2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

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All 3 Nebraska seats to theUnited States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 3 0 Seats won 3 0 Seat change Popular vote 327,986 137,524 Percentage 67.55% 28.32% Swing 1.71pp 5.84pp
District results County results Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

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The2010 congressional elections in Nebraska were held on November 2, 2010, to determine who will represent thestate ofNebraska in theUnited States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the112th Congress from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013.

Nebraska has three seats in the House, apportioned according to the2000 United States census. Its 2008-2009 congressional delegation consisted of three Republicans:Jeff Fortenberry indistrict 1,Lee Terry indistrict 2 andAdrian Smith indistrict 3. All three ran for reelection.

Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska by district:^[2]

In this solidly conservative^[3] district based in eastern Nebraska, including someOmaha suburbs and the city ofLincoln, incumbent Republican CongressmanJeff Fortenberry ran for a fourth term. Congressman Fortenberry was opposed by Democrat Ivy Harper, a journalist and a legislative assistant to former CongressmanJohn Cavanaugh. Harper did not stand much chance in this district, and Fortenberry was overwhelmingly re-elected.

This conservative-leaning district^[3] is solely based inmetropolitan Omaha and has been represented by incumbent Republican CongressmanLee Terry since he was first elected in1998. Congressman Terry faced a tough bid for re-election in2008 from DemocratJim Esch, but Esch declined to run for Congress a third time in 2010. Instead,State SenatorTom White emerged as the Democratic nominee. Though polls indicated the race to be close and Democrats saw the 2nd district as one of their few pick-up opportunities,^[10] Congressman Terry was ultimately re-elected by a wide margin on election day.

This congressional district, which constitutes nearly 85% ofNebraska's land mass, is one of the most conservative districts in the country.^[3] Though incumbent CongressmanAdrian Smith, a Republican, was elected to his first term in2006 by a shockingly small ten-point margin of victory, he has enjoyed considerable luck since. This year, Congressman Smith faced Democratic nominee Rebekah Davis and independent candidate Dan Hill. As expected, Smith trounced both Davis and Hill to win a third term to Congress.

• Elections at the Nebraska Secretary of State
• U.S. Congress candidates for Nebraska atProject Vote Smart
• Nebraska U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Nebraska fromOpenSecrets
• 2010 Nebraska General Election graph of multiple polls fromPollster.com
• House - Nebraska from theCook Political Report

• 2010 Nebraska elections

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