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Ricketts leads independent candidate Osborn by 6 points in latest Nebraska Senate poll
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Republican Senator Pete Ricketts led independent challenger Dan Osborn by six percentage points, 49% to 43%, in a New York Times/Siena University poll of likely Nebraska voters released on 31 October. The survey interviewed 809 voters from 23 to 29 October and reported a margin of error of 4.2 percentage points. It offered a snapshot of the race before the 3 November election, rather than a result.
Osborn is running without a Democrat on the Senate ballot, as he did in 2024, when he lost to Republican Senator Deb Fischer by just over six points. His independent status remains a question in the current contest: 55% of respondents said they regarded him as more similar to Democrats, while 33% saw him as more of an independent. Ricketts’s lead comes in a state Donald Trump won by more than 20 points in 2024, making the size of Osborn’s support notable even as the poll puts the incumbent ahead.
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In short
- Ricketts led Osborn 49% to 43% in the Nebraska Senate poll.
- The survey covered 809 likely voters and had a 4.2-point margin of error.
- Most respondents saw Osborn as more similar to Democrats than as an independent.
How this story developed
- 3 hours ago Republican Senator Pete Ricketts led independent challenger Dan Osborn by six percentage points, 49% to 43%, in a New York Times/Siena University poll of likely Nebraska voters released on 31 October. The survey interviewed 809 voters from 23 to 29 October and reported a margin of error of 4.2 percentage points.
- The Hill Ricketts leads independent candidate Osborn by 6 points in latest Nebraska Senate poll
- Siena Research Institute NYTimes/Siena Poll of Likely Nebraska Voters