The Latest: Polls open for Nebraska primary election
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Latest on the Nebraska primary (all times local):
8:15 a.m.
The polls have opened in Nebraska for the 2018 primary.
Secretary of State John Gale has predicted a statewide turnout of 28 percent, or about 336,000 of the nearly 1.2 million registered voters.
About 28 percent of registered voters cast ballots in the 2014 statewide primary.
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12:20 a.m.
Omaha-area voters are set to pick a Democratic nominee who will challenge U.S. Rep. Don Bacon after the Republican claimed the seat from Democrats two years ago.
The 2nd Congressional District race is the most high-profile contest among the Tuesday primaries in Nebraska and a potential bright spot for Democrats who are heavily outnumbered throughout the state.