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Independent Senate Candidates Ran in Deep-Red States and Lost Despite Democratic Support

The Democratic Party threw its support behind independent Senate candidates in deep-red states, but they came up short.

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Dan Osborn, an independent candidate for Senate in Nebraska, lost his race against Senator Pete Ricketts. Much of the state shifted to the right in a year where most of the country shifted left.
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