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Pete Ricketts won the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in Nebraska, according to election results. With 72% of votes counted, Ricketts received 130,802 votes, or 81.6% of the total reported.
Todd Knobel received 12,759 votes (8.0%), and Debb Axtell Schultz received 9,502 votes (5.9%), the results showed. The tally cited 160,221 total votes reported at the time.
The primary outcome sets up Ricketts as the Republican nominee for the general election in November.
Race rating and November outlook
The Cook Political Report rates the Nebraska Senate race as “Likely Republican,” a rating that suggests the Republican nominee has a significant advantage heading into the general election.
The vote count was incomplete when the race was called, with 72% of ballots reported in the results cited.
What comes next
Voters will decide the Nebraska Senate race in the November general election.
