Two Democratic candidates are running for the US Senate in Nebraska's primary, with Cindy Burbank and William Forbes challenging the Republican candidate for Sen. Pete Rickett's current seat. Burbank's primary election is May 12 and she plans to represent the Democrats in the November 2026 general election. Her primary focus is unifying the candidates against each other in the general election and supporting independent candidate Dan Osborn. She also plans to pass term limits for congressional members and ban congressional stock trading. Forbes denies allegations that he is running to help Ricketts and the Nebraska Democratic Party is condemning his campaign.