A proposed amendment toNevada’s Constitution would adopt an open primary election to advance the top five vote-getters. Ranked choice voting then would be used to determine the winner of the general election. If no candidate received a majority on the first count, the votes for the ...
In an otherwise reliably red state that, unlike most others, splits itselectoral votes, the 2nd District has twice awarded an electoral vote to Democratic presidential candidates — once to Barack Obama in 2008 and again toJoe Bidenin 2020. In a presidential race shown by polling to be a de...
Nebraska lawmakers passed a measure in 2017 to eliminate the two-year waiting period so that felons could vote as soon as their sentence ends, but Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts vetoed it and senators couldn't muster enough votes for an override. Ricketts argued in his veto letter that ma...
and in the earliest presidential elections, the states tried different approaches. The three main methods were having the state legislature hand out the votes as it saw fit; the winner-take-all model, known as the “unit
state. Republicans have carried the state in all but one presidential election since 1940—the 1964 landslide election of Lyndon B. Johnson. In the 2004 presidential election, George W. Bush won the state's five electoral votes . Despite the current Republican ...
Nebraska historicallyvotes Republicanin presidential elections. Since 1986, Nebraskans have elected four congresspeople from theDemocratic Party. Since 1978, only three governors have been affiliated with the Democratic Party. NebraskaEconomy Agricultureis Nebraska’s most important and largest industry, contr...
Nebraska Legislature.gov NE Gambling Resources If you believe that you or someone you know has a gambling problem, then we encourage you to get in contact with the NCPG Nebraska or the Nebraska government gambling help site, both of which provide advice and local information, and treatment servi...
(it is unique in the United States), with 49 members elected on a nonpartisan basis for terms of four years. The state elects three representatives and two senators to the U.S. Congress and has five electoral votes in presidential elections. Republicans have held the governorship since 1998...
A top Donald Trump ally is pressuring Nebraska Republicans to award all of their state's Electoral College votes to the statewide winner, a late-stage rule change that could potentially help return Trump to the White House.
Republicanshavecarriedthestateinallbutonepresidentialelectionsince1940—the1964landslideelectionofLyndonB.Johnson.Inthe2004presidentialelection,GeorgeW.Bushwonthestate'sfiveelectoralvotes.DespitethecurrentRepublicandominationofNebraskapolitics,thestatehasalongtraditionofelectingcentristmembersofbothpartiestostateandfederal...