2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

2018 Nebraska's 2nd congressional district election
← 2016 2020 →
U.S. Representative before election; Don Bacon ; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative; Don Bacon ; Republican

2018 Nebraska's 1st congressional district election
← 2016 2020 →
	Results by precinct: ; Fortenberry: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; McClure: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; No votes
U.S. Representative before election; Jeff Fortenberry ; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative; Jeff Fortenberry ; Republican

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska
All 3 Nebraska seats to the United States House of Representatives
Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%	Democratic 50–60%

Last updated January 31, 2025

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect the three U.S. representatives from the U.S. state of Nebraska, one from each of the state's three congressional districts. Primaries were held on May 15, 2018. The elections and primaries coincided with the elections and primaries of other federal and state offices.

Overview

Popular vote

Republican			62.03%
Democratic			37.97%

House seats

Republican			100%
Democratic			0%

District

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska by district:^[1]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	141,712	60.36%	93,069	39.64%	0	0.00%	234,781	100%	Republican hold
District 2	126,715	51.00%	121,770	49.00%	0	0.00%	248,485	100%	Republican hold
District 3	163,650	76.72%	49,654	23.28%	0	0.00%	213,304	100%	Republican hold
Total	432,077	62.56%	264,493	35.19%	0	0.00%	696,570	100%

District 1

The incumbent was Republican Jeff Fortenberry, who had represented the district since 2005. He was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Dennis Crawford, attorney^[2]
Jessica McClure, chemist^[3]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jessica McClure	22,199	66.1
	Democratic	Dennis P. Crawford	11,386	33.9
Total votes			33,585	100.0

Republican primary

Jeff Fortenberry, incumbent

Primary results

Republican primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry (incumbent)	51,809	100.0
Total votes			51,809	100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Fortenberry (R)	Jessica McClure (D)	Undecided
Change Research (D) ^[6]	October 24–25, 2018	742	–	55%	39%	–

Results

Nebraska's 1st congressional district, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry (incumbent)	141,712	60.4
	Democratic	Jessica McClure	93,069	39.6
Total votes			234,781	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

The incumbent was Republican Don Bacon, who had represented the district since 2017. He flipped the district and was elected with 49% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Brad Ashford, former U.S. representative
Kara Eastman, founder of Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance and vice chair of the Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors^[7]

Endorsements

Kara Eastman

Individuals

Anne Boyle, former Nebraska state public service commissioner
Ben Gray, Omaha city councilman
Crystal Rhoades, Nebraska state public service commissioner
Tony Vargas, Nebraska state senator
Justin Wayne, Nebraska state senator

Organizations

Climate Hawks Vote
Insulators Local 39
Justice Democrats
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
1. VOTEPROCHOICE

Parties

Cannabis Rights Party of Nebraska^[8]

Debate

2018 Nebraska's 2nd congressional district democratic primary debate
No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Democratic
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
					Brad Ashford	Kara Eastman
1	Apr. 24, 2018	KMTV-TV Omaha World-Herald	Craig Nigrelli Mike'l Severe	^[9]	P	P

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kara Eastman	21,357	51.64
	Democratic	Brad Ashford	19,998	48.36
Total votes			41,355	100.00

Republican primary

Don Bacon, incumbent

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Bacon (incumbent)	33,852	100.0
Total votes			33,852	100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Don Bacon (R)	Kara Eastman (D)	Undecided
DFM Research ^[10]	October 23–25, 2018	350	± 5.2%	52%	45%	3%
Meeting Street Research (R-Bacon) ^[11]	October 1–2, 2018	400	± 4.9%	49%	40%	9%
GQR Research (D-Eastman) ^[12]	September 27–30, 2018	400	± 4.9%	49%	45%	6%
NYT Upshot/Siena College ^[13]	September 23–26, 2018	512	± 4.5%	51%	42%	7%

Results

Nebraska's 2nd congressional district, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Bacon (incumbent)	126,715	51.0
	Democratic	Kara Eastman	121,770	49.0
Total votes			248,485	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2018 Nebraska's 3rd congressional district election

← 2016

2020 →


Nominee	Adrian Smith	Paul Theobald
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	163,650	49,654
Percentage	76.7%	23.3%

Results by precinct
Smith: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Theobald: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Adrian Smith
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Adrian Smith
Republican

The incumbent was Republican Adrian Smith, who had represented the district since 2007. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016.

Democratic primary

Paul Theobald, educator and author^[14]

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Theobald	16,395	100.0
Total votes			16,395	100.0

Republican primary

Larry Bolinger,^[15] author^[16]
Arron Kowalski^[17]
Kirk Penner, businessman^[18]
Adrian Smith, incumbent

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adrian Smith (incumbent)	50,878	65.74
	Republican	Kirk Penner	20,116	25.99
	Republican	Arron Kowalski	4,461	5.76
	Republican	Larry Lee Scott Bolinger	1,935	2.50
Total votes			77,390	100.00

General election

Results

Nebraska's 3rd congressional district, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adrian Smith (incumbent)	163,650	76.7
	Democratic	Paul Theobald	49,654	23.3
Total votes			213,304	100.0
	Republican hold

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References

↑ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved April 27, 2019.
↑ Walton, Don. "Fortenberry challengers hope to ride a Democratic wave". JournalStar.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
↑ Georlett, Pierce. "Jessica McClure Running for First District in Nebraska" . Retrieved April 15, 2018.
↑ Almukhtar, Sarah; Bloch, Matthew; Lee, Jasmine C. (May 15, 2018). "Nebraska Primary Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
↑ "Nebraska Secretary of State Election Results" . Retrieved May 16, 2018.
↑ Change Research (D)
↑ Tysver, Robynn. "Nonprofit executive Kara Eastman will seek Democratic nomination in 2nd Congressional District". Omaha.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
↑ Cannabis Rights Party of Nebraska (March 19, 2020). "Here are our 2020 Primary Endorsements" . Retrieved March 26, 2020– via Facebook.
↑ YouTube
↑ DFM Research
↑ Meeting Street Research (R-Bacon)
↑ GQR Research (D-Eastman)
↑ NYT Upshot/Siena College
↑ KONZ, MIKE. "Democrat candidate Paul Theobald: Trump setting table for GOP loss in 3rd District". Kearney Hub. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
↑ Larry Bolinger
↑ Star-Herald, JERRY PURVIS. "Alliance man runs for Congress, challenging Adrian Smith". starherald.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
↑ KHGI. "Meet the candidate: Third Congressional District Arron Kowalski". KHGI. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
↑ PRITCHARD, ERIKA. "Congressional candidate Kirk Penner has Main Street mindset". Kearney Hub. Retrieved April 16, 2018.

External links

Official campaign websites for first district candidates

Official campaign websites for second district candidates

Official campaign websites for third district candidates

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[clerk2018-1] Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved April 27, 2019.

[2] Walton, Don. "Fortenberry challengers hope to ride a Democratic wave". JournalStar.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.

[3] Georlett, Pierce. "Jessica McClure Running for First District in Nebraska" . Retrieved April 15, 2018.

[primaryresults-4] Almukhtar, Sarah; Bloch, Matthew; Lee, Jasmine C. (May 15, 2018). "Nebraska Primary Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved May 16, 2018.

[primaryresults2-5] "Nebraska Secretary of State Election Results" . Retrieved May 16, 2018.

[6] Change Research (D)

[7] Tysver, Robynn. "Nonprofit executive Kara Eastman will seek Democratic nomination in 2nd Congressional District". Omaha.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.

[8] Cannabis Rights Party of Nebraska (March 19, 2020). "Here are our 2020 Primary Endorsements" . Retrieved March 26, 2020– via Facebook.

[9] YouTube

[10] DFM Research

[11] Meeting Street Research (R-Bacon)

[12] GQR Research (D-Eastman)

[13] NYT Upshot/Siena College

[14] KONZ, MIKE. "Democrat candidate Paul Theobald: Trump setting table for GOP loss in 3rd District". Kearney Hub. Retrieved April 15, 2018.

[15] Larry Bolinger

[16] Star-Herald, JERRY PURVIS. "Alliance man runs for Congress, challenging Adrian Smith". starherald.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.

[17] KHGI. "Meet the candidate: Third Congressional District Arron Kowalski". KHGI. Retrieved April 16, 2018.

[18] PRITCHARD, ERIKA. "Congressional candidate Kirk Penner has Main Street mindset". Kearney Hub. Retrieved April 16, 2018.

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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

Contents

Overview

District

District 1

Democratic primary

Primary results

Republican primary

Primary results

General election

Polling

Results

District 2

Democratic primary

Endorsements

Debate

Primary results

Republican primary

Primary results

General election

Polling

Results

District 3

Democratic primary

Primary results

Republican primary

Primary results

General election

Results

Related Research Articles

References

External links