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Nebraska

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President

CandidateVotes% of votes
100% of precincts reporting
John McCain (Rep) 448,80157%
Barack Obama (Dem) 329,13242%

Senate

CandidateVotes% of votes
100% of precincts reporting
Mike Johanns (Rep) 447,36058%
Scott Kleeb (Dem) 310,85540%

U.S. House - District 1

CandidateVotes% of votes
100% of precincts reporting
Jeff Fortenberry (Rep) *181,31270%
Max Yashirin (Dem) 75,92230%

U.S. House - District 2

CandidateVotes% of votes
100% of precincts reporting
Lee Terry (Rep) *139,64152%
Jim Esch (Dem) 127,71648%

U.S. House - District 3

CandidateVotes% of votes
99% of precincts reporting
Adrian Smith (Rep) *180,58177%
Jay Stoddard (Dem) 54,89823%

Initiative: Affirmative action ban

The proposed Nebraska initiative prohibits discriminating against or granting preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis or race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education or public contracting by the state or any of its agencies, institutions or political subdivisions.

Votes% of votes
99% of precincts reporting
Yes392,32458%
No289,48442%

Results are based on NBC News projections and unofficial returns, and are updated frequently. Refresh your browser to see the latest results. Candidates listed in bold indicate projected winner. Candidates marked with an asterisk indicate incumbent. “Current” refers to the balance of power in the outgoing Congress. “New” refers to the projected balance of power in the incoming Congress. “Holdover” refers to the U.S. Senate seats not up for election in 2008. To learn more about how NBC News projects winners and how to read NBC’s exit polls, click here. To learn more about electoral votes and how they are apportioned, click here.


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