By Bo Erickson

(Reuters) – Nebraska Republican Deb Fischer won a third term in the U.S. Senate, Edison Research projected on Wednesday, fending off a closer-than-expected challenge from an Omaha union leader, Dan Osborn, who ran as an independent.

(Reporting by Bo Erickson; Editing by Scott Malone and Daniel Wallis)

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