2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

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2018 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 vote432,077264,493
Percentage62.03%37.97%
SwingDecrease2.svg 8.71%Increase2.svg 9.93%
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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.

Contents

The 2018 elections saw all three incumbents elected (all from the Republican Party), thus the GOP retained control of all three House seats.

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 OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 141,71260.36%93,06939.64%00.00%234,781100%Republican hold
District 2 126,71551.00%121,77049.00%00.00%248,485100%Republican hold
District 3 163,65076.72%49,65423.28%00.00%213,304100%Republican hold
Total432,07762.56%264,49335.19%00.00%696,570100%

District 1

2018 Nebraska's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee Jeff Fortenberry Jessica McClure
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote141,71293,069
Percentage60.4%39.6%
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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

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

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jessica McClure 22,199 66.1
Democratic Dennis P. Crawford11,38633.9
Total votes33,585 100.0

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeff Fortenberry (incumbent) 51,809 100.0
Total votes51,809 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Jeff
Fortenberry (R)		Jessica
McClure (D)		Undecided
Change Research (D) October 24–25, 2018742–55%39%–

Results

Nebraska's 1st congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeff Fortenberry (incumbent) 141,712 60.4
Democratic Jessica McClure93,06939.6
Total votes234,781 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

2018 Nebraska's 2nd congressional district election
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Nominee Don Bacon Kara Eastman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote126,715121,770
Percentage51.0%49.0%
U.S. Representative before election

Don Bacon
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Don Bacon
Republican

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

Democratic primary

Endorsements

Kara Eastman
Individuals
  • Justin Wayne, Nebraska state senator
  • Tony Vargas, Nebraska state senator
  • Anne Boyle, former Nebraska state public service commissioner
  • Crystal Rhoades, Nebraska state public service commissioner
  • Ben Gray, Omaha city councilman
Organizations
Parties
  • Cannabis Rights Party of Nebraska [7]

Debate

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

Primary results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kara Eastman 21,357 51.64
Democratic Brad Ashford 19,99848.36
Total votes41,355 100.00

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Don Bacon (incumbent) 33,852 100.0
Total votes33,852 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Don
Bacon (R)		Kara
Eastman (D)		Undecided
DFM Research October 23–25, 2018350± 5.2%52%45%3%
Meeting Street Research (R-Bacon) October 1–2, 2018400± 4.9%49%40%9%
GQR Research (D-Eastman) September 27–30, 2018400± 4.9%49%45%6%
NYT Upshot/Siena College September 23–26, 2018512± 4.5%51%42%7%

Results

Nebraska's 2nd congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Don Bacon (incumbent) 126,715 51.0
Democratic Kara Eastman121,77049.0
Total votes248,485 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

2018 Nebraska's 3rd congressional district election
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Nominee Adrian Smith Paul Theobald
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote163,65049,654
Percentage76.7%23.3%
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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 is Republican Adrian Smith, who has represented the district since 2007. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016.

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Paul Theobald 16,395 100.0
Total votes16,395 100.0

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Adrian Smith (incumbent) 50,878 65.74
Republican Kirk Penner20,11625.99
Republican Arron Kowalski4,4615.76
Republican Larry Lee Scott Bolinger1,9352.50
Total votes77,390 100.00

General election

Results

Nebraska's 3rd congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Adrian Smith (incumbent) 163,650 76.7
Democratic Paul Theobald49,65423.3
Total votes213,304 100.0
Republican hold

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  2. ↑ Walton, Don. "Fortenberry challengers hope to ride a Democratic wave". JournalStar.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
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  7. ↑ Cannabis Rights Party of Nebraska (March 19, 2020). "Here are our 2020 Primary Endorsements" . Retrieved March 26, 2020– via Facebook.
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