2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska
2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Republican
Democratic
Last election
3
0
Seats won
3
0
Seat change
Popular vote
432,077
264,493
Percentage
62.03%
37.97%
Swing
8.71%
9.93%
Election results by district Election results by county
Republican
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
>90%
Democratic
50–60%
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.
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 1
2018 Nebraska's 1st congressional district election
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
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
Dennis Crawford, attorney[ 2]
Jessica McClure, chemist[ 3]
Primary results
Republican primary
Primary results
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
District 2
2018 Nebraska's 2nd congressional district election
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[ 8]
Debate
Primary results
Republican primary
Primary results
General election
Polling
Results
District 3
2018 Nebraska's 3rd congressional district election
Results by precinctSmith: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Theobald: 50–60% 60–70%
The incumbent is Republican Adrian Smith , who has represented the district since 2007. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016.
Democratic primary
Paul Theobald, educator and author[ 14]
Primary results
Republican primary
Primary results
General election
Results
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 .
^ 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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