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Candidate profile: Mike Marvin in Nebraska’s Senate race

Mike Marvin is listed as an Other candidate in Nebraska’s contested 2026 U.S. Senate general election.

The Ballot Nebraska DeskSeptember 7, 2026
Candidate profile: Mike Marvin in Nebraska’s Senate race

Key takeaways

  • Mike Marvin is listed with the classification Other.
  • The U.S. Senate general election is Nov. 3, 2026.
  • The Nebraska race is contested and includes 11 candidates.
  • Marvin has no biography or campaign-finance figures on file.
  • No documented policy positions are on file for any candidate.

Mike Marvin is running in Nebraska’s contested U.S. Senate general election on Nov. 3, 2026. Marvin is listed with the classification “Other” in a field of 11 candidates, including incumbent Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts.

Marvin’s official candidate entry

Marvin’s entry does not list a biography. It also does not list figures for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand.

No policy positions are documented for Marvin. That means the official entry does not establish where Marvin stands on issues that could come before the U.S. Senate.

Candidates in the race

The Nebraska contest includes candidates with Republican, Democratic, independent and other classifications. Each candidate’s entry covers the same basic categories: affiliation, biography, campaign-finance figures and documented policy positions.

  • Owen Nicholas Carlson is listed with the classification VET. Carlson’s entry lists no biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand. No documented policy positions are on file.
  • Pete Ricketts is listed as a Republican and the incumbent. Ricketts’ entry lists no biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand. No documented policy positions are on file.
  • Benjamin E. Sasse is listed as a Republican. Sasse’s entry lists no biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand. No documented policy positions are on file.
  • Debra Leanne MS Axtell Schultz is listed as a Republican. Schultz’s entry lists no biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand. No documented policy positions are on file.
  • Mac Stevens is listed as a Republican. Stevens’ entry lists no biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand. No documented policy positions are on file.
  • Cindy Burbank is listed with the classification DE. Burbank’s entry lists no biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand. No documented policy positions are on file.
  • Edward Mr. Dunn is listed as a Republican. Dunn’s entry lists no biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand. No documented policy positions are on file.
  • William Forbes is listed as a Democrat. Forbes’ entry lists no biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand. No documented policy positions are on file.
  • Mike Marvin is listed with the classification Other. Marvin’s entry lists no biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand. No documented policy positions are on file.
  • Dan Osborn is listed as an independent. Osborn’s entry lists no biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand. No documented policy positions are on file.
  • Gavin Solomon is listed as a Republican. Solomon’s entry lists no biography, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand. No documented policy positions are on file.

What the classifications show

The candidate classifications identify five candidates as Republicans: Ricketts, Sasse, Schultz, Stevens, Dunn and Solomon. Forbes is identified as a Democrat, Osborn as an independent and Marvin as Other. Carlson carries the VET classification, while Burbank carries the DE classification.

Ricketts is the only candidate identified as the incumbent. The race is marked as contested, reflecting that more than one candidate is seeking the seat.

Election date and record updates

Nebraska’s U.S. Senate general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. Before voting, voters can watch for changes to candidate entries, including biographies, campaign-finance figures and documented policy positions. Those updates would offer additional points of comparison across all 11 candidates.

What to watch

  • Changes to the official candidate field
  • New candidate biographies or classifications
  • Campaign-finance figures added to candidate entries
  • Documented policy positions before the election

Who's running: U.S. Senate

Election day: November 3, 2026

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