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Photos: 2026 Nebraska primary election
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Photos: 2026 Nebraska primary election

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  • May 12, 2026
  • May 12, 2026 Updated 27 mins ago
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Check out photos from the 2026 Nebraska primary election.

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Sen. Pete Ricketts talks to the media after voting at his polling place at the Omaha Community Playhouse, 6915 Cass St. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
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Denise Powell, right, a 2nd Congressional District candidate talks to the media at her polling place at the Omaha Community Playhouse, 6915 Cass St. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. To the left is her husband, Hobson Powell.

CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
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Denise Powell, right, a 2nd Congressional District candidate talks to the media at her polling place at the Omaha Community Playhouse, 6915 Cass St. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. To the left is her husband, Hobson Powell.

CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
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A poll worker hands Sen. Pete Ricketts his ID back before he gets a ballot at his polling place at the Omaha Community Playhouse, 6915 Cass St. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
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Sen. Pete Ricketts carries his ballot to a voting booth at his polling place at the Omaha Community Playhouse, 6915 Cass St. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

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Sen. Pete Ricketts fills out his ballot at his polling place at the Omaha Community Playhouse, 6915 Cass St. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
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Sen. Pete Ricketts fills out his ballot at his polling place at the Omaha Community Playhouse, 6915 Cass St. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
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Medics load a resident who suffered from smoke inhalation after a fire at a duplex at 4717 S 19 St. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

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Omaha firefighters drink water after battling a fire at a duplex at 4717 S 19 St. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
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Omaha firefighters battle a fire at a duplex at 4717 S 19 St. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
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Omaha firefighters battle a fire at a duplex at 4717 S 19 St. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
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Omaha firefighters are on the roof the roof during a fire at a duplex at 4717 S 19 St. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
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Omaha firefighters battle a fire at a duplex at 4717 S 19 St. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
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Omaha firefighters are on the roof the roof during a fire at a duplex at 4717 S 19 St. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
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An Omaha firefighter moves a wheelchair while battling a fire at a duplex at 4717 S 19 St. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
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Omaha firefighters battle a fire at a duplex at 4717 S 19 St. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
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An Omaha firefighters battles a fire at a duplex at 4717 S 19 St. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
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Signs pointing out the polling place in the Mule Barn at Metropolitan Community College Fort Omaha campus at 5730 North 30th St., in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

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A sign pointing out the polling place in the Mule Barn at Metropolitan Community College Fort Omaha campus at 5730 North 30th St., in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

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Two voters fill out their ballots for the Nebraska primary in the gym at Wakonda Elementary School 4845 Curtis Ave. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

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A sign direction people to the polling place in the gym at Wakonda Elementary School 4845 Curtis Ave. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

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A voter fills out their ballots for the Nebraska primary in the gym at Wakonda Elementary School 4845 Curtis Ave. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

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An election manual at the polling place inside the gym at Wakonda Elementary School 4845 Curtis Ave. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

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A box to hold ballots at the polling place inside the gym at Wakonda Elementary School 4845 Curtis Ave. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
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Two voters fill out their ballots for the Nebraska primary in the gym at Wakonda Elementary School 4845 Curtis Ave. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
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A voter fills out his ballot at his polling place at the Omaha Community Playhouse, 6915 Cass St. in Omaha, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
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Jennifer Novotny fills out her ballot at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Omaha on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

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Voters fills out their ballots at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Omaha on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

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A voter fills out their ballot at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Omaha on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD
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