Nebraska Democratic US Senate candidate Cindy Burbank hasn't dropped out of the race yet. Will she?

Source: Nebraska Examiner

She has until Aug. 3 to drop out; she has been campaigning for NE-01 candidate Austin Ahlman
By Juan Salinas II -
July 10, 2026 4:52 pm

LINCOLN — Two months after Nebraska Democrats chose her as their U.S. Senate candidate, Cindy Burbank is still in the race, despite having hinted she may drop out to clear the field for nonpartisan candidate Dan Osborn to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts in November.

In the run-up to the primary, Burbank wrote on her campaign website that she was running to give Osborn a “fair shot against Ricketts.” She told the Examiner and other outlets she would drop out of the race only if she didn’t have a clear path to victory in the general election.

Since the primary, Burbank’s campaign for Senate has been quiet. While she has not announced any public campaign events, she has been campaigning for 1st Congressional District nonpartisan candidate Austin Ahlman.

The deadline for Burbank to drop out of the race is Aug 3. If she does file papers to have her name removed from the ballot, there could be a legal fight. Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers told the Examiner in May that the Secretary of State had reached out for guidance on whether the state can refuse to remove her from the ballot.


Nebraska Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Cindy Burbank in Lincoln on June 17, 2026. (Juan Salinas II/Nebraska Examiner)

Read more: https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/07/10/nebraska-democratic-us-senate-candidate-cindy-burbank-hasnt-dropped-out-of-the-race-yet-will-she/

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Because Cindy is campaigning for 1st Congressional District nonpartisan candidate Austin Ahlman, we dropped her from the US Senate DU ActBlue list!