The 2026 Nebraska Senate race: Pete Ricketts vs. Dan Osborn

Active · last development Sep 16, 2026: “Nebraska Senate candidate responds to leaked audio criticizing Trump voters: ‘We’re all angry right now’”

What this arc covers

The 2026 race for Nebraska's U.S. Senate seat between Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts and independent Dan Osborn.

Earliest story we hold Jul 8, 2025 · 3 stories · 10 independent sources (counted once each) · 435 days

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  3. The 2026 Nebraska Senate race: Pete Ricketts vs. Dan OsbornThis arcJul 8, 2025 – Sep 16, 2026
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Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Sep 16– 172026Nebraska Senate candidate responds to leaked audio criticizing Trump voters: ‘We’re all angry right now’13 articles · 11 independent sources
0 left, 2 center, 2 right
Sep 1– 32026Transcript: What Sen. Pete Ricketts and Dan Osborn said at Nebraska State Fair debate8 articles · 2 independent sources
1 left, 1 center, 0 right
Jul 82025Dan Osborn launches independent Senate bid against Ricketts in Nebraska5 articles · 5 independent sources
0 left, 3 center, 2 right

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

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Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Jul 7, 20250325
Aug 31, 20261108
Sep 14, 202602213

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

10% left · 50% center · 40% right of 10 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 3 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. July 2025

    Jul 8Dan Osborn launches independent Senate bid against Ricketts in Nebraska5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 2 right

  2. September 2026

    Sep 1– 3Transcript: What Sen. Pete Ricketts and Dan Osborn said at Nebraska State Fair debate8 articles · 2 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  3. Sep 16– 17Nebraska Senate candidate responds to leaked audio criticizing Trump voters: ‘We’re all angry right now’13 articles · 11 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right