Pete Ricketts
RepublicanIncumbent
U.S. Senator from Nebraska since 2023; Governor of Nebraska from 2015 to 2023
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U.S. Senate · Nov 3, 2026
Incumbent: Pete Ricketts, running for re-election.
No Democrat is on the ballot because nominee Cindy Burbank withdrew and was not replaced, and Legal Marijuana NOW candidate Mike Marvin suspended his campaign in August and endorsed Dan Osborn but remains on the ballot.
U.S. Senator from Nebraska since 2023; Governor of Nebraska from 2015 to 2023
Former Omaha city bus driver and former executive director of the Nebraska Association of Public Employees
Ralston school board member and chair of the Nebraska Working People Party; former candidate for the Nebraska Legislature
Lifelong Nebraskan who has worked in management and sales and as vice president of a local meatpackers and butchers union
Industrial mechanic, former union local president and Navy and National Guard veteran; independent U.S. Senate candidate in 2024
What each candidate says they support or would do, on the issues they campaign on. Summaries use the same neutral words for everyone and link to the candidate’s own words.
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RepublicanPete Ricketts
No published position found.
Legal Marijuana NOWMike Marvin
Before suspending his campaign, said he supported expanding Medicare and Medicaid to eventually cover every American.
Nebraska Working PeopleRobin Richards
Says health care costs are too high and that she would push for an approach that puts people's ability to get care first.
America FirstChuck Conboy
Says every citizen deserves good health care and that he would work to bring down health care costs for American families.
NonpartisanDan Osborn
Supports the Break Up Big Medicine Act to separate insurers from providers and pharmacies, full authority for Medicaid to negotiate drug prices, equal reimbursement for independent pharmacies and doctors, and restoring rural hospital funding.
RepublicanPete Ricketts
Says Communist China is a threat to the American way of life; introduced legislation to stop foreign adversaries, including China, from owning U.S. farmland and to limit China's access to tax incentives meant for U.S. citizens.
Legal Marijuana NOWMike Marvin
Before suspending his campaign, said the United States should stop taking part in foreign military conflicts and spend that money on schools and infrastructure.
Nebraska Working PeopleRobin Richards
No published position found.
America FirstChuck Conboy
Opposes what he calls endless foreign wars and blank checks to foreign governments; supports military action only when U.S. interests are directly at stake.
NonpartisanDan Osborn
No published position found.
RepublicanPete Ricketts
No published position found.
Legal Marijuana NOWMike Marvin
Before suspending his campaign, said he would protect and expand Social Security and eliminate the cap on income subject to the Social Security payroll tax.
Nebraska Working PeopleRobin Richards
No published position found.
America FirstChuck Conboy
Says he would protect Social Security with no cuts to benefits and calls on Congress to act before the trust fund's projected 2032 insolvency.
NonpartisanDan Osborn
Says he will never vote to cut Social Security or Medicare benefits or raise the retirement age; opposes privatizing Social Security; supports raising or eliminating the cap on income subject to the Social Security payroll tax.
RepublicanPete Ricketts
Says he helped pass a federal tax law that expanded the child tax credit, extended small-business tax cuts, expanded estate-tax protections for agricultural producers and cut federal taxes on Social Security benefits for most seniors.
Legal Marijuana NOWMike Marvin
No published position found.
Nebraska Working PeopleRobin Richards
No published position found.
America FirstChuck Conboy
No published position found.
NonpartisanDan Osborn
Supports a middle-class tax cut that lowers rates on wage income and expands tax credits, and supports making the federal income tax exemptions for tips and overtime permanent and applying the overtime exemption to all overtime hours.
RepublicanPete Ricketts
Supports reducing federal spending and improper payments; says he introduced the Improper Payments Transparency Act, is a member of the Senate DOGE Caucus and voted for legislation that cuts nearly $2 trillion in federal spending.
Legal Marijuana NOWMike Marvin
No published position found.
Nebraska Working PeopleRobin Richards
No published position found.
America FirstChuck Conboy
No published position found.
NonpartisanDan Osborn
Supports an annual national audit of federal spending and ending corporate subsidies and bailouts; says he will not vote for a bill unless it shows how it is paid for.
RepublicanPete Ricketts
Supports border enforcement; says he voted for $46.5 billion in border security funding, hiring 16,000 Border Patrol agents and $4 billion to reduce the immigration court backlog.
Legal Marijuana NOWMike Marvin
No published position found.
Nebraska Working PeopleRobin Richards
No published position found.
America FirstChuck Conboy
Supports securing the southern border, expanding immigration enforcement and deporting criminals and others with no claim to remain; supports training immigrants who work hard to become productive members of society.
NonpartisanDan Osborn
No published position found.
RepublicanPete Ricketts
Opposes calls to defund the police; says he voted for more law enforcement resources to combat fentanyl and co-sponsored legislation to increase penalties for crimes that target law enforcement officers.
Legal Marijuana NOWMike Marvin
Before suspending his campaign, said he supported legalizing marijuana nationwide for medical and recreational use.
Nebraska Working PeopleRobin Richards
No published position found.
America FirstChuck Conboy
No published position found.
NonpartisanDan Osborn
No published position found.
RepublicanPete Ricketts
Says he has opposed Biden administration efforts that he says infringed on Second Amendment rights.
Legal Marijuana NOWMike Marvin
No published position found.
Nebraska Working PeopleRobin Richards
No published position found.
America FirstChuck Conboy
No published position found.
NonpartisanDan Osborn
Says he supports the Second Amendment right of law-abiding citizens to bear arms and supports what he calls reasonable safety measures, including gun safety education in schools.
“I am fundamentally in favor of the Second Amendment.”
RepublicanPete Ricketts
Proposes a plan to rebuild the U.S. cattle herd that would protect Nebraska beef against foreign imports, increase competition in meatpacking, open export markets, require labels for American beef and protect herds from New World screwworm.
Legal Marijuana NOWMike Marvin
No published position found.
Nebraska Working PeopleRobin Richards
No published position found.
America FirstChuck Conboy
No published position found.
NonpartisanDan Osborn
Supports breaking up agricultural monopolies, banning countries such as China and Brazil from buying Nebraska farmland, mandatory country-of-origin labeling, year-round E15 sales and withholding congressional pay until a farm bill passes.
RepublicanPete Ricketts
No published position found.
Legal Marijuana NOWMike Marvin
Before suspending his campaign, said he supported organized labor and giving unions a larger role in the economy.
Nebraska Working PeopleRobin Richards
No published position found.
America FirstChuck Conboy
No published position found.
NonpartisanDan Osborn
Supports turning the Federal Trade Commission's proposed 2024 rule into a federal law banning non-compete agreements for workers.
RepublicanPete Ricketts
No published position found.
Legal Marijuana NOWMike Marvin
No published position found.
Nebraska Working PeopleRobin Richards
Says she would focus on lowering costs and creating good jobs for working families, small businesses, family farms and ranches.
America FirstChuck Conboy
Says he would work to lower the cost of living and make child care affordable for working parents.
NonpartisanDan Osborn
No published position found.
RepublicanPete Ricketts
No published position found.
Legal Marijuana NOWMike Marvin
No published position found.
Nebraska Working PeopleRobin Richards
Supports fully funding public schools.
America FirstChuck Conboy
Supports making higher education affordable, ending student debt burdens, expanding trade schools and preparing workers for an economy changed by AI and automation.
NonpartisanDan Osborn
No published position found.
RepublicanPete Ricketts
Supports increased defense spending; says he voted for $150 billion for national security, funding for Offutt Air Force Base and the Sentinel ICBM program, and funding for the Golden Dome missile defense system.
Legal Marijuana NOWMike Marvin
No published position found.
Nebraska Working PeopleRobin Richards
No published position found.
America FirstChuck Conboy
No published position found.
NonpartisanDan Osborn
No published position found.
RepublicanPete Ricketts
No published position found.
Legal Marijuana NOWMike Marvin
Before suspending his campaign, said he opposed government surveillance of U.S. citizens and would repeal the PATRIOT Act.
Nebraska Working PeopleRobin Richards
No published position found.
America FirstChuck Conboy
No published position found.
NonpartisanDan Osborn
No published position found.
RepublicanPete Ricketts
No published position found.
Legal Marijuana NOWMike Marvin
Before suspending his campaign, said he supported overturning Citizens United, funding elections only with public money, and barring elected officials from trading stocks or becoming lobbyists after leaving office.
Nebraska Working PeopleRobin Richards
No published position found.
America FirstChuck Conboy
No published position found.
NonpartisanDan Osborn
No published position found.
RepublicanPete Ricketts
No published position found.
Legal Marijuana NOWMike Marvin
No published position found.
Nebraska Working PeopleRobin Richards
Says government should help make housing affordable enough for people to live in.
America FirstChuck Conboy
No published position found.
NonpartisanDan Osborn
No published position found.
RepublicanPete Ricketts
No published position found.
Legal Marijuana NOWMike Marvin
No published position found.
Nebraska Working PeopleRobin Richards
No published position found.
America FirstChuck Conboy
No published position found.
NonpartisanDan Osborn
Says he is personally pro-life but that the government should not make health decisions for people, and that medical decisions belong to patients in consultation with their doctors.