Nebraska secretary of state loses GOP primary to challenger questioning election security

Omaha businessman Scott Petersen on Tuesday defeated Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen in a Republican primary election, toppling a two-term incumbent by raising questions on the campaign trail about election integrity and ballot security

Omaha businessman Scott Petersen on Tuesday defeated Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen in a Republican primary election, toppling a two-term incumbent by raising questions on the campaign trail about election integrity and ballot security.

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As of Wednesday morning, Petersen was winning with 55% of the GOP vote to Evnen’s 45%, with nearly all of the expected votes tallied.

Petersen will be favored to win November’s general election in Nebraska, a reliably Republican-leaning state.