GOP candidate Deb Fischer was projected winner in her Nebraska Senate race by NBC News and CBS News on Tuesday night.
The projected win gives Republicans a vital pick-up in the Senate, as Democrat Senator Ben Nelson announced late last year that he would not seek re-election. Democrats fielded a viable candidate Bob Kerrey, a former Nebraska senator himself, in hopes of keeping the seat in the Republican stronghold.
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