List of United States Senators from Nebraska

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The list of United States Senators from Nebraska lists everyone who has ever served in the United States Senate for that state , sorted by Senate class . One class shows when this senator will be re-elected. The elections for the class 1 senators took place in 2018; the class 2 senators were last re-elected in November 2014.

class 1

Deb Fischer
Ben Sasse

Nebraska has been a US state since March 1, 1867 and to date has had 20 class 1 senators in the US Senate, two of which, Algernon Paddock and William V. Allen, served two non-consecutive terms.

Surname Term of office Political party Life dates
Thomas Weston Tipton 1867-1875 republican August 5, 1817-26. November 1899
Algernon Sidney Paddock 1875-1881 republican November 9, 1830-17. October 1897
Charles Henry Van Wyck 1881-1887 republican May 10, 1824-24. October 1895
Algernon Sidney Paddock 1887-1893 republican November 9, 1830-17. October 1897
William Vincent Allen 1893-1899 populist January 28, 1847-12. January 1924
Monroe Leland Hayward 1899 republican December 22, 1840-5. December 1899
William Vincent Allen 1899-1901 populist January 28, 1847-12. January 1924
Charles Henry Dietrich 1901-1905 republican November 26, 1853-10. April 1924
Elmer Jacob Burkett 1905-1911 republican December 1, 1867-23. May 1935
Gilbert Monell Hitchcock 1911-1923 democrat September 18, 1859–3. February 1934
Robert Beecher Howell 1923-1933 republican January 21, 1864-11. March 1933
William Henry Thompson 1933-1934 democrat December 14, 1853–6. June 1937
Richard Charles Hunter 1934-1935 democrat December 3, 1884-23. January 1941
Edward Raymond Burke 1935-1941 democrat November 28, 1880-4. November 1968
Hugh Alfred Butler 1941-1954 republican February 28, 1878–1. July 1954
Samuel Williams Reynolds 1954 republican August 11, 1890-20. March 1988
Roman Lee Hruska 1954-1976 republican August 16, 1904-25. April 1999
Edward Zorinsky 1976-1987 democrat November 11, 1928-6. March 1987
David Kemp Karnes 1987-1989 republican * December 12, 1948
Joseph Robert Kerrey 1989-2001 democrat * August 27, 1943
Earl Benjamin Nelson 2001-2013 democrat * May 17, 1941
Debra Strobel Fischer since 2013 republican * March 1, 1951

2nd grade

To date, Nebraska has 18 class 2 senators .

Surname Term of office Political party Life dates
John Milton Thayer 1867-1871 republican January 24, 1820-19. March 1906
Phineas Warren Hitchcock 1871-1877 republican November 30, 1831-10. July 1881
Alvin Saunders 1877-1883 republican July 12, 1817–1. November 1899
Charles Frederick Manderson 1883-1895 republican February 9, 1837-28. September 1911
John Mellen Thurston 1895-1901 republican August 21, 1847-9. August 1916
Joseph Hopkins Millard 1901-1907 republican April 20, 1836-13. January 1922
Norris Brown 1907-1913 republican May 2, 1863-5. January 1960
George William Norris 1913-1943 republican July 11, 1861–2. September 1944
Kenneth Spicer Wherry 1943-1951 republican February 28, 1892-29. November 1951
Frederick Andrew Seaton 1951-1952 republican December 11, 1909-16. January 1974
Dwight Palmer Griswold 1952-1954 republican November 27, 1893-12. April 1954
Eva Kelly Bowring 1954 republican January 9, 1892–8. January 1985
Hazel Hempel Abel 1954 republican July 10, 1888-30. July 1966
Carl Thomas Curtis 1955-1979 republican March 15, 1905-24. January 2000
John James Exon 1979-1997 democrat August 9, 1921-10. June 2005
Charles Timothy Hail 1997-2009 republican * October 4, 1946
Michael Owen Johanns 2009-2015 republican * June 18, 1950
Benjamin Eric Sasse since 2015 republican * February 22, 1972

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