Nebraska voters decide senate, congressional races

Nebraska primary election recap: Senate, congressional races and more THANKS FOR JOINING US ON PRIMARY NIGHT IN NEBRASKA. I’M JULIE CORNELL. I’M BILL SCHAMMERT. WE JUST GOT ANOTHER BATCH OF RESULTS FROM THE DOUGLAS COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION. WE ARE WATCHING SOME VERY TIGHT RACES, INCLUDING THIS ONE, THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT TWO, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS NOW REPORTING A REVERSAL OF WHAT WE TOLD YOU 30 MINUTES AGO, DENISE, POLLS PICKED UP ANOTHER THOUSAND VOTES OR SO LEADING BY 850, OR ABOUT 2%. THE LATEST RESULTS COMING IN JUST MOMENTS AGO. WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE, MADISON AND QUANECIA FRASER HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE RACE ALL NIGHT. WE BEGIN WITH MADISON AT THE THOMPSON ALUMNI CENTER. MADISON. YEAH, HERE AT THE THOMPSON CENTER, THERE HAS BEEN ENERGY BROUGHT HERE. BRINGING IT RIGHT NOW. AS YOU CAN SEE. WE ARE SHOWING THAT THEY HAVE TAKEN THAT. DENISE POWELL HAS TAKEN THE LEAD, BUT NOTHING HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN CALLED YET. NATIONAL REPORTS ARE SHOWING ABOUT AN 850 VOTE. AND THEY ARE CHANTING RIGHT NOW. WE’RE GOING TO JUST PAN OVER SO YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT. THE CROWD IS JUST CHANTING DENISE, AS WE SEE THAT THEY ARE CHANTING TO DENISE POWELL, TAKING THE LEAD. AND AGAIN, AP IS REPORTING ABOUT AN 850 VOTE LEAD WITH 99% OF VOTES REPORTED SO FAR FOR POWELL. BUT AGAIN, NOTHING OFFICIAL HAS BEEN CALLED YET. AND WHEN WE GO TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S WEBSITE, IT STILL HASN’T SHOWN THE UPDATED NUMBERS QUITE YET. AND IT STILL SHOWS THAT THEY’RE IN A TIGHT RACE RIGHT NOW. BUT AGAIN, NATIONAL NEWS IS REPORTING THAT THEY HAVE TAKEN THE LEAD 39% TO 37 IN FAVOR OF DENISE POWELL. RIGHT NOW, AGAIN, THE CROWD IS JUST LIVELY RIGHT NOW CHEERING HER ON AS YOU CAN SEE HERE. BUT WE’RE GOING TO TOSS IT BACK TO YOU AT THE DESK BECAUSE DENISE POWELL HAS NOT MADE AN ENTRANCE YET TO ADDRESS THESE VOTES SO FAR. SO BACK TO YOU AT THE MADISON. KEEP US POSTED. THANK YOU. AND WHAT WE KNOW FROM EARLIER IN THE NIGHT IS THAT DENISE POWELL WAS LEADING IN SAUNDERS COUNTY. SHE WAS LEADING IN SARPY COUNTY, AND JOHN KAVANAUGH WAS LEADING IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. THE LATEST BATCH OF RESULTS SHOWED DENISE POWELL HAS TAKEN THE LEAD IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. DANIELLE JOHNSON, THE DOUGLAS COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONER, SAYS THESE RESULTS MAY NOT BE FINAL FOR DAYS, SO STAY TUNED. VERY CLOSE RACE. LET’S GO TO KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S QUANECIA FRASER. SHE’S AT UNDERWOOD BAR WITH JOHN KAVANAUGH’S CAMPAIGN. QUANECIA. BILL. JULIE, THE ENERGY IN HERE WAS PRETTY. WE’RE FEELING A LOT OF EXCITEMENT IN THIS ROOM UP UNTIL ABOUT 1045. THAT’S WHEN THINGS SEEMED TO HAVE TAKEN A PAUSE WHEN THE. THE LATEST ROUND OF RESULTS WERE RELEASED. THE ENERGY IS NOT NEARLY AS HIGH AS IT WAS ABOUT 20 MINUTES AGO, BUT I CAN TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THAT. WHEN JOHN KAVANAUGH WALKED INTO THIS BAR AT 10:00, HE WALKED INTO CHEERS, A VERY, VERY ECSTATIC CROWD. JOHN KAVANAUGH THANKED HIS SUPPORTERS FOR GETTING HIM TO WHERE HE WAS AT THAT POINT, WHICH WAS IN THE LEAD. HE THANKED THEM FOR GOING DOOR TO DOOR, REACHING PEOPLE, KNOCKING ON DOORS, CALLING VOTERS ALL HIS VOLUNTEERS. I KNOW EARLIER TODAY, HE SAID HE HAD AT LEAST 50 VOLUNTEERS GOING TO REACH VOTERS, AND THOSE LAST MINUTE VOTERS AND TRYING TO GET THEM TO THE POLLS. SO HE WAS VERY, VERY EXCITED. AGAIN, ALL OF THAT HAS CHANGED, AT LEAST FOR THE TIME BEING. THE ENERGY HAS GONE FROM EXCITEMENT TO MORE SO TAKING A PAUSE. IT’S DEFINITELY A LOT QUIETER IN HERE. BILL. As votes continue to be counted in Nebraska's primary election, the Democratic nominee in the 2nd Congressional District race is still too close to call.KETV NewsWatch 7's Anna Behning reports on close NE-02 raceAs of 11:30 p.m., about 1,000 votes separate the top two candidates in the race: John Cavanaugh and Denise Powell.KETV NewsWatch 7's Anna Behning reports that the Democratic primary remained tight, with the final result still unclear. More ballots will be counted on Friday.Voters also took to the polls on Tuesday to decide everything from senate races to the Papillion mayoral race. Here's the latest results.GovernorIncumbent Jim Pillen won the Republican nomination. He will face the Democratic nominee, former state senator Lynne Walz, and Legalize Marijuana Now's nominee Rick Beard in November. Click here to learn more.U.S. SenateRepublican incumbent Pete Ricketts, who has been a U.S. Senator since 2023, defeated Todd Knobel, Eric Mortimore, Debb Axtell Schultz and Mac Stevens in the primary.Cindy Burbank defeated Williams Forbes to earn the Democratic nomination.Mike Marvin defeated Earl Starkey for the Legalize Marijuana Now nomination.Learn more here.House of RepresentativesIncumbent Republican Mike Flood was unopposed in the primary in Nebraska's 1st Congressional District. Libertarian candidate Nik Sandman was also unopposed, while Democrat Chris Backemeyer defeated Eric Moyer to earn a spot on November's ballot.In Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, Republican Omaha City Councilman Brinker Harding and Libertarian Eric Foreman were running unopposed. As of 11:30 p.m., about 1,000 votes separate the top two candidates in the race: John Cavanaugh and Denise Powell.In District 3, incumbent Adrian Smith earned the Republican nomination. He will face Democratic nominee Becky Stille and Legalize Marijuana Now candidate David Else in November.Click the link here to see more from the polls.LegislatureAlmost a dozen district seats are up for grabs.See the latest results here.FULL RESULTS | U.S. SENATE | CONGRESS | GOVERNOR | STATE RACES | LEGISLATURE | DOUGLAS COUNTY | SARPY COUNTY | CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA | WASHINGTON COUNTY | DODGE COUNTY | SAUNDERS COUNTY | As votes continue to be counted in Nebraska's primary election, the Democratic nominee in the 2nd Congressional District race is still too close to call. KETV NewsWatch 7's Anna Behning reports on close NE-02 race Advertisement As of 11:30 p.m., about 1,000 votes separate the top two candidates in the race: John Cavanaugh and Denise Powell. KETV NewsWatch 7's Anna Behning reports that the Democratic primary remained tight, with the final result still unclear. More ballots will be counted on Friday. Voters also took to the polls on Tuesday to decide everything from senate races to the Papillion mayoral race. Here's the latest results. Governor Incumbent Jim Pillen won the Republican nomination. He will face the Democratic nominee, former state senator Lynne Walz, and Legalize Marijuana Now's nominee Rick Beard in November. Click here to learn more. U.S. Senate Republican incumbent Pete Ricketts, who has been a U.S. Senator since 2023, defeated Todd Knobel, Eric Mortimore, Debb Axtell Schultz and Mac Stevens in the primary. Cindy Burbank defeated Williams Forbes to earn the Democratic nomination. Mike Marvin defeated Earl Starkey for the Legalize Marijuana Now nomination. Learn more here. House of Representatives Incumbent Republican Mike Flood was unopposed in the primary in Nebraska's 1st Congressional District. Libertarian candidate Nik Sandman was also unopposed, while Democrat Chris Backemeyer defeated Eric Moyer to earn a spot on November's ballot. In Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, Republican Omaha City Councilman Brinker Harding and Libertarian Eric Foreman were running unopposed. As of 11:30 p.m., about 1,000 votes separate the top two candidates in the race: John Cavanaugh and Denise Powell. In District 3, incumbent Adrian Smith earned the Republican nomination. He will face Democratic nominee Becky Stille and Legalize Marijuana Now candidate David Else in November. Click the link here to see more from the polls. Legislature Almost a dozen district seats are up for grabs. See the latest results here. FULL RESULTS | U.S. SENATE | CONGRESS | GOVERNOR | STATE RACES | LEGISLATURE | DOUGLAS COUNTY | SARPY COUNTY | CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA | WASHINGTON COUNTY | DODGE COUNTY | SAUNDERS COUNTY |