ulations , ▁while ▁declaring ▁that ▁a ▁certain ▁amount ▁of ▁reg ulation ▁was ▁necessary . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁non part isan ▁primary ▁election , ▁Republican ▁Kol ter man ▁faced ▁Kirk ▁T esar , ▁a ▁ 3 1 - year - old ▁Dem ocrat ▁and ▁a ▁production ▁super visor ▁for ▁a ▁seed - c orn ▁company ▁from ▁York . ▁ ▁T esar ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁associated ▁with ▁progress ive ▁organization ▁B old ▁Neb r aska , ▁and ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁rec ru ited ▁by ▁oppon ents ▁of ▁the ▁proposed ▁Ke yst one ▁X L ▁oil ▁pipeline ; ▁one ▁source ▁described ▁him ▁as ▁" out sp oken ▁against " ▁the ▁pipeline . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁primary ▁election ▁was ▁held , ▁Kol ter man ▁received ▁ 5 1 4 7 ▁votes , ▁or ▁ 8 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁total , ▁to ▁T esar ' s ▁ 1 3 0 2 ▁votes ▁( 2 0 %). ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁top ▁two ▁vote - get ters ▁in ▁the ▁primary , ▁both ▁candidates ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁campaign , ▁Kol ter man ▁raised ▁about ▁$ 4 8 , 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁spent ▁about ▁$ 4 2 , 0 0 0 . ▁T esar ▁did ▁not ▁register ▁a ▁campaign ▁organization ▁with ▁the ▁Neb r aska ▁Account ability ▁and ▁Dis closure ▁Commission ; ▁candidates ▁who ▁raised ▁less ▁than ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁were ▁not ▁required ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁Kol ter man ▁won ▁the ▁November ▁