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Powell’s win resolves the Democratic side of Nebraska’s open, lean-Democratic House race, setting up the general against Trump-endorsed Republican Brinker Harding and giving traders a clearer matchup to price.
The AP says six Democrats are running for the Omaha-based NE-02 nomination, with Brinker Harding unopposed on the GOP side. That keeps the general-election race alive for traders because the primary result will determine whether Democrats consolidate around a single challenger to replace retiring Rep. Don Bacon.
Brinker Harding is set as the Republican nominee, and the latest reports say Denise Powell won the Democratic nomination. That leaves an open Omaha-area seat headed into a competitive general election after Don Bacon's retirement. The race is still being watched as a battleground. The open-seat race remains a competitive battleground, with the latest news mainly clarifying the nominees. The district still looks closely contested, but the Democratic side appears to have settled on its candidate.
Amy Davidson Sorkin on Josh Turek, Zach Wahls, Sherrod Brown, and James Talarico—and how something has changed lately in the dynamics of the Democrats’ fight to reclaim the Senate, or, at least, in the Party’s mood.
The fate of Nebraska’s “blue dot” will play prominently as Democratic voters select a congressional nominee in the state’s 2nd District.
Voters will decide Tuesday between state Sen. John Cavanaugh and marketing consultant Denise Powell in the Democratic primary.
By MARGERY A. BECK and STEVE PEOPLES OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The fate of Nebraska’s “blue dot” — a small, but significant factor in presidential politics — will take center stage Tuesday as Democratic voters select a congressional nominee in the state’s high-profile 2nd District. The Omaha-area district, where Republican U.S. Rep. Don Bacon is […]
A narrow margin separated frontrunners Sherrye Hutcherson and Lou Ann Goding in the primary election for District 8 of the Nebraska State Board of Education.
Get live updates and the latest news as Trump arrives in China for his summit with Xi Jinping and the Nebraska 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary remains too close to call.
In solidly red Nebraska lies a “blue dot” around Omaha where Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris captured the majority of the vote in the last two presidential elections, but the incumbent Republican House representative kept his seat.Now that Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) announced his plans to not seek ...
Political organizer Denise Powell has won the Democratic nomination in Nebraska’s 2nd District, NBC News projects, emerging from a tough primary fight in one of her party’s top opportunities to flip a swing seat this year
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