Editing Nebraska (section)

===Federal representation===
{{Further|United States congressional delegations from Nebraska}}
[[File:Nebraska State Capitol Highsmith.jpeg|thumb|The [[Nebraska State Capitol]] in [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]]]]

Nebraska is represented in the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Deb Fischer]],<ref name="Federal Representatives">{{cite web |title=State of Nebraska |url=https://www.nebraska.gov/government/federal-government/ |website=nebraska.gov |access-date=26 April 2022 |archive-date=April 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426201656/https://www.nebraska.gov/government/federal-government/ |url-status=live }}</ref> who was first elected in [[2012 United States Senate election in Nebraska|2012]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=About Deb Fischer |title=United States Senator Deb Fischer |url=https://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/biography |website=www.fischer.senate.gov |access-date=26 April 2022 |archive-date=April 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427132006/https://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/biography |url-status=live }}</ref> Nebraska's other Senate seat is currently held by [[Pete Ricketts]], who took office on January 23, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hammel |first=Paul |date=December 5, 2022 |title=Ben Sasse makes it official, will resign U.S. Senate seat Jan. 8 |url=https://nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/ben-sasse-makes-it-official-will-resign-u-s-senate-seat-jan-8/ |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=Nebraska Examiner |language=en-US |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001064323/https://nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/ben-sasse-makes-it-official-will-resign-u-s-senate-seat-jan-8/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Nebraska has three representative seats in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]].<ref name="Federal Representatives" /> Until the next election, Nebraska's representatives are [[Mike Flood (politician)|Mike Flood]] (R) of the [[Nebraska's 1st congressional district|1st district]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mikefloodfornebraska.com/|website=mikefloodfornebraska.com|title=Mike Flood for U.S. Congress|date=June 28, 2022|access-date=July 13, 2022|archive-date=February 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216081232/https://mikefloodfornebraska.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Don Bacon]] (R) of the [[Nebraska's 2nd congressional district|2nd district]],<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Representative Don Bacon |url=https://bacon.house.gov/about/about-don.htm |website=bacon.house.gov |access-date=26 April 2022 |archive-date=March 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304085140/https://bacon.house.gov/about/about-don.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Adrian Smith (politician)|Adrian Smith]] (R) of the [[Nebraska's 3rd congressional district|3rd district]].<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Representative Adrian Smith |url=https://adriansmith.house.gov/about |website=adriansmith.house.gov |access-date=26 April 2022 |date=3 December 2012 |archive-date=April 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427203843/https://adriansmith.house.gov/about |url-status=live }}</ref>

Nebraska is one of two states ([[Maine]] is the other) that allow for a split in the state's allocation of [[Electoral College (United States)|electoral votes]] in [[United States presidential election|presidential elections]].<ref>{{cite web |title=National Archives |url=https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/allocation |website=archives.gov |access-date=26 April 2022 |date=19 September 2019 |archive-date=December 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210024436/https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/allocation |url-status=live }}</ref> Under a 1991 law, two of Nebraska's five votes are awarded to the winner of the statewide popular vote, while the other three go to the highest vote-getter in each of the state's three [[List of United States congressional districts|congressional districts]].