Could one Nebraska House race alter the Electoral College?

一场内布拉斯加州的众议院选举能否改变选举人团的结果?

The NPR Politics Podcast

2026-05-14

16 分钟
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A day after Nebraska held its primary election, the result in the Democratic race to fill one of the most competitive House seats in the country is still too close to call. We discuss how one possible outcome in that race could change the way the state awards its Electoral College votes in presidential elections, plus the particularly strange dynamics in the state’s Senate race. This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson, and Minnesota Public Radio host Clay Masters. This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.

  • I'm Miles Parks.

  • I cover voting.

  • And I'm Mara Liason, Senior National Political Correspondent.

  • And Minnesota Public Radio's Clay Masters is also here with us.

  • Hi, Clay.

  • Hey, good to be here.

  • Yeah, great to have you.

  • And we're recording this podcast at 1.36 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 13th, 2026.

  • And we're going to talk about Nebraska today.

  • This is a state that had a primary election yesterday.

  • And it's also home to one of the few competitive.

  • Districts in the U.S. House, Nebraska's second district, which is sometimes known as the blue dot in Nebraska.

  • And it also is a state that has a Senate race with some.

  • Pretty funky political dynamics.