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Pete Ricketts wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Nebraska
Ricketts will face independent Dan Osborn in a Senate race that nonpartisan handicappers rate likely Republican, with the GOP holding a 53-47 majority.
- On Tuesday, Republican Senator Pete Ricketts secured Nebraska's GOP Senate nomination with 78.3 percent of the vote, advancing to face independent challenger Dan Osborn in November's general election.
- Ricketts was appointed to the Senate in 2023 to replace Ben Sasse after serving two terms as Nebraska governor, positioning him to seek a full six-year term as Republicans work to maintain their 53–47 Senate majority.
- Independent challenger Osborn, a Navy veteran and industrial mechanic, outraised Ricketts in the first quarter with roughly $1.2 million, while May polling showed Osborn leading 47 percent to 42 percent in a head-to-head matchup.
- Democratic candidate Cindy Burbank won her primary but signaled she would drop out to endorse Osborn, while accusations emerged that fellow Democratic candidate Bill Forbes acts as a Republican "plant" to split opposition votes.
- Ricketts campaign spokesperson Will Coup dismissed the "plant" allegations as a "conspiracy theory," while analysts note Nebraska's Republican lean favors Ricketts despite tight polling if Democratic candidates remain on the November ballot.
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Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts has prevailed against four Republican challengers in the primary race for his Senate seat in the Nov. 3 general election. He is set to face the Democratic nominee Cindy Burbank, who won her Democratic primary on May 12. Ricketts won the GOP nomination by a wide margin, besting the next highest vote getter, Todd Knobel, by over 70 percent of primary votes. The Democratic Party leadership was not going …
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right5Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Center
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