Deb Fischer, the Republican incumbent, faces a stiff challenge from a union leader, Dan Osborn, running as an independent. Her latest ad calls him a “Democrat in disguise.”

Sen. Deb Fischer is facing a tighter-than-expected race against independent challenger Dan Osborn for the Nebraska Senate seat.

Put plainly on the Plains: Nebraska’s Senate race stands to become this cycle’s out-of-nowhere shocker that neither side saw coming. “This was not on my BINGO card,” says one Democratic strategist working on other Senate races.

The Midwest Newsroom partnered with Emerson College Polling to ask registered voters in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska a wide range of questions ahead of the general election.

Independent Dan Osborn is running a surprisingly competitive Senate race in deep-red Nebraska in his bid to unseat two-term Sen. Deb Fischer.

Nebraska awards presidential electoral votes by district, meaning more than one candidate can take electoral votes from the state on election night. The system led to an explosion of clever lawn signs in an Omaha neighborhood.

They really support Osborn. I’m okay with it,” one union member said. “But there’s moral ethics, and when you force people to do something, where’s the free-will choice?”

Nebraska voters are faced with an unprecedentedly long ballot in the 2024 election. The Omaha World-Herald's voting guide aims to simplify it for you! Get to know the candidates running

From why they are running to their top priorities, get to know the candidates running for Nebraska's six-year term for U.S. Senate.

Nebraskans will have the opportunity to vote on six ballot issues in November, covering the topics of abortion rights, medical marijuana, paid sick leave and whether the state should pay for private school scholarships. An auto repair shop wants to open a new location in northeast Lincoln that would focus on electric and hybrid vehicles.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa ( KCAU) — Early in-person voting for the general election at Nebraska county election offices has begun. According to a release, early in-person voting will be open until Nov. 4. On election day, voting at the county election offices is not available.

Four secretaries of state and a federal agency director in cybersecurity described their work Wednesday as a line of defense in upholding election integrity and security ahead of the Nov. 5 election.