United States presidential election in Nebraska, 2016 (Ferguson Scenario)



The 2016 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election. Nebraska voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice-President.

Nebraska was won by incumbent President Henry T. Ferguson (D-Texas), with 52.61% of the popular vote, against Senator William H. Pryor, Jr. (R-Alabama), with 47.39% of the popular vote.

The Cornhusker State was President Ferguson's weakest in the Great Plains region, and one of two where he did not win every congressional district, the other being Oklahoma. Senator Pryor carried the state's 3rd district which encompassed the western half of the state, while Ferguson carried the 1st and 2nd in the eastern half. Ferguson carried 31 counties to Pryor's 62, making Nebraska one of three states that he carried where he won a minority of counties (the others were Florida and Virginia), and one of four states where he failed to carry a majority of counties (as he tied Pryor in Idaho). Nebraska weighed in as 17.07% more Republican than the national average.

Due to Nebraska's system of proportional allocation, Pryor earned the electoral vote from the 3rd district, while Ferguson won the electoral votes of the other two districts, in addition to the two at-large votes. Nebraska was Ferguson's third closest state win, after Idaho and Florida.