U.S. Senate · Nebraska

Statewide

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Pete Ricketts, projected winner

Candidate	Votes	Share
Pete Ricketts	378,281	50.1%
Dan Osborn	331,268	43.9%
Robin Richards	19,545	2.6%
Mike Marvin	16,239	2.2%
Chuck Conboy	9,097	1.2%

About 97% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

Cindy Burbank, who won the May 12, 2026 Democratic primary, filed paperwork to withdraw from the general election on July 17, 2026, saying, "I've looked at the numbers. I won't be your next senator. So I have withdrawn my bid for U.S. Senate." She is not listed below and does not appear on the general-election ballot.[1]
Incumbent Pete Ricketts was appointed to the U.S. Senate in January 2023 to fill the vacancy left by Ben Sasse, then won a special election in November 2024 to serve the remainder of that term.[2]

On the November 3 ballot · 5 candidates

Pete RickettsRINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Senator (since 2023)Full profile →Dan OsbornNonpartisanFull profile →Mike MarvinLegal Marijuana NowFull profile →Chuck ConboyAmerica First Party NebraskaFull profile →Robin RichardsNebraska Working People PartyFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

Pete Ricketts
Opposes[7]
His Senate issues page says that as governor he signed legislation ending dismemberment abortion, and that as a Pro-Life Caucus member he supports legislation to ban federal taxpayer funding of abortion and to protect babies who survive abortion attempts.
Dan Osborn
Supports[4]
Says he is personally pro-life but that abortion and other medical decisions should remain between a patient and their doctor, not the government.
Mike Marvin
—
Chuck Conboy
—
Robin Richards
—

Stricter gun laws

Pete Ricketts
—
Dan Osborn
Mixed[4]
Says he supports the Second Amendment right to bear arms while also backing gun-safety education in schools.
Mike Marvin
—
Chuck Conboy
—
Robin Richards
—

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

Pete Ricketts
Recorded votes[17][18][19]
Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-20). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-07-01), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations.
Dan Osborn
—
Mike Marvin
—
Chuck Conboy
Supports[10]
Told Nebraska Public Media he supports the America First Party position of deporting people in the country illegally.
Robin Richards
—

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

Pete Ricketts
Recorded votes[18][19]
Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-07-01), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.
Dan Osborn
Supports[4]
Supports raising or eliminating the income cap on Social Security payroll taxes so high earners pay the same rate as other workers.
Mike Marvin
—
Chuck Conboy
—
Robin Richards
—

Expand public health coverage

Pete Ricketts
Recorded votes[18][19]
Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-07-01), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements.
Dan Osborn
Supports[4]
Supports letting Medicaid negotiate drug prices directly with manufacturers, as the VA does, and opposes Medicaid cuts affecting rural hospitals.
Mike Marvin
Supports[9]
On his campaign website (April 29, 2026), said Medicare and Medicaid must be expanded to eventually cover every American.
Chuck Conboy
—
Robin Richards
—

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

Pete Ricketts
Recorded votes[18][19]
Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-07-01), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.
Dan Osborn
—
Mike Marvin
—
Chuck Conboy
—
Robin Richards
—

Broad tariffs on imported goods

Pete Ricketts
Recorded votes[20][21]
Voted no on Resolution to end the global tariff emergency (S.J. Res. 49, 2025-04-30), which would have ended the emergency used to impose global tariffs. Voted no on Resolution to end the global tariff emergency (S.J. Res. 88, 2025-10-30), which would end the emergency used to impose global tariffs.
Dan Osborn
Opposes[4]
Opposes broad, across-the-board tariffs, saying he supports only narrow, targeted tariffs.
Mike Marvin
—
Chuck Conboy
—
Robin Richards
—

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

Pete Ricketts
Supports[5]
Cosponsored S. 128, the SAVE Act, which requires documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.
Dan Osborn
—
Mike Marvin
—
Chuck Conboy
—
Robin Richards
—

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

Pete Ricketts
Recorded votes[22][23]
Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Iran (S.J. Res. 59, 2025-06-27), a motion to bring a war powers resolution on Iran to a vote. Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (S.J. Res. 90, 2025-11-06), a motion to bring a war powers resolution on Venezuela to a vote.
Dan Osborn
—
Mike Marvin
—
Chuck Conboy
—
Robin Richards
—

Bar transgender women and girls from women's and girls' school sports

Pete Ricketts
Supports[6]
Cosponsored S. 9, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, which would bar transgender women and girls from women's and girls' school sports.
Dan Osborn
—
Mike Marvin
—
Chuck Conboy
—
Robin Richards
—

ISSUE	Pete Ricketts R	Dan Osborn Nonpartisan	Mike Marvin Legal Marijuana Now	Chuck Conboy America First Party Nebraska	Robin Richards Nebraska Working People Party
Protect legal access to abortion	Opposes[7] His Senate issues page says that as governor he signed legislation ending dismemberment abortion, and that as a Pro-Life Caucus member he supports legislation to ban federal taxpayer funding of abortion and to protect babies who survive abortion attempts.	Supports[4] Says he is personally pro-life but that abortion and other medical decisions should remain between a patient and their doctor, not the government.	—	—	—
Stricter gun laws	—	Mixed[4] Says he supports the Second Amendment right to bear arms while also backing gun-safety education in schools.	—	—	—
Expand immigration enforcement and deportations	Recorded votes[17][18][19] Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-20). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-07-01), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations.	—	—	Supports[10] Told Nebraska Public Media he supports the America First Party position of deporting people in the country illegally.	—
Raise taxes on high earners or corporations	Recorded votes[18][19] Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-07-01), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.	Supports[4] Supports raising or eliminating the income cap on Social Security payroll taxes so high earners pay the same rate as other workers.	—	—	—
Expand public health coverage	Recorded votes[18][19] Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-07-01), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements.	Supports[4] Supports letting Medicaid negotiate drug prices directly with manufacturers, as the VA does, and opposes Medicaid cuts affecting rural hospitals.	Supports[9] On his campaign website (April 29, 2026), said Medicare and Medicaid must be expanded to eventually cover every American.	—	—
Faster transition away from fossil fuels	Recorded votes[18][19] Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-07-01), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.	—	—	—	—
Broad tariffs on imported goods	Recorded votes[20][21] Voted no on Resolution to end the global tariff emergency (S.J. Res. 49, 2025-04-30), which would have ended the emergency used to impose global tariffs. Voted no on Resolution to end the global tariff emergency (S.J. Res. 88, 2025-10-30), which would end the emergency used to impose global tariffs.	Opposes[4] Opposes broad, across-the-board tariffs, saying he supports only narrow, targeted tariffs.	—	—	—
Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote	Supports[5] Cosponsored S. 128, the SAVE Act, which requires documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.	—	—	—	—
Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad	Recorded votes[22][23] Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Iran (S.J. Res. 59, 2025-06-27), a motion to bring a war powers resolution on Iran to a vote. Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (S.J. Res. 90, 2025-11-06), a motion to bring a war powers resolution on Venezuela to a vote.	—	—	—	—
Bar transgender women and girls from women's and girls' school sports	Supports[6] Cosponsored S. 9, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, which would bar transgender women and girls from women's and girls' school sports.	—	—	—	—

Research notes & limits

Ricketts' and Osborn's positions and priorities are drawn from campaign-website text as quoted verbatim on their Ballotpedia profiles; the underlying campaign sites could not be reached directly in this environment. No public statements, campaign websites, or survey responses were found for Marvin, Conboy, or Richards beyond their appearing on the ballot. Biography gaps: no public biographical information was found for Chuck Conboy beyond his ballot listing; Mike Marvin's and Robin Richards' bios rely on Ballotpedia.

Sources · 38

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

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