GRAND ISLAND- The final votes have been counted in a Nebraska legislative rematch race that favored a former union leader over the incumbent, second-ranking state senator.

As of final votes counted Tuesday night, former State Sen. Dan Quick continued to lead State Sen. Ray Aguilar. Quick was up by 135 votes, which is outside mandatory recount margins. Quick served in the Legislature from 2017 to 2021. Then in 2020, Aguilar, who had served between 1999 and 2009, beat Quick to return to the District 35 seat.

Quick is a retired welder and mechanic, a former leader of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1597, and a former Central Community College Board of Governors member. In a statement on Tuesday, he thanked his voters and Aguilar for his service. “I want to thank all voters for participating in this election,” Quick said. “I vow to be a Senator who fights for all members of our community, no matter who they voted for.”

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