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(KLZA)-- Nebraska First District State Senator Julie Slama won re-election Tuesday, receiving 68.1 percent of the votes cast in a contentious race against Janet Palmtag.
Slama was appointed to represent the First District by Governor Pete Ricketts. This was her first time seeking election.
Both candidates for the non-partisan legislative seat are Republicans but the Republican Party put their money behind the incumbent.
Palmtag filed complaints about what she termed as lies in robo calls and mailers to voters.
Slama, from Peru received 11,899 votes to 5,577 for Palmtag who is from Nebraska City.
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