Nebraska Republican state Sen. Mike Flood won the special election Tuesday to fill the vacancy left by Jeff Fortenberry, who resigned from Congress after he was convicted of lying to authorities about illegal campaign contributions.
Flood originally launched a challenge to Fortenberry in the GOP primary. But Fortenberry was effectively out of the race after he was convicted on three felony charges of concealing information and lying to federal authorities about his 2016 reelection campaign contributions.
Fortenberry announced his resignation in March, triggering a special election to fill his seat for the remainder of the term. Fortenberry was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation.
