Why two states count their delegates differently in presidential elections

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On election night in November, not every state will delegate their electors the same way. 

Rather than use the “winner-take-all” method that 48 other states use, Maine and Nebraska delegate their electoral votes in a different way. The two states use the congressional district method. 

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