2016 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 2 1 Seats won 3 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 557,557 221,069 Percentage 70.74% 28.04% Swing 7.10% 6.55%
District results County results Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90% Democratic   50–60%

The2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the threeU.S. representatives from thestate ofNebraska, one from each of the state's threecongressional districts. The elections coincided with the2016 U.S. presidential election, as well asother elections to the House of Representatives,elections to theUnited States Senate and variousstate andlocal elections. The primaries were held on May 10.

Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska by district:

2016 Nebraska's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Jeff Fortenberry Daniel Wik Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 189,771 83,467 Percentage 69.5% 30.5%

U.S. Representative before election Jeff Fortenberry Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jeff Fortenberry Republican

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 ofFremont,Columbus,Norfolk,Beatrice andSouth Sioux City. Incumbent RepublicanJeff 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 aPVI of R+10.

• Jeff Fortenberry, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Daniel Wik, physician^[2]

2016 Nebraska's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Don Bacon Brad Ashford Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 141,066 137,602 Percentage 48.9% 47.7%

U.S. Representative before election Brad Ashford Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Don Bacon Republican

The 2nd district was based in theOmaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area and included all ofDouglas County and the urbanized areas ofSarpy County. Incumbent DemocratBrad Ashford, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was elected with 49% of the vote in 2014, defeating Republican incumbentLee Terry. The district had aCook Partisan Voting Index (PVI) of R+4.

Scott Kleeb, a businessman who was the nominee forNebraska's 3rd congressional districtin 2006 and for the U.S. Senate in2008, was speculated to challenge Ashford, a centrist Democrat, from theleft.^[9] Kleeb ultimately did not run and Ashford won the primary unopposed.

• Brad Ashford, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Scott Kleeb, businessman, nominee for the3rd district in2006 and for U.S. Senate in2008

Former state senator and Douglas County CommissionerChip Maxwell, who considered running as an independent against Terry in2012,^[10] and retiredUnited States Air Forcebrigadier generalDon Bacon ran in the Republican primary.^[11]

• Don Bacon, retiredUnited States Air ForceBrigadier General^[12]

• Chip Maxwell, former state senator

• Dirk Arneson, salesmen (withdrew September 3, 2015, and endorsed Bacon^{[citation needed]})

• Steven Laird

• Andy Shambaugh^[15]
• Jeffrey Lynn Stein^[15]

The general election race was characterized as a tossup with the incumbent Ashford having a slight edge.^[16]

2016 Nebraska's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Adrian Smith Party Republican Popular vote 226,720 Percentage 100.0%

U.S. Representative before election Adrian Smith Republican Elected U.S. Representative Adrian Smith Republican

The 3rd district encompassed the western three-fourths of the state; it was one of thelargest non-at-large Congressional districts in the country, covering nearly 65,000 square miles (170,000 km²), two time zones and 68.5 counties. It was mostly sparsely populated but included the cities ofGrand Island,Kearney,Hastings,North Platte andScottsbluff. Incumbent RepublicanAdrian 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 aPVI of R+23.

• Adrian Smith, incumbent U.S. Representative

No Democrats filed.

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