{"id":2244718,"date":"2024-05-14T21:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T01:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-pete-ricketts-wins-special-election-primary-to-finish-out-ben-sasses-term-until-2026\/"},"modified":"2024-05-14T21:54:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T01:54:27","slug":"sen-pete-ricketts-wins-special-election-primary-to-finish-out-ben-sasses-term-until-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-pete-ricketts-wins-special-election-primary-to-finish-out-ben-sasses-term-until-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Pete Ricketts triumphs in special election primary to complete Ben Sasse&#8217;s term through 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-pete-ricketts-wins-special-election-primary-to-finish-out-ben-sasses-term-until-2026%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2244718&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Pete Ricketts, a Republican from Nebraska, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opinion-the-second-amendment-doesnt-shrink-beneath-the-threat-of-f-15s-and-nuclear-weapons\/\" title=\"OPINION: The Second Amendment Doesn\u2019t Shrink Beneath The Threat Of F-15s And Nuclear Weapons\">emerged victorious<\/a> in the state&#8217;s special <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">primary<\/a> \u2063election, granting\u2062 him the opportunity to complete the term of former Republican Senator Ben Sasse until 2026.\u2064 Ricketts is\u200c set to continue\u2063 his tenure on Capitol Hill following this \u200celectoral success. Senator Pete Ricketts, \u200da Republican from Nebraska, emerged victorious in the state&#8217;s\u2062 special\u200b primary election, granting him the opportunity to complete the term of former Republican Senator Ben Sasse\u2064 until 2026. Ricketts is set to continue his tenure on\u200c Capitol Hill following this electoral success.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1004377\/kamala-harris-swears-in-nebraskas-pete-ricketts-as-newest-us-senator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pete Ricketts<\/a> (R-NE) will have a chance to stay on Capitol Hill after winning <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nebraska\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nebraska\u2019s<\/a> special primary election on Tuesday to finish out former <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a> Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ben-sasse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ben Sasse<\/a>\u2019s term until 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Associated Press<\/em> called the race at 8:10 p.m. with Ricketts receiving 75.5% of the vote with 17% of votes counted. His closest competitor, John Glen Weaver, received 15.9% at the time the race was called.<\/p>\n<p>Ricketts succeeded Sasse, who left Congress to become the next president of the University of Florida, on Jan. 12, 2023, by an appointment from Gov. Jim Pillen (R-NE). The former governor of Nebraska, Ricketts also plans to run for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-chair-condemns-biden-abortion-policy\/\" title=\"RNC chair condemns Biden abortion policy\">full term<\/a> in 2026 once Sasse\u2019s term is fulfilled.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-waltzes-to-victory-in-south-carolinas-first-in-the-nation-primary\/\" title=\"Biden easily wins South Carolina's primary\">primary marked<\/a> the first time since 1954 that both of Nebraska\u2019s Senate seats are concurrently up for reelection, and the Cornhusker State is the only state in the nation to have both Senate seats on the ballot in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Ricketts, along with Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE), who is seeking reelection, and the three members of the Nebraska House delegation, did not receive an endorsement from the state Republican Party \u2014 the first time in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nigel-farage-warns-boris-johnson-may-be-out-sooner-than-anybody-thinks\/\" title=\"Nigel Farage Warns Boris Johnson May Be Out \u2018Sooner Than Anybody Thinks\u2019\">party history<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Still, Ricketts nabbed endorsements from key groups such as Americans for Prosperity Action, the National Rifle Association\u2019s Victory Fund, and the Nebraska Farm Bureau, as well as support from several state Republican lawmakers. According to campaign finance records, Ricketts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/committee\/C00832436\/\">drastically outspent and outraised<\/a> Weaver.<\/p>\n<p>Ricketts will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3001624\/nebraska-primary-election-watch-competitive-congressional-presidential-contests-ballot\/\">go on<\/a> to face Preston Love Jr., the sole Democrat who registered for the primary, to determine who will finish out Sasse\u2019s term. The Senate seats have been held by Republicans since 2013, but Democrats believe that divisions within the state GOP could help aid a Democratic victory.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) secures Capitol Hill tenure by clinching Nebraska&#8217;s special primary election. He will conclude former Sen. Ben Sasse&#8217;s term until 2026. The Associated Press declared his victory at 8:10 p.m., garnering 75.5% of the vote with 17% of ballots counted. 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