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Doug Ricks and Pete Ricketts win Idaho and Nebraska Senate races

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Doug Ricks and Pete Ricketts win Idaho and Nebraska Senate races

Tom Gallagher · 2026-11-04T10:20:19.366Z

Ricketts kept the seat despite Osborn's strong independent run, but the margin shows voters wanted change.

11 sourcesUpdated Nov 4, 20261 min read

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Doug Ricks and Pete Ricketts win Idaho and Nebraska Senate races — Photo: United States Congress / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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Republican Doug Ricks won another term representing Idaho’s District 34, defeating first-time candidate Ethan Sanford by roughly 81% to 19%. In Nebraska, Decision Desk HQ projected Republican Pete Ricketts the winner over independent Dan Osborn, with Ricketts leading 49% to 45% as about 71% of ballots were counted. Ricketts, a former governor who entered the Senate in 2023, will serve a full six-year term.

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Ricketts kept the seat despite Osborn's strong independent run, but the margin shows voters wanted change.

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