Pete Ricketts Wins Nebraska Gubernatorial Race

Pete Ricketts Wins Nebraska Gubernatorial Race

Republican financial executive and Chicago Cubs co-owner Pete Ricketts beat Democrat Chuck Hassebrook in Nebraska's gubernatorial race Tuesday, NBC News projected.

The Republican, who is is the son of billionaire TD Ameritrade founder and conservative donor Joe Ricketts, was the heavy favorite heading into the election Nov. 4. He defeated state Attorney General Jon Bruning in May's Republican primary.

Hassebrook is a former executive director of the Center for Rural Affairs, a rural advocacy and development organization, as well as a former University of Nebraska regent.

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