“Ricketts has put $5.25 million of his own money into the race, and the Republican Party's Senate Leadership Fund committed another $8 million. … Ricketts' campaign says Osborn is "bought and paid for" by out-of-state liberal donors. Polling averages show the race within about 2 percentage points. No independent has won a Nebraska Senate seat since George Norris in 1936.”

Independent Voter News · US Politics · October 2026