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Nebraskans Break Mail-In Voting Record in Primary Election

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s primary voters mostly steered clear of polling sites Tuesday while shattering the state record for absentee voting with nearly 400,000 mail-in ballots in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
This was the nation’s first in-person primary since a heavily criticized election in Wisconsin five weeks ago in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. A total of 471, 434 people voted in the primary – that’s about 1/3 the number of registered voters in the state. In Dodge County, 9,254 votes were cast – about 42% of registered voters in the county. The overwhelming majority of votes were cast by mail-in or absentee ballot, with only about 75,000 ballots cast in person.
Republican President Donald Trump and presumptive Democratic challenger Joe Biden sailed to easy victories in the election. So did Republican U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, who faced a GOP primary challenge because of his previous criticism of Trump. Sasse will face Democrat Chris Janicek, the winner of a nine-way primary on the Democratic ticket.
In District 1’s congressional race, Jeff Fortenberry will hold the republican nomination, running unopposed, and will go up against Kate Bolz in November. For District 15 legislature, Lynne Walz will face David Rogers in November. Walz collected 68% of the vote with Rogers trailing significantly.
 

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