LINCOLN- Sen. Ben Sasse faces a Republican primary challenge from former Lancaster County GOP Chairman Matt Innis of Crete, who has based his campaign largely on his contention that Sasse has not been sufficiently supportive of President Donald Trump or Nebraska agriculture.

Sasse, however, comes to the contest armed with the endorsement of Trump, and the senator points to his efforts to expand trade that benefits Nebraska agriculture as a member of the Senate Finance Committee while he's also fighting for regulatory relief for farmers. Innis has hammered Sasse for leaving the Senate Agriculture Committee to accept "more glamorous" committee assignments, which now includes the Senate Intelligence Committee along with Judiciary and Finance, which oversees trade policy.

Democrats have been unable to successfully compete statewide since Sen. Ben Nelson won reelection to a second term in 2006, and most GOP victories in Senate and governor contests since then have come in the form of landslides.

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