Political organizer Denise Powell defeated state Sen. John Cavanaugh on Tuesday night in Nebraska‘s high-profile Democratic primary in the race to replace retiring Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE).
With roughly 90% of votes counted, Powell narrowly bested Cavanaugh with about 40% of the vote to Cavanaugh’s roughly 38%, according to the Associated Press.
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Powell is now set to take on candidate Brinker Harding, an Omaha City Council member who ran unopposed for the GOP nomination. Libertarian nominee Eric Michael Foreman will also appear on the general election ballot. In the wake of President Donald Trump’s 2016 election win, Powell founded Nebraska’s Women Who Run, an Omaha-based PAC that helps promote women running for office in the Cornhusker State. She is running her campaign based on priorities like safeguarding the Democratic process, lowering costs for Nebraskans, and defending abortion.
The Democratic primary drew national attention not only because of Democrats’ desire to flip Nebraska’s
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