2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

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2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska
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All 3 Nebraska seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
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The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the three U.S. representatives from the State of Nebraska, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The Primary elections are scheduled for May 14, 2024.

Contents

District 1

2024 Nebraska's 1st congressional district election
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NomineeTBD Carol Blood (presumptive)
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent U.S. Representative

Mike Flood
Republican



The 1st district is located in eastern Nebraska surrounding Omaha and its suburbs, taking in Lincoln, Bellevue, Fremont, and Norfolk. The incumbent is Republican Mike Flood, who was re-elected with 57.9% of the vote in 2022. [1]

Republican primary

Declared

  • Michael Connely, education advisor and candidate for governor in 2022 [2]
  • Mike Flood, incumbent U.S. Representative [3]

Endorsements

Mike Flood
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2023
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Mike Flood (R)$1,015,715$565,893$456,694
Source: Federal Election Commission [5]

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Connely
Republican Mike Flood (incumbent)
Total votes

Democratic primary

Presumptive nominee

Endorsements

Carol Blood
State legislators
Organizations

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Carol Blood
Total votes

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [9] Solid RFebruary 2, 2023
Inside Elections [10] Solid RMarch 10, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball [11] Safe RFebruary 23, 2023
Elections Daily [12] Safe ROctober 5, 2023
CNalysis [13] Solid RNovember 16, 2023

Results

Nebraska's 1st congressional district, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican TBD
Democratic Carol Blood
Total votes

District 2

2024 Nebraska's 2nd congressional district election
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NomineeTBD Tony Vargas (presumptive)
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent U.S. Representative

Don Bacon
Republican



The 2nd district covers the Omaha metropolitan area, including all of Douglas County, home to the city of Omaha, and suburban parts of northern Sarpy County, including La Vista and Papillon. The incumbent is Republican Don Bacon, who was re-elected with 51.3% of the vote in 2022. [1]

Republican primary

Declared

Withdrawn

  • Michael Connely, education advisor and candidate for governor in 2022 (endorsed Frei, switched to the 1st district) [2]

Declined

  • Robert Anthony, real estate broker (endorsed Frei) [16]

Endorsements

Don Bacon
U.S. Executive Branch officials
U.S. representatives
State legislators
  • 26 state senators [19]
Organizations
Labor unions
Dan Frei
Political parties

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Don
Bacon		Dan
Frei		Undecided
Meeting Street Insights (R) [upper-alpha 1] February 12–14, 2024400± 4.9%67%15%18%

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Don Bacon (R)$3,373,669$1,504,643$1,888,261
Dan Frei (R)$84,825$30,650$54,175
Source: Federal Election Commission [25]

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Don Bacon (incumbent)
Republican Dan Frei
Total votes

Democratic primary

Presumptive nominee

Endorsements

Tony Vargas
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Tony Vargas (D)$2,210,846$654,539$1,609,695
Source: Federal Election Commission [25]

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tony Vargas
Total votes

Independents

Declined

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [9] Lean RFebruary 2, 2023
Inside Elections [10] Tilt RMarch 28, 2024
Sabato's Crystal Ball [11] TossupFebruary 8, 2024
Elections Daily [12] TossupOctober 5, 2023
CNalysis [13] TossupNovember 16, 2023

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Don
Bacon (R)		Tony
Vargas (D)		Undecided
Global Strategy Group (D) [upper-alpha 2] February 20–25, 2024500± 4.4%43%46%11%

Results

Nebraska's 2nd congressional district, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican TBD
Democratic Tony Vargas
Total votes

District 3

2024 Nebraska's 3rd congressional district election
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Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent U.S. Representative

Adrian Smith
Republican



The 3rd district covers most of the rural central and western part of the state, and includes Grand Island, Kearney, Hastings, North Platte, Alliance, and Scottsbluff. The incumbent is Republican Adrian Smith, who was re-elected with 78.3% of the vote in 2022. [1]

Republican primary

Declared

Endorsements

Adrian Smith
Organizations
John Walz
Political parties

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2023
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Adrian Smith (R)$916,297$652,562$1,178,270
John Walz (R)$387$404$0
Source: Federal Election Commission [46]

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert McCuiston
Republican Adrian Smith (incumbent)
Republican John Walz
Total votes

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Daniel Ebers, hotel manager [41]
  • David Else, farmer and nominee for this district in 2022 [41]

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Daniel Ebers
Democratic David Else
Total votes

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [9] Solid RFebruary 2, 2023
Inside Elections [10] Solid RMarch 10, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball [11] Safe RFebruary 23, 2023
Elections Daily [12] Safe ROctober 5, 2023
CNalysis [13] Solid RNovember 16, 2023

Results

Nebraska's 3rd congressional district, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican TBD
Democratic TBD
Total votes

Notes

  1. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. ↑ Poll commissioned by Bacon's campaign
  2. ↑ Poll commissioned by Vargas's campaign

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