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Powell leads Cavanaugh in too close to call NE-02 Democratic U.S. House primary

Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — Nebraskans and the country will have to wait a bit longer to know who won the Democratic nomination to face Republican Brinker Harding in the state’s Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District.  At last count late Tuesday, political action committee co-founder Denise Powell led with roughly 39% of […]

Nebraska legislative race voters narrow candidates in 11 crowded primaries

Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Two incumbent state lawmakers trailed primary election opponents for the Legislature by the unofficial close of counting Tuesday, and another could be in trouble come November after facing three Democratic opponents. In total, 25 legislative races are up for election this year. Eleven of those had […]

Nebraska voters narrow 2026 candidates for NU Regents, State Board of Education

Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraskans took to the polls Tuesday to narrow the candidate fields in three of seven races for the State Board of Education and the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. The education-related offices are officially nonpartisan, so a candidate’s political party affiliation won’t appear on the […]

Backemeyer to face Flood in NE-01; Smith advances in NE-03

Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Democrats in eastern Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District picked former diplomat Chris Backemeyer as the party’s nominee to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Flood this fall. And Republicans in Nebraska’s 3rd District, its largest and most conservative, advanced U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., again after a spirited […]