A top Democratic dark money group poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into an unsuccessful effort to oust Sen. Deb Fischer (D-NE), records show.

Nebraskans passed medical marijuana legalization, solidified the state’s 12-week abortion ban in the constitution, implemented paid sick leave for workers, and repealed a voucher program for private schools on Election Day.

In a competitive race between independent Dan Osborn and Republican Sen. Deb Fischer, the incumbent won re-election.

Forty-eight states and Washington, D.C., award all their presidential electoral votes to the candidate who wins statewide. Then there's Nebraska and Maine. Both states split their electoral votes between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election using rules that set them apart from the rest of the country.

Republican Don Bacon wins reelection to U.S. House in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District.

Republican Rep. Don Bacon won a fifth term representing the Omaha-centered U.S. House district for Nebraska on Friday.

Bacon defeated Democratic state Sen. Tony Vargas, providing a boost to Republicans’ hopes of keeping their slim House majority. The race was a rematch from 2022, when Bacon narrowly won by less than 3 percentage points.

Forty-eight states and Washington, D.C., award all their presidential electoral votes to the candidate who wins statewide. And then there’s Nebraska and Maine.

A majority of voters supported a measure enshrining the state’s current ban on abortion after the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the state constitution. The measure will also allow for further restrictions.

Former President Trump is projected to win four out of five of Nebraska’s electoral votes, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Nebraska is one of two states that does not use a

Senator Deb Fischer, the two-term Republican from Nebraska, survived a dark horse challenge from Dan Osborn, a mechanic and labor leader who ran as an independent.