| Election Name: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska |
| Country: | Nebraska |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Seats For Election: | All 3 Nebraska seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 2 |
| Seats1: | 3 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 557,557 |
| Percentage1: | 70.74% |
| Swing1: | 7.10% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 1 |
| Seats2: | 0 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 221,069 |
| Percentage2: | 28.04% |
| Swing2: | 6.55% |
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the three U.S. representatives from the state of Nebraska, one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 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 primaries were held on May 10.
Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska by district:
| scope=col rowspan=3 | District | scope=col colspan=2 | Republican | scope=col colspan=2 | Democratic | scope=col colspan=2 | Others | scope=col colspan=2 | Total | scope=col rowspan=3 | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % |
| 189,771 | 69.45% | 83,467 | 30.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 273,238 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| District 2 | 141,066 | 48.93% | 137,602 | 47.73% | 9,640 | 3.34% | 288,308 | 100.0% | Republican gain | ||||||
| 226,720 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 226,720 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| Total | 557,557 | 70.74% | 221,069 | 28.04% | 9,640 | 1.22% | 788,266 | 100.0% |
| Election Name: | 2016 Nebraska's 1st congressional district election |
| Country: | Nebraska |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska#District 1 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska#District 1 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Jeff Fortenberry Official Portrait 115th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Jeff Fortenberry |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 189,771 |
| Percentage1: | 69.4% |
| Nominee2: | Daniel Wik |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 83,467 |
| Percentage2: | 30.6% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Jeff Fortenberry |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Jeff Fortenberry |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See also: Nebraska's 1st congressional district. The 1st district encompassed most of the eastern quarter of the state and almost completely enveloped the 2nd district. It included the state capital, Lincoln, as well as the cities of Fremont, Columbus, Norfolk, Beatrice and South Sioux City. Incumbent Republican Jeff Fortenberry, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+10.
| Election Name: | 2016 Nebraska's 2nd congressional district election |
| Country: | Nebraska |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska#District 2 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Donald J. Bacon (cropped).JPG |
| Nominee1: | Don Bacon |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 141,066 |
| Percentage1: | 48.9% |
| Nominee2: | Brad Ashford |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 137,602 |
| Percentage2: | 47.7% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Brad Ashford |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Don Bacon |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See also: Nebraska's 2nd congressional district. The 2nd district was based in the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area and included all of Douglas County and the urbanized areas of Sarpy County. Incumbent Democrat Brad Ashford, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was elected with 49% of the vote in 2014, defeating Republican incumbent Lee Terry. The district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index (PVI) of R+4.
Scott Kleeb, a businessman who was the nominee for Nebraska's 3rd congressional district in 2006 and for the U.S. Senate in 2008, was speculated to challenge Ashford, a centrist Democrat, from the left.[2] Kleeb ultimately did not run and Ashford won the primary unopposed.
Former state senator and Douglas County Commissioner Chip Maxwell, who considered running as an independent against Terry in 2012,[3] and retired United States Air Force brigadier general Don Bacon ran in the Republican primary.[4]
The general election race was characterized as a tossup with the incumbent Ashford having a slight edge.[7]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Brad Ashford (D) | Don Bacon (R) | Steven Laird (L) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singularis Group (R-Bacon)[8] | October 26–27, 2016 | 1,482 | ± 2.54% | 45% | align=center | 47% | 4% | 3% | |
| North Star Opinion Research (R-CLF)[9] | October 22–24, 2016 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 44% | align=center | 48% | — | 8% | |
| Global Strategy Group (D–Ashford)[10] | September 14–18, 2016 | 402 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 50% | 40% | — | 10% | |
| Singularis Group (R-Bacon)[11] | May 11–12, 2016 | 1,007 | ± 3.08% | 42% | align=center | 44% | 5% | 8% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report[12] | November 7, 2016 | |
| align=left | Daily Kos Elections[13] | November 7, 2016 | |
| align=left | Rothenberg[14] | November 3, 2016 | |
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[15] | November 7, 2016 | |
| RCP[16] | October 31, 2016 |
| Election Name: | 2016 Nebraska's 3rd congressional district election |
| Country: | Nebraska |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska#District 3 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska#District 3 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Adriansmith.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Adrian Smith |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 226,720 |
| Percentage1: | 100.0% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Adrian Smith |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Adrian Smith |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See also: Nebraska's 3rd congressional district. The 3rd district encompassed the western three-fourths of the state; it was one of the largest non-at-large Congressional districts in the country, covering nearly 65000sqmi, two time zones and 68.5 counties. It was mostly sparsely populated but included the cities of Grand Island, Kearney, Hastings, North Platte and Scottsbluff. Incumbent Republican Adrian Smith, who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+23.
No Democrats filed.