Mike Flood wins the special election in Nebraska's First Congressional District.
The Republican defeats Democratic candidate Patty Pansing Brooks in Tuesday's vote 53 to 47 per cent; about 60-thousand votes for Flood to about 52-thousand for Pansing Brooks;
Flood will serve the remainder of former Nebraska Congressman Jeff Fortenberry's term, but he will face Pansing Brooks again in the November general election for the right to serve a full term in Congress.
Against the back drop of the special election, a federal judge in Los Angeles sentences Fortenberry to probation for lying to the FBI about an illegal foreign campaign contribution at a California fundraiser in 2016, leading to his resignation from Congress.
Fortenberry gets two years probation, must serve 320 hours of community service, and pay a 25-thousand-dollar fine.
(Pictures from Getty Images and Mike Flood Campaign)
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