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Omaha Steve

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Fri Nov 13, 2020, 07:57 PM Nov 2020

Omaha Blacks, Latinos played major role in Biden winning electoral vote in Nebraska

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Chris Burbach

People of color played a major role in awarding the electoral vote from Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District to President-elect Joe Biden.

That’s shown in the vote totals of Omaha City Council districts in North and South Omaha, traditional indicators of Black and Latino voting.

Biden defeated President Donald Trump by almost 12,000 votes in North Omaha’s Ward 2, accounting for more than half of Biden’s winning margin in the 2nd District. The North Omaha council district went 79% for Biden, his largest margin in Omaha.

Biden won by almost 4,000 votes in South Omaha’s Ward 4 and by more than 11,000 votes in Ward 3, which includes parts of South Omaha as well as midtown and downtown neighborhoods.

Read more: https://omaha.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/omaha-blacks-latinos-played-major-role-in-biden-winning-electoral-vote-in-nebraska/article_ee48c562-84f9-5d9b-b46d-dff7859ac970.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1

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Omaha Blacks, Latinos played major role in Biden winning electoral vote in Nebraska (Original Post) Omaha Steve Nov 2020 OP
Joemaha, Nebraskamala TuxedoKat Nov 2020 #1
We can thank people with drive, like Ernie Chambers for doing the long haul gruntwork ... marble falls Nov 2020 #2

marble falls

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2. We can thank people with drive, like Ernie Chambers for doing the long haul gruntwork ...
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 11:45 AM
Nov 2020

... from years ago till today!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Chambers

Ernie Chambers

Ernest William Chambers is an American politician and civil rights activist who represents North Omaha's 11th District in the Nebraska State Legislature. Chambers is the longest-serving state senator in Nebraska history, having represented North Omaha for 46 years.

He's almost single handedly got the NE legislature to pass a law rescinding the capitol punishment in NE but the Governor vetoed it.

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