Name: 2026 Nebraska Senate race
Start: 2026-11-03
Location: NE, United States

2026 Nebraska Senate race — polls, candidates & voter guide — IJR

Pollster	Date	Ricketts (R)	Osborn (I)	Spread
Tavern Research (D)	5/8 – 5/11	42	47	Osborn+5
Impact Research (D)	2/2 – 2/5	48	47	Ricketts+1
Lake Research Partners (D)	12/11 – 12/17	48	47	Ricketts+1
Lake Research Partners (D)	7/23 – 7/29	46	47	Osborn+1
Change Research (D)	3/28 – 4/1	46	45	Ricketts+1

Dan Osborn

INDEPENDENT

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Stated positions (26) ▾

Abortion: Opposes extreme national measures to ban abortion; supports decision between woman and her doctor, personally pro-life, opposes late-term. [1][2]
Agriculture: Supports passing a farm bill with updated reference prices and fixing crop insurance subsidies. [1]
Border enforcement & immigration law: Supports securing the border and closing it until bipartisan legislation passes; favors legal immigration. [1][2][3]
Campaign finance reform: Supports overturning Citizens United and banning undisclosed corporate campaign donations. [1][2]
Congressional stock trading: Supports banning individual stock trading by members of Congress. [1]
Congressional term limits: Supports term limits for Congress of 12 years in each chamber. [1]
Crime & policing: Supports providing law enforcement and first responders necessary resources for public safety. [1]
Education: Opposes voucher programs for private schools. [1]
Energy production: Supports landowners leasing land for solar energy if on private land. [1][2]
Environment: Supports keeping air breathable and water and land clean. [1]
Federal spending & debt: Supports cutting waste, ending corporate welfare, and balancing the budget. [1][2]
Free Trade: Supports Congress taking back control of tariffs. [1]
Free speech & tech censorship: Blames tech companies for rise in toxic rhetoric. [1]
Gun policy: Supports protecting the Second Amendment while pursuing reasonable safety measures including education and mental health evaluations for assault-style weapons. [1][2]
Health care: Opposes insurance companies making healthcare decisions and subsidies to Big Pharma. [1]
Housing costs: Expresses concern over rising housing costs and the increasing age of first-time homebuyers. [1]
Israel: Supports Israel as consistent with America first policy. [1]
Marijuana legalization: Supports not criminalizing marijuana and stopping prison for cannabis crimes. [1]
Regulation & permitting: Supports guaranteeing a right-to-repair for equipment and cars. [1]
Right to repair: Supports guaranteeing a right-to-repair for equipment and cars. [1]
School choice: Opposes voucher programs for private schools. [1]
Social Security & Medicare: Supports protecting Social Security benefits, no raising retirement age, and adjusting for healthcare costs. [1]
Student loan forgiveness: Opposes government bailing out student debt. [1]
Taxes: Supports cutting middle-class and small business tax rates by cutting wasteful spending and closing loopholes. [1]
Ukraine aid: Supports Ukraine aid as America first policy. [1]
Women's sports: Supports fairness for girls in sports based on biological sex. [1]

2026 Nebraska Senate race

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2026 Nebraska Senate race

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