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Rendered Apr 14, 2026 from the latest stored polling, market, and race-rating snapshots.
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2026 statewide race page for the current state and office only.
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Nebraska invented American populism. William Jennings Bryan ran three presidential campaigns from Lincoln railing against the gold standard and the monied interests; George Norris broke with his own party to create the nation's only nonpartisan unicameral legislature. That tradition has been dormant for decades, but Dan Osborn — a union president who led the 2021 Kellogg's strike and came within 7 points of unseating Deb Fischer while being massively outspent — is betting it still runs in the soil. He's not a Democrat; he's running as an Independent, with Nebraska Democrats clearing the field and endorsing him. His opponent is Pete Ricketts, a billionaire former governor who was appointed to the seat — the exact kind of figure Nebraska populists have been organizing against for 130 years. In a cycle where working-class frustration with both parties is at a peak, Osborn is the most interesting candidate in the country. Tilt I.
Updated 2026-02-25
Will Edward Dunn be the Republican nominee for Senate in Nebraska?
Data from Polymarket prediction markets