Cindy Burbank has pledged to drop out and endorse Dan Osborn, a populist independent. Pollsters say the former union president has a shot at unseating the GOP incumbent.

Cindy Burbank, a Democrat running for Senate in Nebraska who backs a different candidate in the general election, will win the party’s nomination, CNN projects.

Cindy Burbank won the Democratic Senate primary in Nebraska, NBC News projects, potentially clearing the way for independent Dan Osborn to take on GOP Sen.

Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts wins Nebraska's GOP Senate primary, setting up an expected competitive general election against independent Dan Osborn.

Nebraska Democratic Party-backed U.S. Senate candidate Cindy Burbank appears to have won the Democratic nomination, which, with help from the likely Legal Marijuana NOW Party nominee, could

In a bizarre twist in Nebraska’s Senate race, Democratic primary winner Cindy Burkett says she plans to drop out of the general election to back independent candidate Dan Osborn. Democrats also accused primary challenger William Forbes of being a Republican “plant” meant to siphon votes away from Osborn.

Republican Senator Pete Ricketts enters the 2026 election cycle as the favorite in deeply red Nebraska, but Dan Osborn is giving him a run for his money and could become the first independent elected to the U.

Democrats in Nebraska are embracing an unusual election strategy aimed at boosting independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn by encouraging voters to back a placeholder candidate in the primary who has pledged to step aside,