Independent Candidate Challenges Republican Incumbent in Nebraska Senate Race

Dan Osborn gets animated with Pete Ricketts

Nebraska independent paints Republican as Democrat-in-disguise.

Independent candidate challenges Republican incumbent in Nebraska Senate race

Democrats are sitting out the race as independent Dan Osborn seeks to unseat Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts.

Op-ed: Pete Ricketts wants to buy Nebraska again. It’s not for sale

In a World-Herald op-ed, nonpartisan candidate Dan Osborn asks voters to consider change in Nebraska's U.S. Senate race.

Ricketts and Osborn Locked in Unusual Race for US Senate Seat for Nebraska

(Left) Then-Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts in the Nebraska state Capitol in Lincoln on June 24, 2021. (Right) Dan Osborn, independent candidate. (Petr Svab/The Epoch Times, Ramseywill/CC-BY-4.0)

RNC Chair Looks To Squash Nebraska’s Independent Experiment

Nebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts speaks in North Platte on Oct. 22, 2026.(Juan Salinas II / Nebraska Examiner) Dan Osborn speaks at Red Cloud Community Center on Oct. 1, 2026.(Juan Salinas II / Nebraska Examiner) By Juan Salinas IINebraska ExaminerOMAHA — Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters sipped a vanilla latte at Rally Coffee Co. in a state where he hadn’t expected to spend time at the beginning of the midterm cycle.  “But I love Nebra…

Nebraska Becomes Surprise US Senate Battleground

The US Senate race in Nebraska is becoming competitive due to the rising appeal of independent candidate Dan Osborn, who is hoping to unseat incumbent Senator Pete Ricketts. #politics #trump #election #news #usa Osborn is campaigning on lowering costs and standing up to corporate interests, and…