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Nebraska secretary of state loses GOP primary
Key takeaways
- Omaha businessman Scott Petersen won Tuesday s Republican primary in the Cornhusker State, leading the incumbent by roughly 6 percentage points with a little over half of votes in as of 11 p.m.
- Evnen had notched endorsements from major names in Nebraska GOP politics, including Gov.
- Now in his second term, Evnen led the state as it turned over voter rolls to the Department of Justice, part of a push from the Trump administration ahead of the midterm elections.
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Omaha businessman Scott Petersen won Tuesday s Republican primary in the Cornhusker State, leading the incumbent by roughly 6 percentage points with a little over half of votes in as of 11 p.m. EDT.
Evnen had notched endorsements from major names in Nebraska GOP politics, including Gov. Jim Pillen, Sens. Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts, and all three of the state s House lawmakers.
Now in his second term, Evnen led the state as it turned over voter rolls to the Department of Justice, part of a push from the Trump administration ahead of the midterm elections.
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