President Donald Trump is scheduled to rally Monday evening in Grand Island, Nebraska, during a campaign swing through Republican-leaning states as parties focus on the state’s Senate and House contests.
Incumbent Sen. Pete Ricketts is running against independent Dan Osborn in the Senate race. ABC News reported that no Democrat is on the Senate ballot. The Hill described the contest as unexpectedly competitive and said Osborn finished within 7 percentage points of Sen. Deb Fischer in 2024. ABC News said Ricketts was first elected to the Senate in a 2024 special election after serving as Nebraska’s governor. Trump has won Nebraska’s statewide vote three times by about 20 points, ABC reported, though the Democratic candidate received one electoral vote from the state in both 2020 and 2024 because Nebraska divides its electoral votes.