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Plenty of Election Day uncertainty in Nebraska

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Republicans dominate politics in Nebraska, but there still will be plenty of uncertainty as voters go to the polls on Election Day.

Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, except for a slice of western Nebraska in the Mountain time zone where voting will begin and end an hour earlier.

Although Republican Donald Trump is expected to win in Nebraska, Democrats are hopeful Hillary Clinton could snag one of the state's five Electoral College votes by finishing first in the 2nd Congressional District.

Clinton's effort could help first-term Democratic Rep. Brad Ashford, who is running in the 2nd district against Republican Don Bacon. Republicans should easily win in Nebraska's other two congressional districts.

Voters also will decide legislative races and whether to retain Nebraska's death penalty.

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