See photos from the Senate debate at the Nebraska State Fair
Nebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts and independent challenger Dan Osborn faced off in a U.S Senate debate at the Big Iron Events Center during the Nebraska State Fair.
Independent candidate Dan Osborn answers a question during a debate with Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts at the Nebraska State Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Grand Island.
People watch as Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, left, and independent candidate Dan Osborn, right, at the Nebraska State Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Grand Island.
Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, left, and independent candidate Dan Osborn, right, debate at the Nebraska State Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Grand Island.
Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, left, and independent candidate Dan Osborn, right, debate at the Nebraska State Fair on Tuesday in Grand Island.
Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, left, and independent candidate Dan Osborn, right, debate at the Nebraska State Fair on Tuesday in Grand Island.
Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts answers a question during a debate with independent candidate Dan Osborn at the Nebraska State Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Grand Island.
Independent candidate Dan Osborn answers a question during a debate with Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts at the Nebraska State Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Grand Island.
Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts answers a question during a debate with independent candidate Dan Osborn at the Nebraska State Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Grand Island.
Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts answers a question during a debate with independent candidate Dan Osborn at the Nebraska State Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Grand Island.
Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts answers a question during a debate with independent candidate Dan Osborn at the Nebraska State Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Grand Island.
Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts answers a question during a debate with independent candidate Dan Osborn at the Nebraska State Fair on Tuesday in Grand Island.
Independent candidate Dan Osborn answers a question during a debate with Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts at the Nebraska State Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Grand Island.
Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, left, and independent candidate Dan Osborn, right, stand on stage before a debate at the Nebraska State Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Grand Island.
Independent candidate Dan Osborn answers a question during a debate with Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts at the Nebraska State Fair on Tuesday in Grand Island.
Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, left, and independent candidate Dan Osborn, right debate each other during a U.S. Senate debate at the Nebraska State Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Grand Island.
Independent candidate Dan Osborn listens to a question asked during a debate with Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts at the Nebraska State Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Grand Island.
Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts is seen on a large television screen as he argues a point during a U.S Senate Debate at the Nebraska State Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Grand Island.
A crowd supporting both candidates waits for the start of a U.S Senate Debate between Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts and independent candidate Dan Osborn at the Nebraska State Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Grand Island.
Debate panelists, Casey Wonnenberg, News Channel, Nebraska, Aaron Sanderford, Omaha World-Herald, Juan Salinas II, Nebraska Examiner, and Andrew Wegley, Flatwater Free Press, look over their notes and wait for candidates ahead of a U.S Senate Debate at the Nebraska State Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Grand Island.
Fairgoers gathered in the Big Iron Events Center to hear from Nebraska's U.S. Senate candidates ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
Independent U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn discussed the Tyson Foods plant closure, job outsourcing and challenges facing American agricultu…
