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Pete Ricketts wins Nebraska Senate race, making Dan Osborn two-time loser
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) secured a full six-year Senate term after a competitive race against independent candidate Dan Osborn in the predominantly Republican state.
- Ricketts was appointed to the Senate in January 2023 to replace Ben Sasse and had previously served as Nebraska’s governor for eight years.
- Dan Osborn, a union leader and former Kellogg’s strike organizer, ran as an independent but was portrayed by Ricketts’ camp as aligned with Senate Democrats, while Osborn criticized Ricketts’ ties to private equity and economic policies.
- The campaign featured heated exchanges, including Osborn’s leaked audio mocking Trump supporters and Trump’s endorsement of Ricketts, labeling Osborn a "fake independent" and "radical left lunatic."
- Osborn’s candidacy was part of a broader trend of "prairie populists" challenging Republican incumbents in the Midwest, though Ricketts ultimately prevailed in Nebraska.
