Nebraska Senator and billionaire Pete Ricketts fought off a challenge from independent candidate Dan Osborn, Decision Desk HQ projected, offering a rare bright spot to Republicans dealing with major loses across farm country.
Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) fended off a Senate challenge from independent Dan Osborn, Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) projects, keeping the Nebraska seat under GOP control. Ricketts, who won the 2024 race to fill out the remainder of former Sen. Ben Sasse’s (R-Neb.
Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) survived a challenge from Dan Osborn, an independent who had the backing of the Nebraska Democratic Party, keeping the seat red as Republicans strive to maintain a majority in the upper chamber. The Associated Press called the race for Ricketts at 3:27 a.m.
Amid the Democratic slaughter of Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections, there was good news for the GOP in Nebraska, as U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts defeated independent Dan Osborn, NBC News projected . Osborn, a pipe fitter, faced a barrage of attacks calling him a secret Democrat, the news network …
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