Nebraska U.S. Senate race filled with alleged ‘plants,’ campaigns say

By: Juan Salinas II

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: March 4, 2026

Words: 769

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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LINCOLN — There are dueling allegations of planted candidates in Nebraska’s U.S. Senate race and plenty of denials.

Two candidates — one Democrat and one from the Legal Marijuana NOW Party — accuse their primary opponents of being “plants,” the Democrat William Forbes allegedly to help Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts and marijuana candidate Mike Marvin allegedly to help nonpartisan candidate Dan Osborn.

Osborn and Ricketts are in a heated campaign. Ricketts, a former two-term …

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