Nebraska nonpartisan US Senate candidate Dan Osborn qualifies for November ballot

Source: Nebraska Examiner

By Juan Salinas II -
July 16, 2026 5:12 pm

OMAHA — After months of campaigning, it’s official: Independent candidate Dan Osborn will be on the November ballot in a heated race for U.S. Senate against incumbent Republican Pete Ricketts.

The Nebraska Secretary of State’s office announced Thursday that Osborn had collected at least 6,096 valid signatures to qualify for the election. That’s well over 4,000 signatures required.

“The core message of our campaign is that hard-working Nebraskans deserve a seat at the table in Washington D.C.,” Osborn said Thursday during an impromptu press conference in Omaha.

Osborn, who has worked to appeal to the working class, also took the opportunity to criticize Rickets for pumping his own fortune into the race. The latest fundraising reports showed Ricketts loaned his campaign $5.2 million.


Independent U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn speaks during a press conference in Omaha on Thursday, July 16, 2026. After obtaining enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot, he faces a heated race against incumbent Republican Pete Ricketts. (Photo by Juan Salinas II/Nebraska Examiner)

Read more: https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/07/16/nebraska-nonpartisan-us-senate-candidate-dan-osborn-qualifies-for-november-ballot/

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