Clare, Scudder advance to general election
A pair of Lincoln attorneys cruised to the top two spots in the primary race for the District 1 University of Nebraska Board of Regents seat, with a little-funded third candidate finishing last.
In advancing to the general election in November, Tim Clare of the Rembolt Ludtke law firm and Earl Scudder of Scudder Law Firm will now try to become the district’s first new regent since 1990.
Charles Wilson of Lincoln has held the seat since then but decided not to seek re-election this year.
District 1 covers most of Lancaster County.
Clare, who had claimed 55 percent of the more than 34,000 votes counted as of 11 p.m. Tuesday, said his goal of keeping young people in the state clearly resonated with the public.
“It’s been my message since we started in September. We haven’t waffled one bit on what our message is,” he said. “We’ve worked really hard. If we’re lucky enough to hold onto our lead, we’re going to work twice as hard in the general election.”
Scudder, who received 33 percent of the vote, attributed Clare’s wide margin of victory to high turnout among voters who, like Clare, support adult stem cell research but not embryonic stem cell research. Scudder supports both types of research.
Scudder said he anticipates a much higher voter turnout in November and that he’s confident the race will be closer then.
“Our goal was to finish in the top two,” he said. “I ran a first-class campaign, and we’ll continue to do what we’ve done.”
The odd man out in the race was Don Costello, a UNL lecturer in computer science and engineering who spent far less than his competitors. Despite his advocacy of a three-year tuition freeze at the university, Costello captured only 11 percent of the votes.
Costello could not be reached for comment Tuesday night.
In District 2, incumbent Howard Hawks of Omaha is running unopposed.
Reach Melissa Lee at 473-2682 or mlee@journalstar.com.
In advancing to the general election in November, Tim Clare of the Rembolt Ludtke law firm and Earl Scudder of Scudder Law Firm will now try to become the district’s first new regent since 1990.
Charles Wilson of Lincoln has held the seat since then but decided not to seek re-election this year.
District 1 covers most of Lancaster County.
Clare, who had claimed 55 percent of the more than 34,000 votes counted as of 11 p.m. Tuesday, said his goal of keeping young people in the state clearly resonated with the public.
“It’s been my message since we started in September. We haven’t waffled one bit on what our message is,” he said. “We’ve worked really hard. If we’re lucky enough to hold onto our lead, we’re going to work twice as hard in the general election.”
Scudder, who received 33 percent of the vote, attributed Clare’s wide margin of victory to high turnout among voters who, like Clare, support adult stem cell research but not embryonic stem cell research. Scudder supports both types of research.
Scudder said he anticipates a much higher voter turnout in November and that he’s confident the race will be closer then.
“Our goal was to finish in the top two,” he said. “I ran a first-class campaign, and we’ll continue to do what we’ve done.”
The odd man out in the race was Don Costello, a UNL lecturer in computer science and engineering who spent far less than his competitors. Despite his advocacy of a three-year tuition freeze at the university, Costello captured only 11 percent of the votes.
Costello could not be reached for comment Tuesday night.
In District 2, incumbent Howard Hawks of Omaha is running unopposed.
Reach Melissa Lee at 473-2682 or mlee@journalstar.com.
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