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The 2008 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 4, 2008, as part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose five electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. However, Nebraska is one of the two states of the U.S. that, instead of giving all of its electors to ...
Since 1992 Nebraska awards two electoral votes based on the statewide vote, and one vote for each of the three congressional districts. [1] [2] The only other state to allow for split electoral college votes is Maine. [3] Republicans in Nebraska have attempted to switch the state back to the Winner-take-all system without success.
Results by state with pie charts for the electoral college and popular vote. Note that the depicted split in Nebraska's electoral votes denotes the one electoral vote won by Obama in Nebraska's second congressional district and is not representative of the district's actual geographical boundaries.
Donald Trump and Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen are calling on the state’s legislature to change the way Nebraska doles out Electoral College votes. ... #NE02 has gone to Obama in 2008 and Biden in ...
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Nebraska is not a winner take-all state. Nebraska is the first state in the modern era to have a split electoral decision. [55] Electors: 4, pledged to John McCain and Sarah Palin; 2 at large, 1 for each of the 1st and 3rd Congressional districts. 1 pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden:
Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) prepare to read the final certification of Electoral College votes cast in November's presidential election during a joint ...
The first time it split its electoral votes came in 2008 when Barack Obama carried Nebraska's 2nd congressional district, anchored by Omaha, and thus received one electoral vote from the state despite losing statewide. The 2nd district returned to the Republican column in the following two elections, but in 2020 it was considered a key ...