Nebraska Democrats will vote on filling vacancy for U.S. Senate race

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Nebraska Democrats will vote on filling vacancy for U.S. Senate race

LINCOLN — The Nebraska Democratic Party will decide at a state central committee meeting this week whether to fill a vacancy caused by its U.S. Senate candidate dropping out.

Nebraska Democrats will vote to fill vacancy for US Senate race after its candidate dropped out

Framed pitctures at the Omaha Nebraska Democratic Party office on April 3, 2026. (Juan Salinas II/ Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — The Nebraska Democratic Party will decide at a state central committee meeting this week whether to fill a vacancy caused by its U.S. Senate candidate dropping out.  In a Lancaster County District Court affidavit, state party Chair Jane Kleeb said a vote to fill the vacancy that arose after U.S. Senate nominee Cindy Bur…