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'Oh, what a good idea': Lincoln senator can be credited with Nebraska's unique Electoral College system
- JoANNE YOUNG Lincoln Journal Star
- Nov 6, 2020
- Nov 6, 2020
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Legislative aide Elaine Menzel (from left) consults with state Sens. DiAnna Schimek, Ernie Chambers and Bernice Labedz during the 1991 legislative session. Schimek is responsible for the state's unique electoral vote system law and Chambers has been instrumental in blocking attempts to change Nebraska back to a winner-take-all state.
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Five times in U.S. history the presidential winner has lost the popular vote, including the 2016 elections. Veuer’s Maria Mercedes Galuppo has more.
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Sen. Ernie Chambers speaks during debate in 2020 at the Capitol.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
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Voters cast more than 60,000 write-in votes in Nebraska Senate race
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Lincoln could have state's 'crown jewel' casino, horse track when gambling begins
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Cindy Lange-Kubick: Counting the vote and darkening my ballot for kindness
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Lincoln and Nebraska results for the 2020 general election
Statewide contests
Party Candidate Vote total President Joseph Biden, D 359,757 Jo Jorgensen, L 19,292 Donald Trump, R 536,229 U.S. Senate Chris Janicek, D 216,887 Ben Sasse, R 562,224 Gene Siadek, L 52,878 Gambling, Initiative 429 For 566,886 Against 305,883 Gambling, Initiative 430 For 569,201 Against 307,728 Gambling, Initiative 431 For 598,546 Against 273,243 Payday lending For 698,704 Against 144,346 Remove slavery wording For 581,058 Against 271,443 Extend TIF 20 years For 500,903 Against 319,675
Congressional races
Race Candidates Vote totals District 1 Kate Bolz 116,120 Jeff Fortenberry, R 179,557 Dennis Grace, L 8,452 District 2 Donald Bacon, R 162,087 Kara Eastman, D 146,992 Tyler Schaeffer, L 9,423 District 3 Mark Elworth Jr., D 49,771 Dustin Hobbs, L 10,723 Adrian Smith, R 222,363
Legislature
District Candidate Vote totals 1 Janet Palmtag 5,577 Julie Slama 11,899 3 Rick Holdcroft 8,582 Carol Blood 8,779 5 Mike McDonnell 6,559 Gilbert Ayala 3,777 7 Tony Vargas 6,819 Jorge Sotolongo 1,919 9 John Cavanaugh 8,003 Marque Snow 6,690 11 Fred Conley 3,330 Terrell McKinney 5,820 13 Justin T. Wayne 11,010 15 David Rogers 6,210 Lynne Walz 9,157 17 Joni Albrecht 7,343 Sheryl Lindau 3,576 19 Mike Flood 15,200 21 Mike Hilgers 9,895 Brodey Weber 8,132 23 Bruce Bostelman 11,287 Helen Raikes 6,868 25 Suzanne Geist 16,147 Stephany Pleasant 8,104 27 Brenda Bickford 5,448 Anna Wishart 9,923 29 Eliot Bostar 10,927 Jacob Campbell 9,622 31 Rich Pahls 10,197 Tim Royers 9,093 33 Steve Halloran 12,756 35 Raymond M. Aguilar 6,570 Dan Quick 5,688 37 Mercadies Damratowski 4,098 John Lowe Sr. 12,774 39 Allison Heimes 11,457 Lou Ann Linehan 14,554 41 Tom Briese 15,804 43 Tom Brewer 10,628 Tanya Storer 7,691 45 Susan Hester 7,671 Rita Sanders 8,835 47 Steve Erdman 14,901 49 Jen Day 12,125 Andrew La Grone 11,873
State Board of Education
District Candidate Vote total 1 Patsy Koch Johns 90,917 2 Robert Anthony 37,612 Lisa Fricke 68,950 3 Patti S. Gubbels 51,079 Mike Goos 24,082 4 Jacquelyn Morrison 50,569 Adrian Petrescu 17,653
SCC Board of Governors
District Candidate Vote totals At-large Timothy R. Cerveny 81,405 Neal Stenberg 82,575 1 Chuck Byers 17,329 Jeanne H. Stec 15,268 2 Kathy Boellstorff 20,349 Chad Aldrich 15,415 3 Edward C. Price 32,588 4 Kristin E. Yates 25,167 5 Arlyn Uhrmacher 41,327
Lower Platte South Natural Resources District board
Subdistrict Candidate Vote totals 1 Don Jacobson 11,941 2 Ron Nolte 12,778 3 Mike DeKalb 6,243 Kenneth Vogel 6,177 4 Gary R. Aldridge 9,201 LeRoy W. Sievers 9,199 5 John Yoakum 4,402 Greg Osborn 2,618 6 Anthony Schutz 10,257 7 Chelsea Johnson 8,933 8 Christine Lamberty 7,807 Christy Eichorn 4,505 9 Milt Schmidt 4,712 Lisa Lewis 7,518 10 Ray A. Stevens Jr. 6,528 Bastienne Salners 5,268
Public Service Commission
Race Candidate Vote total District 2 Tim Davis, R 53,466 Crystal Rhoades, D 88,891
NU Board of Regents
District Candidate Vote totals 1 Tim Clare 92,526 2 Jack A. Stark 96,770
County board; unofficial final results
District Candidate Vote total 2 Eric Underwood, R 10,250 Christa Yoakum, D 11,436 4 Roma Amundson 25,599
Area ballot questions; unofficial final results
Ballot question For Against Hickman pool bonds 491 815 Hickman sales tax 484 808 Hallam sales tax 60 71
Photos: Election Day in Lincoln, 2020
Democrats Election Day, 11.3
Biden/Harris supporters Caleb Rohrer (left) and Stephanie Wright wave to honking cars at 10th and P streets Tuesday. In lieu of having a typical election watch party, Democrats had "visibility" events at locations in Lincoln.
FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star
General Election 2020
Election judge Jana Singleton (left) explains the ballot to voter Trey Stephens at Belmont Recreation Center on Tuesday.
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
General Election 2020
Voters head into Humann Elementary School to cast their ballots in the general election Tuesday.
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
General Election 2020
Voters wait in line at Humann Elementary School to check in and fill out their ballots in the general election Tuesday.
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
General Election 2020
Trey Stephens accepts his ballot for the general election at Belmont Recreation Center, where two precincts were voting, on Tuesday.
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
General Election 2020
Voters at Humann Elementary School fill out their ballots in the general election on Tuesday.
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
General Election 2020
Janet Rice fills out her ballot in the general election at Belmont Recreation Center on Tuesday.
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
General Election 2020
A steady stream of voters at Humann Elementary School check in and fill out their ballots in the general election on Tuesday.
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
Rural Voting, 11.3
Seward County resident Molly Dickinson traveled Tuesday to her polling place at "J" Township Town Hall in Ruby on her horse Earl.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Rural Voting, 11.3
People vote at the "J" Township Town Hall in Seward County on Tuesday.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Rural Voting, 11.3
Seward County poll worker Tanya Williams works with voter Jordan Tieken, 22, at the polling place at "J" Township Town Hall on Tuesday.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Rural Voting, 11.3
Seward County resident Molly Dickinson, who traveled to the polling place at "J" Township Town Hall on her horse Earl, leaves after voting in the November 2020 presidential election. President Joe Biden won one of Nebraska's five electoral votes in 2020 thanks to the state's unique system for awarding those votes. A bill aims to end that system.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Rural Voting, 11.3
Molly and David Dickinson ride back home after voting in Seward County on Tuesday.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Rural Voting, 11.3
Seward County poll worker Geraldine Sleight checks in Wade Mathis at a polling place in Ruby at "J" Township Town Hall on Tuesday.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Rural Voting, 11.3
RUBY, NEB. - 11/03/2020 - Molly Dickinson, who traveled to the polling place at "J" Township Town Hall on her horse Earl, leaves after voting, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
JUSTIN WAN Journal Star
Democrats Election Day, 11.3
Marcia Wallen, a supporter of congressional candidate Kate Bolz, waves to cars at the intersection of 48th and O streets on Tuesday. In lieu of a typical election party, Democrats had "visibility" events at locations in Lincoln.
FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star
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Legislative aide Elaine Menzel (from left) consults with state Sens. DiAnna Schimek, Ernie Chambers and Bernice Labedz during the 1991 legislative session. Schimek is responsible for the state's unique electoral vote system law and Chambers has been instrumental in blocking attempts to change Nebraska back to a winner-take-all state.
- Lincoln Journal Star archives
DiAnna Schimek
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Sen. Ernie Chambers speaks during debate in 2020 at the Capitol.
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