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Pillen beat eight challengers, including Trump-backed businessman Charles Herbster, who was accused late in the campaign of groping by six women.

In Nebraska, the governor's race has top billing, as polls show a close Republican contest between Charles Herbster, Brett Lindstrom and Jim Pillen.

University of Nebraska regent Jim Pillen has won the state’s crowded Republican primary race for governor over a candidate endorsed by Donald Trump.

Nebraska and West Virginia — two Republican-leaning states — will hold primary elections Tuesday for who's on the midterm ballots in November.

The top race in Tuesday’s primary elections in Nebraska and West Virginia is a heavily contested Republican primary for Nebraska governor.

In Nebraska, the winner of a crowded Republican primary race for governor will be the overwhelming favorite to win in November.