Nebraska Game and Parks said the state has more than 1.2 million acres of publicly accessible lands for hunting and that means a boost to the state's economy.

The victory of the four-term Republican, who has resisted his party’s veer to the right, dashed Democratic hopes of flipping a critical district.

In September, Bacon announced an endorsement from Ann Ashford, the wife of late former Democratic Rep. Brad Ashford, who lost his seat to Bacon in 2016. A little over a month later, Vargas brought forward his own slate of Republican voters who supported him.

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

Republican Don Bacon has been elected to a fifth House term representing Nebraska’s Omaha-based 2nd District, nearly three days after the polls closed.

Voters in Nebraska head to the polls on Election Day to cast their votes in the presidential race as well as several down-ballot races for U.S. Senate and House. At stake are the state's five electoral votes, two of which are awarded to the statewide popular vote winner and the other three awarded by district.

Vice President Kamala Harris is projected to win Nebraska's 2nd District, according to the Associated Press, giving the Democratic candidate the district's single electoral vote.

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

Attorneys summarized their arguments this week for why a district court judge should void the election results last week for Nebraska’s successful medical cannabis ballot measures. On Nov. 5, Nebraskans overwhelmingly voted to legalize and regulate medical cannabis,

See our complete Nebraska U.S. Senate Election Results, including county-by-county maps and breakdowns: Nebraskans will also vote in a special election to determine who will complete the remaining two years of Sen. Ben Sasse's term. Sasse resigned in 2023.

Charles Herbster, the Falls City cattle producer who ran for governor in Nebraska's 2022 GOP primary, is among candidates to be the next U.S. secretary of agriculture, Politico reported.

A first-time voter in Lancaster County, Nebraska, only placed a single ballot in a drop box, county officials and police said, and was not a “ballot mule” submitting multiple votes as alleged by social media users.