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Nebraska › Statewide offices · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026

Nebraska Attorney General

Hilgers is very likely to win: Hilgers wins in 49 of every 50 simulations.

Brasher (D)
2%
chance of winning
Hilgers (R)
98%
Average margin
R+16.4
80% of outcomes
R+26 to R+7
Partisan lean
R+21
Polls
No pollsmodel only

Hilgers is clearly favored to win: Hilgers wins in about 5 of every 6 simulations.

Brasher (D)
18%
chance of winning
Hilgers (R)
82%
Average margin
R+9.1
80% of outcomes
R+23 to D+4
Partisan lean
R+21
Polls
No pollsmodel only

Range of outcomes

R+16.4R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40
R+9.1R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40

How the odds have moved

Chance of winning by forecast date.

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Brasher 2%Hilgers 98%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Brasher 18%Hilgers 82%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

The candidates

What goes into the forecast

Every ingredient's estimate of the final margin.

National environment
D+9.5Election Day forecast
Nebraska state offices
+0.7Polls for governor, statewide and legislative races · details
Environment here
D+10.2Used by the fundamentals
← RepublicanDemocratic →Lean + environmentUsual vote, shifted by the national and state moodR+10.6Fundamentals modelAdds incumbency, past results, money andexperienceR+17.6Polls in similar placesPolling of similar races in Nebraska andlook-alike placesR+15.7Polling averageNo polls of this racenot availableHorizon forecastPolls + fundamentals, projected to Election DayR+16.5Pulse forecastPolls (and polling of similar places) only, todayR+9.2

Each estimate is a margin before national and statewide uncertainty is simulated. Horizon blends polls, fundamentals and a little of the similar-places estimate, weighting each by how precise it is; Pulse uses polls and similar places only.

Fundamentals inputs
Incumbency (+1 D, −1 R)-1
Fundraising edge (log ratio of individual money)0
Elected-experience edge-1
First-term incumbent0
Seat's last result vs. expectation-30
Incumbent's last result vs. expectation-31.87

Polls

No public polls of this race. The forecast relies on fundamentals and on polling of similar places in the state.

The state

Lean R+21: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.

Presidential vote

← RepublicanDemocratic →2016 presidentR+27.1R+29.3 vs. nation2020 presidentR+19.6R+24.1 vs. nation2024 presidentR+20.8R+19.3 vs. nation

Who lives here

Population
1,978,707
Adults with a B.A.+
35%
White, no degree
50%of adults
  • White 75%
  • Hispanic 13%
  • Black 5%
  • Asian 3%
  • Other / multiracial 5%

American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.

Past results

2024 President Vote in this state

934,811 two-party votes · R+20.8 · R+19.3 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)60.4%
Kamala Harris (D)39.6%

2022

623,320 votes · Uncontested by the other party
✓ Mike Hilgers (R)69.7%
Larry Bolinger (OTH)30.3%

2020 President Vote in this state

931,429 two-party votes · R+19.6 · R+24.1 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)59.8%
Joe Biden (D)40.2%

2018

516,777 votes · Uncontested by the other party
✓ Doug Peterson (R)100.0%

2016 President Vote in this state

780,455 two-party votes · R+27.1 · R+29.3 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)63.5%
Hillary Clinton (D)36.5%

Also on the ballot in Nebraska

U.S. SenateDan OsbornPete Ricketts65%Rep.66%Rep. GovernorLynne WalzJim Pillen77%Rep.76%Rep.