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Robin Richards

CandidateNebraska Working People Party

Race
U.S. Senate · Nebraska
Result
Pete Ricketts, projected winner
Opponents
Pete Ricketts (R); Dan Osborn (Nonpartisan); Mike Marvin (Legal Marijuana Now); Chuck Conboy (America First Party Nebraska)
Research
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Robin Richards, a Nebraska Working People Party candidate and the party's chair, lost the November 3, 2026 election for U.S. Senate in Nebraska to Pete Ricketts. She is business manager and accountant for the Nebraska Arts Council and an at-large member of the Ralston Public Schools board.[1][2][3][4]

On the ballotU.S. Senate

2026-11-03

Pete Ricketts Rincumbent
Dan Osborn Nonpartisanchallenger
Mike Marvin Legal Marijuana Nowchallenger
Chuck Conboy America First Party Nebraskachallenger
Robin Richards Nebraska Working People Partychallenger

Biography

Robin Richards, a Nebraska Working People Party candidate and the party's chair, lost the November 3, 2026 election for U.S. Senate in Nebraska to Pete Ricketts. She is business manager and accountant for the Nebraska Arts Council and an at-large member of the Ralston Public Schools board.[1][2][3][4]

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Richards was born in David City, Nebraska. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska Omaha in 2015 and attended Colorado State University in 2018 and Cornell University in 2021.[4] In a Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey response, she describes herself as a Ralston graduate who works as business manager and accountant for the Nebraska Arts Council and as the state's Accessibility Coordinator through the National Endowment for the Arts.[4]

Richards has been an at-large member of the Ralston Public Schools board since November 25, 2019, and, per her survey response, is its vice president. She was re-elected to the board in the November 5, 2024, general election.[4] She ran for Nebraska State Senate District 12 in 2022 and lost the general election. In 2026 she also ran as a write-in in the May 12 primary for the same district and lost.[4] She received 2.6% of the vote to Pete Ricketts' 50.1%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]

In their own words

Priorities

  • Said she wants expanded and protected disability services, particularly for children and in rural areas, per Nebraska Public Media.[5]
  • Said she supports ensuring Social Security is solvent and not taxed, and child tax credits, per Nebraska Public Media.[5]

Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.

Profile: /people/robin-richards

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Sources cited in this profile

  1. 1.United States Senate election in Nebraska, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.U.S. Senate voter guide: Meet the candidates in the rollercoaster race · Nebraska Public Media News report
  3. 3.U.S. Senate · Nebraska results 2026 · NBC News News report
  4. 4.Robin Richards · Ballotpedia Reference
  5. 5.U.S. Senate voter guide: Meet the candidates in the rollercoaster race · Nebraska Public Media News report