Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) narrowly defeated independent Dan Osborn in the Nebraska Senate race on Tuesday night, overcoming a surprisingly competitive challenge in an otherwise Republican stronghold. Fischer,

The independent Osborn gave the two-term Republican incumbent a scare, prompting the GOP to pour more money into the race.

Sen. Deb Fischer (D-Neb.) is projected to win reelection, surviving a surprise challenge from independent candidate Dan Osborn in the Nebraska Senate race, according to Decision Desk HQ. Fischer,

Republican U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer faces her strongest election challenge yet as she hopes to fend off an independent candidate, Dan Osborn.

GOP Sen. Deb Fischer held on to her U.S. Senate seat for a third term in Nebraska, staving off an unexpectedly close challenge from an independent union leader. With 72% of the vote tallied, the Associated Press projected Fischer as the winner with 52% compared to 49% for her independent challenger,

Osborn brought his campaign to northeast Nebraska on Wednesday, meeting voters in Wayne and South Sioux City before heading to Oakland and other towns tomorrow. The union welder, who is running as an independent, told voters he wants to bringing together people of all backgrounds, adding that the two-party system is getting nothing done.