Nebraska state Sen. Deb Fischer has won the Republican nomination for Senate, in the race to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson, in a major last-minute upset.
With 91 percent of precincts reporting, Fischer has 41 percent, state Attorney General Jon Bruning 36 percent, and former state Attorney General Stenberg 19 percent. The Associated Press has projected the race for Fischer, who will now face Democratic former Sen. Bob Kerrey, who is a decided underdog to return to his old seat in a state that has gone even further into the GOP column since he retired in 2000.
Bruning was the frontrunner throughout most of this primary race — but then proceeded to get caught up in a variety of attacks with Stenberg, which enabled Fischer to surge into first place during the final week of the campaign.
