Pro-Trump Election Deniers Lose in Nebraska Republican Primaries

Trump endorsed Charles Herbster in state’s governor’s race
Secretary of State slammed fraud claims after 2020 election

Charles Herbster during a rally at the I-80 Speedway hosted by Donald Trump in Greenwood, Nebraska on May 1. Photographer: Scott Olson/Getty Images

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By Ryan Teague Beckwith

May 11, 2022 at 3:01 PM UTC

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Former President Donald Trump’s voter fraud claims failed to move voters in Nebraska as the candidate he endorsed for governor lost the Republican primary and a top elections official who pushed back against the false claims won.

Agribusiness executive Charles Herbster, who was photographed at the former president’s “Stop the Steal” rally next to My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell, was defeated in the gubernatorial primary by University of Nebraska Regent Jim Pillen.