Democratic primary · May 12, 2026
Nebraska Senate Democratic primary
Cindy Burbank won the Democratic primary on May 12, 2026, advancing to the general election on November 3, 2026.
Where this race stands
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Polling average
Weighted, plus each pollster's measured bias subtracted before averaging.
All polls · 0 results
Democratic primary pollsNo polls have been published for this primary yet. When pollsters start covering the race, individual polls will be listed here with sample size, lean, and trust signals.
Endorsements · Democratic primary · 2 total
Source · Wikipedia · 1 candidate with no endorsements yetCindy Burbank · 2
DCindy Burbank2 endorsers
Most notable · Dan Osborn · candidate for U.S. Senate (Independent)
Celebrity2
Celebrity · 2
- Dan Osborn · candidate for U.S. Senate (Independent)
- Nebraska Democratic Party
DWilliam Forbes0 endorsers
no endorsers yet
No endorsements found yet. Endorsements come from the candidate's Wikipedia article (when one exists) and update with the daily scrape.
Money in this primary
FEC · per-candidate committees · last filing 2026-06-20Cindy BurbankS6NE00145 ↗
Raised
$4K
Cash on hand
$2K
Cumulative receipts · 2 filings
Top industries
No industry data.
William ForbesS6NE00160 ↗
Raised
$1K
Cash on hand
$0
Cumulative receipts · 3 filings
Top industries
No industry data.
In the news
13 shown · last 30d · Google NewsNews volume · 30d
13 articles · building history
News volume · last 30d
Articles13
Trendbuilding history
Article counts indexed by Google News; the sparkline traces weekly volume across the window.
Net favorability
+0.23
Coverage lean (D−R) · shift +0.17 wk
Net favorability
Score+0.23
Week-over-weekshift +0.17 wk
Tone of coverage, D minus R, scored from −1 (all R-favorable) to +1 (all D-favorable). 0 is balanced.
Coverage tilt
D 23%
Neutral 77%
23% of outlets rated · by editorial lean
Coverage tilt · by outlet lean
D-leaning outlets23%
Neutral77%
R-leaning outlets0%
23% of outlets classified by editorial lean
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Nebraska U.S. Senate Election 2026: Latest Polls
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2026 Nebraska Election: Races, registration and important dates
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Nebraska Democrats warn of new political party for spoiler candidates
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Nebraska Second Congressional District 2026: Latest Polls
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Ricketts wins GOP Senate primary as Burbank claims Democratic nomination
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Nebraska election results 2024
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Democratic-aligned poll shows Dan Osborn leading Pete Ricketts in Senate race
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Today in History - June 18: Former Nebraska senator, agriculture secretary born
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Nebraska Senate race remains in 'leans Republican' column of national forecaster's ratings
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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz campaigns for Ricketts in Nebraska
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Verification trail
Polls verified0 / 0deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested3 platformsupdated 11h ago
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2026-06-20
Endorsements34 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage13 / 30dGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks