Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., visited Nebraska Wednesday to encourage the state to change how it allocates its electoral votes, NBC News reported.

Nebraska is one of two states, along with Maine, that awards electoral votes by congressional district rather than winner-take-all. Nebraska has voted Republican statewide for president since 1968, though the district that represents Omaha often goes to Democrats.

Graham, acting on behalf of former President Donald Trump’s campaign, met with Republican Gov. Jim Pillen and Republican legislators, urging them to call a special legislative session to change the state’s electoral votes to winner-take-all, NBC News said, giving Trump an extra electoral vote.

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