | April 24–25, 2024 | 737 (RV) | ± 3.6% | 37% | 33% | 30% |
| Change Research (D) | November 13–16, 2023 | 1,048 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 38% | 40% | 22% |
Deb Fischer vs. Dan Osborn vs. Kerry Eddy
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Deb Fischer (R) | Dan Osborn (I) | Kerry Eddy (LMN) | Undecided |
| Torchlight Strategies (R) | July 8–11, 2024 | 698 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 50% | 24% | 9% | 17% |

### Results

2024 United States Senate election in Nebraska :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Deb Fischer (inc.) | 499,124 | 53.19% | −4.50% |
| | Independent | Dan Osborn | 436,493 | 46.52% | — |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2,719 | 0.29% | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62,631 | 6.67% | −12.39% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 938,336 | 100.00% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Results by county

2024 United States Senate Election in Nebraska (By County) :
| County | Deb Fischer Republican | Deb Fischer Republican | Dan Osborn Independent | Dan Osborn Independent | Various candidates Other parties | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Margin | Total |
| County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total |
| Adams | 8,869 | 62.25% | 5,336 | 37.45% | 42 | 0.29% | 3,533 | 24.80% | 14,247 |
| Antelope | 2,580 | 75.66% | 829 | 24.31% | 1 | 0.03% | 1,751 | 51.35% | 3,410 |
| Arthur | 234 | 83.57% | 46 | 16.43% | 0 | 0.00% | 188 | 67.14% | 280 |
| Banner | 310 | 80.73% | 74 | 19.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 236 | 61.46% | 384 |
| Blaine | 227 | 77.74% | 64 | 21.92% | 1 | 0.34% | 163 | 55.82% | 292 |
| Boone | 2,274 | 75.67% | 727 | 24.19% | 4 | 0.13% | 1,547 | 51.48% | 3,005 |
| Box Butte | 3,198 | 65.79% | 1,642 | 33.78% | 21 | 0.43% | 1,556 | 32.01% | 4,861 |
| Boyd | 948 | 89.35% | 113 | 10.65% | 0 | 0.00% | 835 | 78.70% | 1,061 |
| Brown | 1,243 | 76.30% | 382 | 23.45% | 4 | 0.25% | 861 | 52.85% | 1,629 |
| Buffalo | 15,147 | 64.10% | 8,423 | 35.64% | 61 | 0.26% | 6,724 | 28.46% | 23,631 |
| Burt | 2,185 | 60.71% | 1,410 | 39.18% | 4 | 0.11% | 775 | 21.53% | 3,599 |
| Butler | 3,222 | 71.02% | 1,297 | 28.59% | 18 | 0.40% | 1,925 | 42.43% | 4,537 |
| Cass | 9,051 | 58.25% | 6,457 | 41.56% | 30 | 0.19% | 2,594 | 16.69% | 15,538 |
| Cedar | 3,693 | 75.65% | 1,179 | 24.15% | 10 | 0.20% | 2,514 | 51.50% | 4,882 |
| Chase | 1,485 | 80.31% | 364 | 19.69% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,121 | 60.62% | 1,849 |
| Cherry | 2,336 | 78.10% | 641 | 21.43% | 14 | 0.47% | 1,695 | 56.67% | 2,991 |
| Cheyenne | 3,176 | 71.10% | 1,280 | 28.65% | 11 | 0.25% | 996 | 42.45% | 4,467 |
| Clay | 2,397 | 73.19% | 870 | 26.56% | 8 | 0.24% | 1,527 | 46.63% | 3,275 |
| Colfax | 2,296 | 66.21% | 1,161 | 33.48% | 11 | 0.32% | 1,135 | 32.73% | 3,468 |
| Cuming | 3,145 | 71.32% | 1,258 | 28.53% | 7 | 0.16% | 1,887 | 42.79% | 4,410 |
| Custer | 4,409 | 75.17% | 1,447 | 24.67% | 9 | 0.15% | 2,962 | 50.50% | 5,865 |
| Dakota | 3,082 | 51.56% | 2,872 | 48.05% | 23 | 0.38% | 210 | 3.51% | 5,977 |
| Dawes | 2,501 | 65.16% | 1,333 | 34.73% | 4 | 0.10% | 1,168 | 30.43% | 3,838 |
| Dawson | 5,556 | 65.88% | 2,859 | 33.90% | 19 | 0.23% | 2,697 | 31.98% | 8,434 |
| Deuel | 724 | 72.26% | 276 | 27.54% | 2 | 0.20% | 448 | 44.72% | 1,002 |
| Dixon | 1,973 | 69.25% | 872 | 30.61% | 4 | 0.14% | 1,101 | 38.64% | 2,849 |
| Dodge | 9,108 | 55.90% | 7,137 | 43.80% | 49 | 0.30% | 1,971 | 12.10% | 16,294 |
| Douglas | 111,211 | 41.25% | 157,317 | 58.35% | 1,082 | 0.40% | -46,106 | -17.10% | 269,610 |
| Dundy | 722 | 78.99% | 192 | 21.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 530 | 57.98% | 914 |
| Fillmore | 2,017 | 67.14% | 985 | 32.79% | 2 | 0.07% | 1,032 | 34.35% | 3,004 |
| Franklin | 1,204 | 75.72% | 381 | 23.96% | 5 | 0.31% | 823 | 51.76% | 1,590 |
| Frontier | 1,055 | 75.68% | 336 | 24.10% | 3 | 0.22% | 719 | 51.58% | 1,394 |
| Furnas | 1,784 | 74.09% | 619 | 25.71% | 5 | 0.21% | 1,165 | 48.38% | 2,408 |
| Gage | 6,262 | 57.49% | 4,601 | 42.24% | 30 | 0.28% | 1,661 | 15.25% | 10,893 |
| Garden | 831 | 75.07% | 273 | 24.66% | 3 | 0.27% | 558 | 50.41% | 1,107 |
| Garfield | 791 | 79.18% | 204 | 20.42% | 4 | 0.40% | 587 | 58.76% | 999 |
| Gosper | 854 | 75.91% | 270 | 24.00% | 1 | 0.09% | 584 | 51.91% | 1,125 |
| Grant | 322 | 89.44% | 37 | 10.28% | 1 | 0.28% | 285 | 79.16% | 360 |
| Greeley | 909 | 74.39% | 310 | 25.37% | 3 | 0.25% | 599 | 49.02% | 1,222 |
| Hall | 13,335 | 58.95% | 9,225 | 40.78% | 61 | 0.27% | 4,110 | 18.17% | 22,621 |
| Hamilton | 4,004 | 72.51% | 1,505 | 27.25% | 13 | 0.24% | 2,499 | 45.26% | 5,522 |
| Harlan | 1,368 | 76.25% | 420 | 23.41% | 6 | 0.33% | 948 | 52.84% | 1,794 |
| Hayes | 434 | 88.39% | 57 | 11.61% | 0 | 0.00% | 377 | 76.78% | 491 |
| Hitchcock | 1,069 | 75.18% | 351 | 24.68% | 2 | 0.14% | 718 | 50.50% | 1,422 |
| Holt | 4,074 | 75.49% | 1,306 | 24.20% | 17 | 0.31% | 2,768 | 51.29% | 5,397 |
| Hooker | 323 | 76.36% | 99 | 23.40% | 1 | 0.24% | 224 | 52.96% | 423 |
| Howard | 2,489 | 70.87% | 1,016 | 28.93% | 7 | 0.20% | 1,473 | 41.94% | 3,512 |
| Jefferson | 2,252 | 62.23% | 1,365 | 37.72% | 2 | 0.06% | 887 | 24.51% | 3,619 |
| Johnson | 1,219 | 57.10% | 912 | 42.72% | 4 | 0.19% | 307 | 14.38% | 2,135 |
| Kearney | 2,595 | 71.82% | 1,004 | 27.79% | 14 | 0.39% | 1,591 | 44.03% | 3,613 |
| Keith | 2,963 | 71.31% | 1,185 | 28.52% | 7 | 0.17% | 1,778 | 42.79% | 4,155 |
| Keya Paha | 450 | 83.33% | 85 | 15.74% | 5 | 0.93% | 365 | 67.59% | 540 |
| Kimball | 1,206 | 71.49% | 476 | 28.22% | 5 | 0.30% | 730 | 43.27% | 1,687 |
| Knox | 3,225 | 73.41% | 1,160 | 26.41% | 8 | 0.18% | 2,065 | 47.00% | 4,393 |
| Lancaster | 65,295 | 41.57% | 91,356 | 58.16% | 417 | 0.27% | -26,061 | -16.59% | 157,068 |
| Lincoln | 10,646 | 65.09% | 5,658 | 34.59% | 53 | 0.32% | 4,988 | 30.50% | 16,357 |
| Logan | 357 | 80.95% | 82 | 18.59% | 2 | 0.45% | 275 | 62.36% | 441 |
| Loup | 339 | 78.65% | 92 | 21.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 247 | 57.30% | 431 |
| Madison | 10,523 | 67.72% | 4,997 | 32.16% | 20 | 0.13% | 5,526 | 35.56% | 15,540 |
| McPherson | 237 | 84.95% | 42 | 15.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 195 | 69.90% | 279 |
| Merrick | 3,226 | 74.40% | 1,090 | 25.14% | 20 | 0.46% | 2,136 | 49.26% | 4,336 |
| Morrill | 1,730 | 72.84% | 640 | 26.95% | 5 | 0.21% | 1,090 | 45.89% | 2,375 |
| Nance | 1,244 | 68.35% | 575 | 31.59% | 1 | 0.05% | 669 | 36.76% | 1,820 |
| Nemaha | 2,014 | 59.55% | 1,361 | 40.24% | 7 | 0.21% | 653 | 19.31% | 3,382 |
| Nuckolls | 1,566 | 70.38% | 651 | 29.26% | 8 | 0.36% | 915 | 41.12% | 2,225 |
| Otoe | 4,720 | 58.05% | 3,398 | 41.79% | 13 | 0.16% | 1,322 | 16.26% | 8,131 |
| Pawnee | 896 | 65.45% | 472 | 34.48% | 1 | 0.07% | 424 | 30.97% | 1,369 |
| Perkins | 1,088 | 76.24% | 338 | 23.69% | 1 | 0.07% | 750 | 52.55% | 1,427 |
| Phelps | 3,787 | 76.35% | 1,152 | 23.23% | 21 | 0.42% | 2,635 | 53.12% | 4,960 |
| Pierce | 2,917 | 75.14% | 953 | 24.55% | 12 | 0.31% | 1,964 | 50.59% | 3,882 |
| Platte | 10,994 | 70.36% | 4,601 | 29.45% | 30 | 0.19% | 6,393 | 40.91% | 15,625 |
| Polk | 2,048 | 72.29% | 779 | 27.50% | 6 | 0.21% | 1,269 | 44.79% | 2,833 |
| Red Willow | 4,537 | 86.09% | 727 | 13.80% | 6 | 0.11% | 3,810 | 72.29% | 5,270 |
| Richardson | 2,336 | 60.44% | 1,516 | 39.22% | 13 | 0.34% | 820 | 21.22% | 3,865 |
| Rock | 669 | 81.09% | 156 | 18.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 513 | 62.18% | 825 |
| Saline | 3,020 | 53.65% | 2,593 | 46.07% | 16 | 0.28% | 427 | 7.58% | 5,629 |
| Sarpy | 49,448 | 49.69% | 49,817 | 50.06% | 241 | 0.24% | -369 | -0.37% | 99,506 |
| Saunders | 8,499 | 63.12% | 4,941 | 36.70% | 24 | 0.18% | 3,558 | 26.42% | 13,464 |
| Scotts Bluff | 9,407 | 62.81% | 5,528 | 36.91% | 41 | 0.27% | 3,879 | 25.90% | 14,976 |
| Seward | 5,855 | 63.74% | 3,310 | 36.03% | 21 | 0.23% | 2,545 | 27.71% | 9,186 |
| Sheridan | 1,889 | 76.73% | 567 | 23.03% | 6 | 0.24% | 1,322 | 53.70% | 2,462 |
| Sherman | 1,134 | 68.03% | 526 | 31.55% | 7 | 0.42% | 608 | 36.48% | 1,667 |
| Sioux | 531 | 79.02% | 141 | 20.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 390 | 58.04% | 672 |
| Stanton | 2,235 | 73.84% | 789 | 26.07% | 3 | 0.10% | 1,446 | 47.77% | 3,027 |
| Thayer | 2,013 | 70.43% | 839 | 29.36% | 6 | 0.21% | 1,174 | 41.07% | 2,858 |
| Thomas | 300 | 77.92% | 81 | 21.04% | 4 | 1.04% | 219 | 56.88% | 385 |
| Thurston | 951 | 46.55% | 1,092 | 53.45% | 0 | 0.00% | -141 | -6.90% | 2,043 |
| Valley | 1,657 | 72.58% | 620 | 27.16% | 6 | 0.26% | 1,037 | 45.42% | 2,283 |
| Washington | 7,815 | 62.71% | 4,621 | 37.08% | 27 | 0.22% | 3,194 | 25.63% | 12,463 |
| Wayne | 2,588 | 63.63% | 1,469 | 36.12% | 10 | 0.25% | 1,119 | 27.51% | 4,067 |
| Webster | 1,284 | 73.88% | 448 | 25.78% | 6 | 0.35% | 836 | 48.10% | 1,738 |
| Wheeler | 378 | 79.75% | 96 | 20.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 282 | 59.50% | 474 |
| York | 4,614 | 66.20% | 2,339 | 33.56% | 17 | 0.24% | 2,275 | 32.64% | 6,970 |
| Totals | 499,124 | 53.19% | 436,493 | 46.52% | 2,719 | 0.29% | 62,631 | 6.67% | 938,336 |

#### Counties that flipped from Republican to Independent

* Thurston (largest village: Pender)
* Sarpy (largest city: Bellevue)

#### Counties that flipped from Democratic to Independent

* Douglas (largest city: Omaha)
* Lancaster (largest city: Lincoln)

#### By congressional district

Despite losing the state, Osborn won 2 of 3 congressional districts, both of which elected Republicans.
| District | Fischer | Osborn | Representative |
| 1st | 49.42% | 50.58% | Mike Flood |
| 2nd | 43.68% | 56.32% | Don Bacon |
| 3rd | 67.09% | 32.91% | Adrian Smith |