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Nebraska independent Dan Osborn makes another bid for Senate
Nebraska independent takes another run at unseating a Republican senator
An independent who gave Republicans a scare last year trying to unseat an incumbent senator in a red state is launching another effort to unseat a GOP senator.
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Election 2026: Dan Osborn announces bid for U.S. Senate
Osborn said he would take on Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska) as an independent in a race that has already gotten President Donald Trump’s attention.
Independent candidate Dan Osborn officially entered Nebraska's Senate race on Tuesday, setting up an election that Democrats hope will become competitive ahead of the midterms next November.Newsweek reached out to Osborn and incumbent Senator Pete Ricketts,
Former independent US Senate candidate Dan Osborn announced Tuesday that he will make another run for office next year, this time against GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts of Nebraska.
Dan Osborn, the independent who ran against Deb Fischer in the 2024 General Election announced Tuesday morning that he will run for Senate in the 2026 midterm election. A new report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s National Drought Mitigation Center states worsening drought is impacting areas worldwide-- and Nebraska isn’t immune.
On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that Osborn, an independent in the 2024 race against Sen. Deb Fischer, will now run against Sen. Pete Ricketts in the 2026 election. Osborn received 436,493 votes in the race against Fischer. He was a political upstart in that race, submitting around 12,500 signatures to appear on the ballot.
Former Nebraska senator Brett Lindstrom is kicking off his campaign for the state’s 2nd Congressional District seat.
Bacon's retirement, with a formal announcement expected as soon as next week, will give Democrats a fresh opportunity to pick up a seat in a district won by Biden and Harris.
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), who has served five terms in the lower chamber representing Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, is expected to make a formal announcement on Monday.
Independent populist Dan Osborn, whose insurgent Senate campaign seriously threatened one of Nebraska’s Republicans from securing a third term last year, is now taking on GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts — one of the wealthiest members of Congress.
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