The victory of the four-term Republican, who has resisted his party’s veer to the right, dashed Democratic hopes of flipping a critical district.

In a competitive race between independent Dan Osborn and Republican Sen. Deb Fischer, the incumbent won re-election.

Democrat Ashlei Spivey had already started new lawmaker orientation Monday by the time the last votes were counted and her victory in northeast Omaha's District 13 legislative race became clear.

Republican Don Bacon wins reelection to U.S. House in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District.

Republican Don Bacon has been elected to a fifth House term representing Nebraska’s Omaha-based 2nd District, nearly three days after the polls closed.

Nebraska voters approved a ballot measure to write the state’s current 12-week abortion ban into the state constitution. It also allows for a stricter ban to be imposed.

Republican Sen. Deb Fischer will win reelection in Nebraska, defeating an unexpectedly strong challenge from independent Dan Osborn, CNN projects.

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers pledged Tuesday that his office’s ongoing civil and criminal investigations into two medical cannabis measures won’t impact whether he certifies the election results.

After his unsuccessful bid to unseat Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer, Dan Osborn has launched a political action committee focused on championing working class issues and candidates.

The ballot sponsors behind Nebraska’s successful medical cannabis measures on Election Day have made a final plea to a district judge to uphold the petition efforts and election results. Attorneys for the Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana campaign,

A Nebraska lawsuit seeks to overturn the passage of two medical cannabis legalization ballot measures based on alleged fraud by petition circulators.