JUST IN: Businessman Jim Pillen beat out a Trump-backed candidate to win the GOP nomination for Nebraska governor, according to AP
Nebraska gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster and former President Trumpduring a rally in Greenwood, Nebraska. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
Businessman Jim Pillen on Tuesday beat out a Trump-backed candidate to win the GOP nomination for Nebraska governor, accordingThe result marks the first time this year former President Trump's endorsement has failed to carry a candidate to victory in a GOP primary this cycle. He had endorsed businessman Charles Herbster.
Herbster's campaign was thrown into turmoil last month when eight women, including a Republican state senator, reportedly
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