Independent Dan Osborn held an election-eve rally Monday at the Astro Theater in La Vista, Nebraska, and Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts made voter stops as both closed Nebraska's U.S. Senate contest¹.

Osborn told supporters polls would open soon and that voters could choose someone who would put Nebraskans first¹. Ricketts said his campaign was traveling the state so Republicans would turn out, adding that if they did, he was confident of winning¹.

Both named the farm bill. Osborn said Congress should pass one that works for family farmers and food security¹. Ricketts said getting a farm bill passed would be the first task in Washington and that Democrats had tried to block it in committee¹.

Osborn criticized television ads against him, saying most Ricketts ads were attacks and citing tens of millions of dollars in spending¹. Asked what he would tell an undecided voter, Ricketts said Osborn would say anything to get elected and told different stories in public and behind closed doors¹.

Osborn said supporters would keep knocking on doors Tuesday; Ricketts had five more stops Monday¹. WOWT said polls would be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.¹.

A New York Times/Siena University poll released Oct. 31 found Ricketts ahead of Osborn among likely Nebraska voters; the survey predated Monday's closing events².