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The2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect the threeU.S. representatives from theU.S. state ofNebraska, one from each of the state's threecongressional 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.
| Republican | 62.03% | |||
| Democratic | 37.97% | |||
| Republican | 100% | |||
| Democratic | 0% | |||
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska by district:[1]
| District | Republican | Democratic | Others | Total | Result | ||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| District 1 | 141,712 | 60.36% | 93,069 | 39.64% | 0 | 0.00% | 234,781 | 100% | Republican hold |
| District 2 | 126,715 | 51.00% | 121,770 | 49.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 248,485 | 100% | Republican hold |
| District 3 | 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% | |
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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 | |||||||||||||||||
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The incumbent was RepublicanJeff Fortenberry, who had represented the district since 2005. He was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2016.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jessica McClure | 22,199 | 66.1 | |
| Democratic | Dennis P. Crawford | 11,386 | 33.9 | |
| Total votes | 33,585 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jeff Fortenberry (incumbent) | 51,809 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 51,809 | 100.0 | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[6] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| Inside Elections[7] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| RCP[9] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| Daily Kos[10] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| 538[11] | Safe R | November 7, 2018 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jeff Fortenberry (R) | Jessica McClure (D) | Undecided |
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| Change Research (D)[12] | October 24–25, 2018 | 742 | – | 55% | 39% | – |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jeff Fortenberry (incumbent) | 141,712 | 60.4 | |
| Democratic | Jessica McClure | 93,069 | 39.6 | |
| Total votes | 234,781 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
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Bacon: 60–70% Eastman: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The incumbent was RepublicanDon Bacon, who had represented the district since 2017. He flipped the district and was elected with 49% of the vote in 2016.
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| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Democratic |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
| Brad Ashford | Kara Eastman | |||||
| 1 | Apr. 24, 2018 | KMTV-TV Omaha World-Herald | Craig Nigrelli Mike'l Severe | [15] | P | P |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kara Eastman | 21,357 | 51.64 | |
| Democratic | Brad Ashford | 19,998 | 48.36 | |
| Total votes | 41,355 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Don Bacon (incumbent) | 33,852 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 33,852 | 100.0 | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[6] | Lean R | November 5, 2018 |
| Inside Elections[7] | Lean R | November 5, 2018 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] | Lean R | November 5, 2018 |
| RCP[9] | Lean R | November 5, 2018 |
| Daily Kos[10] | Likely R | November 5, 2018 |
| 538[11] | Tossup | November 7, 2018 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Don Bacon (R) | Kara Eastman (D) | Undecided |
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| DFM Research[16] | October 23–25, 2018 | 350 | ± 5.2% | 52% | 45% | 3% |
| Meeting Street Research (R-Bacon)[17] | October 1–2, 2018 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 49% | 40% | 9% |
| GQR Research (D-Eastman)[18] | September 27–30, 2018 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 49% | 45% | 6% |
| NYT Upshot/Siena College[19] | September 23–26, 2018 | 512 | ± 4.5% | 51% | 42% | 7% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Don Bacon (incumbent) | 126,715 | 51.0 | |
| Democratic | Kara Eastman | 121,770 | 49.0 | |
| Total votes | 248,485 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
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Results by precinct Smith: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Theobald: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The incumbent was RepublicanAdrian Smith, who had represented the district since 2007. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Paul Theobald | 16,395 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 16,395 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Adrian Smith (incumbent) | 50,878 | 65.74 | |
| Republican | Kirk Penner | 20,116 | 25.99 | |
| Republican | Arron Kowalski | 4,461 | 5.76 | |
| Republican | Larry Lee Scott Bolinger | 1,935 | 2.50 | |
| Total votes | 77,390 | 100.00 | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[6] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| Inside Elections[7] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| RCP[9] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| Daily Kos[10] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| 538[11] | Safe R | November 7, 2018 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Adrian Smith (incumbent) | 163,650 | 76.7 | |
| Democratic | Paul Theobald | 49,654 | 23.3 | |
| Total votes | 213,304 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
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