Nebraska election results 2024
( NewsNation ) — Nebraska voters will head to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in some pivotal races in the 2024 general election.
Presidential race in Nebraska
US Senate race in Nebraska
In addition to casting ballots in the race for the White House between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris , Nebraska voters will decide on two U.S. Senate races and on five ballot initiatives.
Both Nebraska Senate seats are up for grabs. Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer is attempting to hold the seat for her party for a third term amid a stiff challenge from independent Dan Osborn , a Navy veteran.
Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts is facing 81-year-old Democrat Preston Love, Jr.
Ricketts was appointed by Gov. Jim Pillen in 2022 after former Sen. Ben Sasse resigned to become the University of Florida president.
Preston Love, Jr. is seeking to become the first Democrat since 2006 to be elected to a U.S. Senate seat representing Nebraska.
US House race in Nebraska
In this House, Republican Rep. Mike Flood seeks re-election against Democratic challenger Carol Blood in the 1st district.
In District 2, Republican Rep. Don Bacon is seeking his fifth term against challenger Tony Vargas and in District 3, Republican Rep. Adrian Smith , who has held the House seat for nearly 18 years, faces Daniel Ebers.
Statewide ballot measures in Nebraska
Voters will decide on two competing ballot measures to amend the state constitution regarding abortion . One measure would ban abortion after the first trimester, except in cases of rape, incest or for the safety of the mother.
The other would guarantee the right to an abortion until fetal viability, — which the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says is typically around 24 weeks.
Other ballot measures , if approved, would allow for the medical use of marijuana while another would require employers to provide paid sick leave for their workers.
On Tuesday, 468 U.S. congressional seats (33 Senate seats and all 435 House seats) are up for election.
Polls close in Nebraska at 8 p.m. CT and 7 p.m. MST for an election in which the state holds five electoral votes, which are split.
Since Nebraska's electoral votes are split, both candidates have a shot at getting at least one. In 2020, President Joe Biden collected one vote from the district including Omaha known as the "blue dot", while Trump gained the other four votes from the rest of the state.
