Chambers Drops Senate Bid

KIOS | By 24/7 News Source

Published July 30, 2024 at 9:41 AM CDT

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Nebraska's longest serving state Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha addresses supporters on the stairs of the Capitol in Lincoln, Neb., on Aug. 13. Chambers helped keep Nebraska's electoral votes split.

A longtime Nebraska lawmaker is dropping out of his legislative race. Former State Senator Ernie Chambers of Omaha filed a "declination of nomination" form with the Douglas County Election Commission yesterday. Chambers, who served parts of five decades in the Nebraska Senate, will no longer challenge State Senator Terrell McKinney in the legislative District 11 race.