Democracy Dies in DarknessDemocrats knew they couldn’t unseat a GOP senator, so they backed an independent and fielded a candidate who promised to drop out if she won. Then it got complicated.May 13, 2026Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska) speaks to the media after casting his ballot at the Omaha Community Playhouse on May 12. (Rebecca S. Gratz/AP)Denise Powell has won the Democratic nomination for a key battleground House seat in Nebraska, the Associated Press projects, prevailing in an expensive race where she argued that electing her opponent would endanger future Democratic presidential candidates.