Tuesday is primary day in Nebraska. See photos here.
A voter drops off a ballot at Gere Library on Tuesday.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
A voter drops off a ballot at the Gere Library on Tuesday.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
A voter casts a ballot at Gere Library on Tuesday.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
New "I Voted" stickers were available to voters on Tuesday.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Former Lincoln City Council member Richard Meginnis casts his ballot at Gere Library on Tuesday.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Former Lincoln City Council member Richard Meginnis casts his ballot at Gere Library on Tuesday.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Lancaster County public defender candidate Sarah Newell pulls up election results during a watch party at Fleetwood Restaurant on Tuesday.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
The Algorythms perform during a Democratic watch party Tuesday at Hub Cafe.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
First District Congressional candidate Chris Backemeyer, right, and his wife Courtney talk to and James Michael Bowers, center, at a Democratic watch party Tuesday at Hub Cafe.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
Robin Kosmicki, friend and supporter of Lancaster County public defender candidate Sarah Newell, watches as results roll in during a watch party at on Tuesday at Fleetwood restaurant in Lincoln.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
Lancaster County public defender candidate Sarah Newell watches early results roll in at a watch party at Fleetwood restaurant on Tuesday. Unofficial results indicate she lost in her bid to defeat her boss Kristi Egger.
Chris Backemeyer will be the Democratic nominee facing off against incumbent Republican Rep. Mike Flood after defeating fellow Democrat Eric Moyer in the primary.Â
Carina McCormick and David Bruno will appear on November's ballot to represent part of downtown and west Lincoln on the Southeast Community College board.
Comstock, a registered nonpartisan, and Hosein, a registered Republican, will advance to November's general election for the seat representing most of Lincoln and northern Lancaster County.
Scott Petersen of Omaha defeated Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen in Tuesday’s Republican primary, ousting the two-term incumbent and advancing to the November general election.
Former Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks, a Democrat who previously served two terms representing District 28 before being term-limited out, easily outpaced a pair of challengers for her old seat.
Austin Ahlman, a reporter and political analyst at Open Markets Institute, a left-leaning nonprofit think tank, launched an independent bid in Nebraska's 1st Congressional District.
The group, called Good Government Lincoln and led by former state Sen. Tony Fulton, on Wednesday announced three charter amendment petitions related to local voting, elections and public offices.