Pair of Nebraska state senators set to square off in special election for Congress (tomorrow)

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https://omaha.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/pair-of-nebraska-state-senators-set-to-square-off-in-special-election-for-congress/article_d94743f6-f41c-11ec-9d6e-bba81e0af561.html

By Ryan Hoffman

Voters in Nebraska’s 1st District on Tuesday will decide who will represent them in the U.S. House of Representatives for the next six months in what will be one of the earliest electoral contests following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion Friday.

Though the race between State Sens. Mike Flood of Norfolk and Patty Pansing Brooks of Lincoln will not be the only such contest — at least five states will hold primary elections Tuesday — it could be one of the most immediately consequential.

The winner will be sworn in as the state’s newest representative in Congress and leave an opening in the Nebraska Legislature, which could be called into a special session this summer to take up abortion restrictions.

Both Flood and Pansing Brooks told The World-Herald that they are working hard to win Tuesday, but both also acknowledged the challenges of reaching and motivating voters for an admittedly unusual election.

FULL story at link above.

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