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election**  Democrat Cindy Burbank and the independent, Dan Osborn. Photograph: Cindy Burbank campaign and Getty Images Cindy Burbank, a Democratic challenger who said she intends

Nebraska Democratic Senate primary winner says she’ll drop out to support independent in general election

election A Democratic challenger who said she intends to drop out of November’s race for the US Senate in [Nebraska](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/nebraska) to clear the way for an independent candidate

2026 Senate races to watch: From most likely to flip to Democratic long shots

Elections](https://www.npr.org/sections/elections/) ### [How to register to vote in the 2026 primaries](https://www.npr.org/2026/02/16/g-s1-109534/voter-registration-2026-mail) **NEBRASKA (R-Ricketts) Likely R:** Republicans are very skeptical that this one will be truly competitive

Nebraskans head to the polls as Democrats vote in primaries ahead of House and Senate races

Nebraska rests with an independent, Dan Osborn. Osborn lost the 2024 race by six points against incumbent Deb Fischer, and he’s making another run of it, this time against Republican incumbent Pete Ricketts. While