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Vice President Kamala Harris clinched Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, earning an electoral vote from the red state.
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It was also the first presidential election since 2012 where the district did not back the Electoral College winner, and the first time a Republican won the presidency without carrying the district or sweeping Nebraska’s electoral votes since 1908. Notably, the 2nd district was the only electoral vote Trump won in 2016 but lost in 2024. [53]
Nebraska is a predominantly Republican state, making it a rare occurrence for a Democrat to win the state in its entirety. Since 1940, the Democratic Party has only secured the full slate of electoral votes once—during the 1964 election, when President Lyndon B. Johnson achieved a landslide victory on the national scale. [8]
Trump received the state's other four electoral votes. Before the election, all news organizations declared Nebraska a safe red state, while most organizations viewed the 2nd district as either leaning towards Biden or a tossup. This was the first election in which both Nebraska and Maine split their electoral votes.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks to a crowd of supporters in Papillion, Neb. on Oct. 19. This was Walz's second visit to Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District this election year as it could be ...
Vice President Harris leads former President Trump 54 percent to 42 percent in Nebraska's "blue dot" Omaha presidential electoral voting bloc, according to a recent poll.
2022 Nebraska's 3rd congressional district election [85] Party Candidate Votes % Republican: Adrian Smith (incumbent) 172,700 : 78.3 : Democratic: David Else 34,836 15.8 Legal Marijuana Now: Mark Elworth Jr. 13,016 5.9 Total votes 220,552 : 100.0 : Republican hold