Nebraska voters head to the polls Tuesday for primaries that could reshape the state's political future. Democrats will choose their candidate in the open Omaha battleground district left by Representative Don Bacon, while an unusual Senate race tests whether independent Dan Osborn can unseat Republican Pete Ricketts in a deep-red state.

The Senate primary features a bizarre twist: Democrats are backing Osborn, a former labor leader who lost a 2024 Senate bid, and are urging voters to choose Cindy Burbank over William Forbes, a pastor accused of being a Republican "plant" designed to split progressive votes. The winner faces Ricketts in November.

The Omaha district's unique electoral vote could be at stake in the Democratic primary. Rivals argue John Cavanaugh's potential victory might endanger the state's distinctive "blue dot" system, which grants a single electoral vote to the district's presidential winner. This quirk has historically favored Democrats in close elections.

In West Virginia, Governor Patrick Morrisey is using his endorsement power to target incumbent Republicans in the state legislature, attempting to reshape the GOP supermajority after contentious legislative sessions.