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John McCain won four of Nebraska's five electoral votes in the 2008 presidential election. President-Elect Barack Obama won Nebraska's fifth electoral vote, which is awarded to the winner of the 2nd Congressional district located near Omaha. In that district, Obama beat McCain by a little more than 3,000 votes. The Nebraska vote gave Obama a final count of 365 electoral votes to McCain's 173.Yahoo! News: Obama Wins 1 of Nebraska's Electoral Votes (November 14, 2008)
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Fast Facts
- Electoral votes: 5, apportioned
- Electoral votes won by McCain: Four
- Electoral votes won by Obama: One
- Polls open: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. CST, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. MST
- Pre-election polls: McCain leads Obama 57% to 37.7%RealClearPolitics: Nebraska: McCain vs. Obama
- Registered voters, 2006: 1,138,422 Secretary of State: Number of Registered Voters
- Democratic Primary winner: Barack Obama
- Republican Primary winner: John McCain
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Ballot Questions
- Initiative Measure 424: Eliminates affirmative action
- Proposed Amendment #1: Permits municipalities to use revenue from other than taxes to fund economic development projects
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Congressional District Apportionment
Nebraska is one of two U.S. states that splits its electoral votes. Two of the five votes go to the candidate who wins the popular vote in the state; the other three votes are apportioned based on the vote within the state's three congressional districts. In practice, the system has resulted in one candidate receiving all five votes since it was adopted in 1996. Maine has a similar manner of splitting its electoral votes. If Obama were to win one electoral vote, it would be the first time that either Maine or Nebraska had split its electoral college votes.FairVote: Maine and Nebraska -
Other Nebraska Races
- Senate seat open due to retirement of Chuck Hagel
- Winner: Mike Johanns (R)
- Democratic candidate: Scott Kleeb
- Number of Representative races: 3
- Senate seat open due to retirement of Chuck Hagel
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Past Nebraska Winners
- 2004: George W. Bush
- 2000: George W. Bush
- 1996: Bob Dole
- 1992: George H. W. Bush
- 1988: George H. W. Bush
- 1984: Ronald Reagan
- 1980: Ronald Reagan
- 1976: Gerald Ford
- 1972: Richard Nixon
- 1968: Richard Nixon
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Nebraska Government
- Governor: Dave Heineman
- Lieutenant Governor: Rick Sheehy
- Attorney General: Jim Bruning
- Senators: Chuck Hagel (R), Ben Nelson (R)
- Senator-elect: Mike Johanns (R)
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2008 Nebraska Election Results
- 2008 Presidential Election Winner: Barack Obama
- Winner of Four of Nebraska's Five Electoral Votes: John McCain
- Popular Vote Victory Margin: 57% to 41%
- Winner of One of Nebraska's Five Electoral Votes: Barack Obama
- Popular Vote Victory in 2nd Congressional District: Obama by 3,325 votes
- Winner of Nebraska's Senate Seat: Mike Johanns
- Margin of Victory: 58% to 40%
- Yahoo! News: Obama Wins 1 of Nebraska's Electoral Votes (November 14, 2008)
- CNN: Nebraska Election Results
- MSNBC: Nebraska Election Results
- FiveThirtyEight.com: Obama Likely to Win Omaha Electoral Vote (November 6, 2008)
- Omaha World-Herald: Obama's Odds of Getting Nebraska Electoral Vote Increase (November 6, 2008)
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- 2008 Presidential Election Winner: Barack Obama
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2006 Nebraska Election Results
- Winner of Nebraska Senate Seat: Ben Nelson
- Margin of victory: 64% to 36%
- The Washington Post: Nebraska Election Results 2006
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2004 Nebraska Election Results
- 2004 Presidential Election Winner: George W. Bush
- Winner of Nebraska's Five Electoral Votes: George W. Bush
- Margin of victory: 66% to 33%
- The Washington Post: Nebraska Election Results 2004
- 2004 Presidential Election Winner: George W. Bush
