Henery defeats Brandt in Antelope County primary

Antelope County’s primary election resulted in only 1,080 ballots being cast.

The structure of the party-line election, and lack of multiple candidates in many of the races, may have led to the low turnout.

Only one county race took place, which was for the District 4 commissioner seat. Incumbent Charlie Henery advances to the General Election after receiving 123 votes. Challenger Harlan Brandt, a former Antelope County supervisor, ended the night with 58 votes.

President Joe Biden received 54 votes in the Democrat presidential race. Voters cast 36 votes for challenger Dean Phillips.

In the race for the Third District congressional seat. Daniel Ebers received 49 votes, while David Else finished with 34.

On the Repubican ballot, former President Donald Trump earned 822 votes, while Nikki Haley finished with 77 and Perry Johnson, 11.

Haley’s named appeared on the ballot, despite dropping out of the race more than two months ago.

Across Nebraska, Haley finished with 18% of the ballot count, compared to Trump’s 80.1 percent.

Incumbent Deb Fischer received 693 votes, while Aaron Kowaski finished with 207.

In the two-year senate race, appointed senator Pete Rickeets picked up 713 votes, while John Weaver received 160 and Mac Stevens, 34.

Incumbent Adrian Smith ended up with 683 votes in the Third District race. He defeated John Walz, who finished with 181.