What party is Pete Ricketts?

Pete Ricketts is running as a Republican.

Is Pete Ricketts the incumbent?

Yes. Pete Ricketts currently holds this office.

Who is Pete Ricketts running against?

Dan Osborn, for Nebraska U.S. Senate.

Should I vote for Pete Ricketts?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Compare Pete Ricketts's record, funding and endorsements with the other candidates in this race and decide based on what matters to you.

Pete Ricketts

Republican · Candidate for Nebraska U.S. Senate · Incumbent · November 3, 2026

Where they stand

Moderately right, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). Senate roll-call votes, 119th Congress.

Source: data · how scores are linked to one scale.

Donor-based DIME score: moderately right.

AI read of their current public record: strongly right.

Issue by issue

Economy & taxes	Strongly right
Health care	Strongly right

AI-estimated from their own website and Wikipedia article, only where they state a position.

Voting record in Congress

In the Senate (119th Congress, 915 votes): missed 1% of votes, voted with their party 99.6% of the time.

Sponsored 67 bills (1 became law), mostly on agriculture and food, international affairs, finance and financial sector.

Source: Voteview.

Outside spending

Independent groups reported $1.5M supporting and $17M opposing Pete Ricketts.

For
SLF PAC · Republican Senate leadership super PAC	$459K
Fellowship PAC · Crypto industry	$350K
Defending Our Values PAC · AI safety / regulation	$274K
America First Action Fund	$200K
Cornhusker Majority · Republican Senate leadership super PAC	$132K
National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee · Business / industry	$45K
Against
Nebraska Values PAC · Unknown (no stated mission)	$10M
Working Class Majority PAC, Inc · Unknown (no stated mission)	$3.0M
Freedom From Politics, Inc. · Unknown (no stated mission)	$2.1M
The Edge Action Fund · Unknown (no stated mission)	$1.1M
Retire Career Politicians · Unknown (no stated mission)	$534K
AB PAC · Progressive advocacy	$94K

Source: FEC independent expenditures.

Endorsements

Endorsed by Donald Trump (source).

Executive branch officials: Donald Trump
Organizations: AIPAC, Club for Growth, Nebraska Farm Bureau, National Border Patrol Council, National Federation of Independent Business, Nebraska Fraternal Order of Police
U.S. senators: Ted Cruz, John Kennedy

More about Pete Ricketts

Campaign website · Wikipedia · Ballotpedia

Also running

Dan Osborn · Independent

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Quick answers

What party is Pete Ricketts?: Pete Ricketts is running as a Republican.
Is Pete Ricketts the incumbent?: Yes. Pete Ricketts currently holds this office.
Who is Pete Ricketts running against?: Dan Osborn, for Nebraska U.S. Senate.
Is Pete Ricketts liberal or conservative?: On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, Pete Ricketts is moderately right, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). This comes from published research, not our opinion.
Should I vote for Pete Ricketts?: SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Compare Pete Ricketts's record, funding and endorsements with the other candidates in this race and decide based on what matters to you.

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