# 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

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

Popular vote
Republican
62.03%
Democratic
37.97% :
House seats
Republican
100%
Democratic
0% :

### District

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska by district:
| District | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Others | Others | Total | Total | Result |
| District | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
| 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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## District 1

The incumbent was Republican Jeff Fortenberry, who had represented the district since 2005. He was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2016.

### Democratic primary

* Dennis Crawford, attorney
* Jessica McClure, chemist

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jessica McClure | 22,199 | 66.1 |
| | Democratic | Dennis P. Crawford | 11,386 | 33.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,585 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary

* Jeff Fortenberry, incumbent

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jeff Fortenberry (incumbent) | 51,809 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 51,809 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jeff Fortenberry (R) | Jessica McClure (D) | Undecided |
| Change Research (D) | October 24–25, 2018 | 742 | – | 55% | 39% | – |

#### Results

Nebraska's 1st congressional district, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jeff Fortenberry (incumbent) | 141,712 | 60.4 |
| | Democratic | Jessica McClure | 93,069 | 39.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 234,781 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 2

The incumbent was Republican Don Bacon, who had represented the district since 2017. He flipped the district and was elected with 49% of the vote in 2016.

### Democratic primary

* Brad Ashford, former U.S. representative
* Kara Eastman, founder of Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance and vice chair of the Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors

### Endorsements

Individuals
* Anne Boyle, former Nebraska state public service commissioner
* Ben Gray, Omaha city councilman
* Crystal Rhoades, Nebraska state public service commissioner
* Tony Vargas, Nebraska state senator
* Justin Wayne, Nebraska state senator
Organizations
* Climate Hawks Vote
* Insulators Local 39
* Justice Democrats
* Progressive Change Campaign Committee
** VOTEPROCHOICE
Parties
* Cannabis Rights Party of Nebraska

### Debate

2018 Nebraska's 2nd congressional district democratic primary debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Democratic |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | 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 | | P | P |

### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kara Eastman | 21,357 | 51.64 |
| | Democratic | Brad Ashford | 19,998 | 48.36 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,355 | 100.00 |

### Republican primary

* Don Bacon, incumbent

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Don Bacon (incumbent) | 33,852 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,852 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Don Bacon (R) | Kara Eastman (D) | Undecided |
| DFM Research | October 23–25, 2018 | 350 | ± 5.2% | 52% | 45% | 3% |
| Meeting Street Research (R-Bacon) | October 1–2, 2018 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 49% | 40% | 9% |
| GQR Research (D-Eastman) | September 27–30, 2018 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 49% | 45% | 6% |
| NYT Upshot/Siena College | September 23–26, 2018 | 512 | ± 4.5% | 51% | 42% | 7% |

#### Results

Nebraska's 2nd congressional district, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Don Bacon (incumbent) | 126,715 | 51.0 |
| | Democratic | Kara Eastman | 121,770 | 49.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 248,485 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 3

The incumbent was Republican Adrian Smith, who had represented the district since 2007. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016.

### Democratic primary

* Paul Theobald, educator and author

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Paul Theobald | 16,395 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,395 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary

* Larry Bolinger, author
* Arron Kowalski
* Kirk Penner, businessman
* Adrian Smith, incumbent

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 77,390 | 100.00 |

### General election
#### Results

Nebraska's 3rd congressional district, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Adrian Smith (incumbent) | 163,650 | 76.7 |
| | Democratic | Paul Theobald | 49,654 | 23.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 213,304 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |