2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska explained

Election Name:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska
Country:Nebraska
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska
Next Year:2020
Seats For Election:All 3 Nebraska seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:3
Seats1:3
Popular Vote1:432,077
Percentage1:62.03%
Swing1: 8.71%
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:0
Seats2:0
Popular Vote2:264,493
Percentage2:37.97%
Swing2: 9.93%

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

District

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

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141,712 60.36% 93,069 39.64% 0 0.00% 234,781 100% Republican hold
126,715 51.00% 121,770 49.00% 0 0.00% 248,485 100% Republican hold
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

Election Name:2018 Nebraska's 1st congressional district election
Country:Nebraska
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska#District 1
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska#District 1
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Jeff Fortenberry Official Portrait 115th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Jeff Fortenberry
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:141,712
Percentage1:60.4%
Nominee2:Jessica McClure
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:93,069
Percentage2:39.6%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Jeff Fortenberry
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Jeff Fortenberry
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Nebraska's 1st congressional district. 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

Republican primary

Primary results

General election

Results

District 2

Election Name:2018 Nebraska's 2nd congressional district election
Country:Nebraska
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska#District 2
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska#District 2
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Donald Bacon Official House Photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Don Bacon
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:126,715
Percentage1:51.0%
Nominee2:Kara Eastman
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:121,770
Percentage2:49.0%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Don Bacon
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Don Bacon
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Nebraska's 2nd congressional district. 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

Republican primary

Primary results

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Don
Bacon (R)
Kara
Eastman (D)
Undecided
DFM Research[7] October 23–25, 2018350± 5.2% align=center52%45%3%
Meeting Street Research (R-Bacon)[8] October 1–2, 2018400± 4.9% align=center49%40%9%
GQR Research (D-Eastman)[9] September 27–30, 2018400± 4.9% align=center49%45%6%
NYT Upshot/Siena College[10] September 23–26, 2018512± 4.5% align=center51%42%7%

Results

District 3

Election Name:2018 Nebraska's 3rd congressional district election
Country:Nebraska
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska#District 3
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska#District 3
Next Year:2020
Image1:File:Adrian Smith 116th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:Adrian Smith
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:163,650
Percentage1:76.7%
Nominee2:Paul Theobald
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:49,654
Percentage2:23.3%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Adrian Smith
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Adrian Smith
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Nebraska's 3rd congressional district. The incumbent is Republican Adrian Smith, who has represented the district since 2007. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016.

Democratic primary

Primary results

Republican primary

Primary results

General election

Results

External links

Official campaign websites for first district candidates

Official campaign websites for second district candidates

Official campaign websites for third district candidates

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Johnson. Cheryl L.. Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 2019-04-27. 2019-02-28. mdy-all.
  2. News: Fortenberry challengers hope to ride a Democratic wave. Walton. Don. JournalStar.com. 2018-04-15. en.
  3. News: Jessica McClure Running for First District in Nebraska. Georlett. Pierce. 2018-04-15. en.
  4. https://twitter.com/ChangePolls/status/1055577115289038848 Change Research (D)
  5. News: Nonprofit executive Kara Eastman will seek Democratic nomination in 2nd Congressional District. Robynn. Tysver. Omaha.com. 2018-04-15. en.
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bvcgc_EiWE YouTube
  7. http://www.dfmresearch.com/uploads/Nebraska_2nd_DISTRICT_Survey__2018_September_TOPLINE.pdf DFM Research
  8. https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/republican-poll-shows-rep-don-bacon-9-point-lead-nebraska-house-race Meeting Street Research (R-Bacon)
  9. https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/nebraska-democrat-kara-eastman-within-striking-distance-rep-don-bacon-poll-finds GQR Research (D-Eastman)
  10. https://scri.siena.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NE02P1release_final4065.pdf NYT Upshot/Siena College
  11. News: Democrat candidate Paul Theobald: Trump setting table for GOP loss in 3rd District. MIKE. KONZ. Kearney Hub. 2018-04-15. en.
  12. News: Alliance man runs for Congress, challenging Adrian Smith. Star-Herald. JERRY PURVIS. starherald.com. 2018-04-15. en.
  13. News: Meet the candidate: Third Congressional District Arron Kowalski. KHGI. KHGI. 2018-04-16. en-US.
  14. News: Congressional candidate Kirk Penner has Main Street mindset. ERIKA. PRITCHARD. Kearney Hub. 2018-04-16. en.