2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

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2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska
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All 3 Nebraska seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election30
Seats won30
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote486,513178,071
Percentage71.22%26.07%

The 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska were held on November 7, 2000, to elect the state of Nebraska's three members to the United States House of Representatives.

Contents

Overview

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska [1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 486,51371.22%3Steady2.svg
Democratic 178,07126.07%0Steady2.svg
Libertarian 17,9122.62%0—
Write-ins5750.08%0—
Totals683,071100.00%3—

District 1

Incumbent Republican Congressman Doug Bereuter ran for re-election. He was challenged by the Democratic nominee, Lincoln businessman Alan Jacobsen, a former Republican who ran for Governor in 1994, and Libertarian nominee David Oenbring, a tax preparer. Bereuter won re-election in a landslide, receiving 66 percent of the vote to Jacobsen's 31 percent and Oenbring's 3 percent.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Doug Bereuter (inc.) 50,365 98.99%
Republican Write-ins5161.01%
Total votes50,881 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Alan Jacobsen, businessman, 1994 Republican candidate for Governor [3]

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alan Jacobsen 25,940 99.02%
Democratic Write-ins2560.98%
Total votes26,196 100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

  • David Oenbring, tax preparer [4]

Results

Libertarian primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian David Oenbring 77 98.72%
Libertarian Write-ins11.28%
Total votes78 100.00%

General election

Candidates

  • Doug Bereuter (Republican)
  • Alan Jacobsen (Democratic)
  • David Oenbring (Libertarian)

Results

2000 Nebraska's 1st congressional district general election results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Doug Bereuter (inc.) 155,485 66.25%
Democratic Alan Jacobsen72,85931.04%
Libertarian David Oenbring6,1472.62%
Write-ins2070.09%
Total votes234,698 100.00%
Republican hold

District 2

Incumbent Republican Congressman Lee Terry ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged in the general election by State Senator Shelley Kiel, the Democratic nominee, and salesman John Graziano, the Libertarian nominee. Terry defeated both to win landslide by a wide margin, receiving 66 percent of the vote to Kiel's 31 and Graziano's 3 percent.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lee Terry (inc.) 55,696 98.66%
Republican Write-ins7581.34%
Total votes56,454 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Shelley Kiel 30,578 69.61%
Democratic Allen C. Johnson13,09229.80%
Democratic Write-ins2590.59%
Total votes43,929 100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

  • John J. Graziano, salesman [7]

Results

Libertarian primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian John J. Graziano 118 95.16%
Libertarian Write-ins64.84%
Total votes124 100.00%

General election

Candidates

  • Lee Terry (Republican)
  • Shelley Kiel (Democratic)
  • John J. Graziano (Libertarian)

Results

2000 Nebraska's 2nd congressional district general election results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lee Terry (inc.) 148,911 65.81%
Democratic Shelley Kiel70,26831.05%
Libertarian John J. Graziano6,8563.03%
Write-ins2450.11%
Total votes226,280 100.00%
Republican hold

District 3

Republican Congressman Bill Barrett opted to retire rather than seek re-election to a sixth term. [8] Tom Osborne, the former head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, ran to succeed Barrett, despite not living in the district. [9] He defeated attorney John A. Gale and State Board of Education member Kathy Wilmot in the Republican primary and faced real estate investor Roland E. Reynolds, the Democratic nominee, and Jerry Hickman, the Libertarian nominee, in the general election. Osborne defeated both in a landslide, winning 82 percent of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Osborne 52,438 70.71%
Republican John A. Gale12,57316.95%
Republican Kathy Wilmot9,12712.31%
Republican Write-ins260.04%
Total votes74,164 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Roland E. Reynolds, real estate investor [12]

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Roland E. Reynolds 23,364 98.84%
Democratic Write-ins2751.16%
Total votes23,639 100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Results

Libertarian primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Jerry Hickman 37 88.10%
Libertarian Write-ins511.90%
Total votes42 100.00%

General election

Candidates

  • Tom Osborne (Republican)
  • Roland E. Reynolds (Democratic)
  • Jerry Hickman (Libertarian)

Results

2000 Nebraska's 3rd congressional district general election results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Osborne 182,117 82.00%
Democratic Roland E. Reynolds34,94415.73%
Libertarian Jerry Hickman4,9092.21%
Write-ins1230.06%
Total votes222,093 100.00%
Republican hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Scott Moore. Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska, General Election, November 7, 2000 (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Scott Moore. Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska, Primary Election, May 9, 2000 & General Election, November 7, 2000 (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  3. ↑ Walton, Don (March 2, 2000). "Democrat Alan Jacobsen to challenge Bereuter". Lincoln Journal Star . p. 1B. Retrieved January 31, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Walton, Don (October 28, 2000). "Libertarian candidate offers choice in 1st District". Lincoln Journal Star . p. 6B. Retrieved January 31, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Kotok, C. David (October 13, 1999). "Kiel to Be 'Tenacious' In Bid for House Seat". Omaha World-Herald . p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Retired military officer enters race for 2nd District House seat". Lincoln Journal Star . November 24, 1999. p. 2B. Retrieved January 31, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Burbach, Christopher (October 27, 2000). "Candidate Favors Limited Government". Omaha World-Herald . p. 6. Retrieved January 31, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Kelley, Matt (October 30, 1999). "'Time to Go Home,' Barrett Says In Closing Out 40 Years' Service". Omaha World-Herald . p. 2. Retrieved January 31, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  9. 1 2 Kotok, C. David (January 27, 2000). "Osborne Entering Third-District Race". Omaha World-Herald . p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Overstreet, Tracy (November 15, 1999). "Gale to seek GOP bid for Congress". The Grand Island Independent . p. 1-A. Retrieved January 31, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Graham, Frank L. (November 30, 1999). "Wilmot announces bid to run for 3rd District". North Platte Telegraph. p. A3. Retrieved January 31, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Challenger undaunted by Barrett's congressional choke hold". North Platte Telegraph. September 28, 1999. p. A3. Retrieved January 31, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Hendee, David (October 14, 2000). "Libertarian Wants At Least 5% of Vote". Omaha World-Herald . p. 70. Retrieved January 31, 2026– via Newspapers.com.

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