Nebraska Senate
There's no live forecast for the 2026 Nebraska Senate race: Cindy Burbank is off the ballot, and no Democratic candidate will be on the ballot.
No Democratic nominee
Cindy Burbank, who won the Democratic primary with 89.5%, withdrew from the general election on July 17, 2026 and will not appear on the ballot. No Democrat is running. The November race is Republican Pete Ricketts against independent Dan Osborn, whom the Nebraska Democratic Party endorsed — a matchup this Dem-vs-Rep model does not forecast.
No forecast is published for this race. The forecast returns if and when a Dem-vs-Rep matchup is set and polled.
Cindy Burbank left the race on July 17, 2026. Because this seat has no forecast, it is held out of the Senate-control simulation rather than counted for either party. source
No forecast here — here's where the race is live
This seat has no candidate yet. These 2026 races have a live forecast:
Latest news
Red state Senate candidate staff infiltrated and tried to dissolve rival political partyTwo paid staffers of Dan Osborn’s campaign joined an effort to dissolve a rival political party last year, according to records obtained by the Flatwater Free Press. The records reveal the lengths Osborn’s allies have gone to clear the field for him as he att…
Raw Story · Today
'Delusional': Elon Musk's latest vow bashed as pie in the sky by senators of both partiesWASHINGTON — U.S. senators from both parties are dismissing Elon Musk’s prediction that artificial intelligence will soon do away with the need for retirement accounts — a controversial view echoed by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this week.“I don't thin…
Raw Story · July 31, 2026
Independent Nebraska Senate Candidate Dan Osborn Calls SAVE America Act ‘Unconstitutional,’ a ‘Poll Tax’Nebraska U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn, who is challenging incumbent Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE), attacked the SAVE America Act, using similar Jim Crow-era framing as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) who is supporting his independent campaign. The post Independe…
Breitbart News · July 30, 2026
'Stop him!' Senator sics security on reporter pleading for info on sickly Mitch McConnellA Republican lawmaker called for security and ran away after a TMZ reporter pleading for information about Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) condition. Charlie Cotton, TMZ DC co-managing editor, was walking with Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) on Capitol Hill when he p…
Raw Story · July 30, 2026- Shaheen, Banks, Schumer, Colleagues Demand Apple Reject Chinese Military-Linked Chips
Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jim Banks (R-IN), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Jim Risch (R-ID) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook urg…
Globalsecurity.org · July 30, 2026
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These polls are of the former matchup against Cindy Burbank and are kept as a record only — they no longer describe this race.
The polls behind it
1 poll · newest firstFrequently asked questions
Who is running in the 2026 Nebraska Senate race?
Pete Ricketts (Republican) is on the ballot. The Democratic nominee is undetermined: Cindy Burbank left the race, and no Democratic candidate will appear on the ballot.
Why is there no forecast for the 2026 Nebraska Senate race?
The polls on file are of a matchup that no longer exists, so publishing a number from them would be misleading. The forecast returns once a new Democratic nominee is set and pollsters survey the new race.
When is the 2026 Nebraska Senate election?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
Which party matches you?
These candidates split on taxes, health care, guns, and abortion. See where you land — and which members of Congress actually vote like you.