Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on April 2 showed a willingness to back legislation that would potentially prevent President Joe Biden from getting one of the state’s electoral votes by endorsing a statewide “winner-takes-all” system that would likely boost former President Donald Trump.
Unlike every other U.S. state, only Nebraska and Maine assign Electoral College votes by district. A congressional district that centers around Omaha, the largest city in the state, has sometimes gone in favor of Democratic presidential candidates—notably in 2020.
