Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) leads his independent challenger, Dan Osborn, 49 percent to 43 percent among likely Nebraska voters in a New York Times/Siena University poll, The Hill reported. The results were reported just ahead of Election Day, and The Hill said the poll shows Ricketts ahead by six points.

The New York Times reported that Osborn trails by six points and that voters do not seem to view him as "truly independent" from Democrats. Nate Cohn wrote the Times report, which carries the headline "In Nebraska Senate Race, the Independent May Have an Identity Problem."

The two outlets describe the candidate differently. The Hill calls Osborn an independent challenger, while the Times headline says the independent may have an identity problem with voters. Both outlets attribute their figures to the same New York Times/Siena University poll. Ford McCracken wrote The Hill's report.

The Times summary places the six-point margin alongside voters' views of Osborn's independence from the Democratic Party. The Hill summary does not address those views, and it focuses on the topline result and the race's timing just ahead of Election Day.

The summaries of both reports available for this story do not include the poll's margin of error, its sample size, or the full text of either article. Details beyond the topline results and the Times finding on voters' views of Osborn cannot be confirmed from these reports.

Sources: The New York Times: In Nebraska Senate Race, the Independent May Have an Identity Problem; The Hill: Ricketts leads independent candidate Osborn by 6 points in latest Nebraska Senate poll.