OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The results of Nebraska's record-setting 2020 election became official Monday as the state canvassing board certified them with little fanfare.

The all-Republican board voted 5-0 to approve the final election numbers. According to the board, 966,920 voters cast ballots, amounting to roughly 3 in 4 registered voters and an all-time high for turnout. The turnout was heavily driven by mail-in ballots amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The board’s vote also confirmed that Nebraska will deliver four of its Electoral College votes to President Donald Trump and one to President-elect Joe Biden. Biden won the politically divided 2nd Congressional District, which includes Omaha and its suburbs, while Trump won the rest of the GOP-dominated state.

Despite the pandemic and Trump’s longshot attempts to discredit the results in other states, Secretary of State Bob Evnen, a board member, said Nebraska’s election went smoothly. He credited election workers, volunteers and vendors for an election he called uneventful.

“Nebraska voters were undaunted in the sense that they voted in a record number,” Evnen, said.

Nebraska and Maine are the only two states that are able to split their electoral votes in presidential elections. Nebraska has only done so once before, when Barack Obama won the 2nd District in 2008.

The canvassing board is comprised of the state's top statewide constitutional officers: Evnen, Gov. Pete Ricketts, Attorney General Doug Peterson, State Treasurer John Murante and State Auditor Charlie Janssen.

Nebraska had four local races that were eligible for automatic recounts, but three of those were waived. One recount is expected over a seat on the Lower Platte North Natural Resources District, where one vote separates the winner and loser.

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