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Cindy Burbank Withdraws, Turning Senate Race to Ricketts-Osborn Showdown

7/19/2026

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Nominee Cindy Burbank filed a withdrawal letter with the Secretary of State.
The Secretary will forward the request to attorney general for ballot removal.
Her exit could turn the race into a contest between Pete Ricketts and Dan Osborn.
Burbank thanked supporters, declined to endorse Osborn, and urged voter education.
Democrats will back a coalition for Osborn while NRSC press secretary Nick Puglia called him a Democrat and predicted defeat.

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Nominee Cindy Burbank filed a withdrawal letter with the Secretary of State.
The Secretary will forward the request to attorney general for ballot removal.
Her exit could turn the race into a contest between Pete Ricketts and Dan Osborn.
Burbank thanked supporters, declined to endorse Osborn, and urged voter education.
Democrats will back a coalition for Osborn while NRSC press secretary Nick Puglia called him a Democrat and predicted defeat.