Nebraska polls

Every 2026 Nebraska race with polling: the average, the latest polls and, after the election, how far off they were.

Races with polls
Race	Polls	Average (D−R)	Result
Senate	11	–	–
Governor	10	R+3.8	–
NE-01	1	R+1.0	–
NE-02	2	D+8.0	–

Nebraska Senate

Average: Pete Ricketts 47.7% · Dan Osborn 46.5%

Recent polls
Ended	Pollster	Result	Sample
Nov 1	GrayHouse	Pete Ricketts 50, Dan Osborn 46, Chuck Conboy 1	534
Oct 29	National Public Affairs	Pete Ricketts 48, Dan Osborn 45, Mike Marvin 2	800
Oct 29	The New York Times/Siena University	Pete Ricketts 49, Dan Osborn 43	809
Oct 29	YouGov	Dan Osborn 49, Pete Ricketts 49	1,974
Oct 23	Echelon Insights	Pete Ricketts 47, Dan Osborn 46, Robin Richards 2	407
Oct 22	GBAO	Dan Osborn 46, Pete Ricketts 45	800
Oct 20	Impact Research	Pete Ricketts 50, Dan Osborn 48	600
Oct 18	Concord Public Opinion Partners	Dan Osborn 48, Pete Ricketts 41	500
Oct 18	National Public Affairs	Pete Ricketts 50, Dan Osborn 47	598
Oct 5	National Public Affairs	Pete Ricketts 49, Dan Osborn 46	800

Average: Jim Pillen 45.1% · Lynne Walz 41.4% · Brett Lindstrom 5.3% · Rick Beard 4.5%

Recent polls
Ended	Pollster	Result	Sample
Oct 29	The New York Times/Siena University	Jim Pillen 53, Lynne Walz 40	809
Oct 29	YouGov	Jim Pillen 50, Lynne Walz 47	1,979
Oct 23	Echelon Insights	Jim Pillen 47, Lynne Walz 40, Rick Beard 7	407
Oct 18	Concord Public Opinion Partners	Lynne Walz 43, Jim Pillen 40	500
Oct 18	Global Strategy Group	Jim Pillen 40, Lynne Walz 39, Rick Beard 5	800
Oct 18	National Public Affairs	Jim Pillen 47, Lynne Walz 41, Brett Lindstrom 5	598
Oct 14	Public Policy Polling	Jim Pillen 44, Lynne Walz 43, Brett Lindstrom 5	571
Oct 5	National Public Affairs	Jim Pillen 44, Lynne Walz 40, Brett Lindstrom 7	800
Oct 3	YouGov	Jim Pillen 44, Lynne Walz 43	1,808
Sep 30	co/efficient	Jim Pillen 42, Lynne Walz 38, Brett Lindstrom 6	1,113

Polls: VoteHub and The New York Times. Average: Polling Desk. Results: civicAPI.