The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the three U.S. representatives from the

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, one from each of the state's three

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to the

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Overview

District 1

The 1st district is located in eastern Nebraska surrounding

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and its suburbs, taking in Lincoln,

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, Fremont, and

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. The incumbent was Republican

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, who was re-elected with 60.4% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Declined

= *Nicholas Oviatt, part-time consultant

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * Kate Bolz, state senator *Barbara "Babs" Ramsey, security analyst

=Endorsements

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * Dennis B. Grace,

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veteran

Results

General election

Debate

Predictions

Results

District 2

The 2nd district covers the

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, including all of Douglas County, home to the city of

, and suburban parts of western Sarpy County, including La Vista and Papillon. The incumbent was Republican

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, who was re-elected with 51.0% of the vote in 2018. Kara Eastman was the Democratic nominee. She started a nonprofit consulting company in 2019, and was previously the executive director of the Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance. That organization focuses on reducing lead poisoning, and

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described it as a nonpartisan project. She is a former member of the Board of Governors of Metropolitan Community College. President

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endorsed Bacon, and Democratic presidential nominee

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endorsed Eastman.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Paul Anderson, perennial candidate *

, incumbent U.S. representative

= Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * Ann Ashford, attorney and wife of former U.S. Representative Brad Ashford * Kara Eastman, nonprofit executive and nominee for

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in 2018 * Gladys Harrison, general manager of Big Mama's Kitchen

=Withdrew

= * Morgann Freeman, part-time communications consultant and activist (endorsed Ashford) * Dustin Sedoris, U.S. Marine Corps veteran (endorsed Eastman)

=Declined

= * Heath Mello, chief lobbyist for the

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system, former state senator, and nominee for

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* Denise Blaya Powell, founder of Women Who Run

Endorsements

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Tyler Schaeffer

Results

General election

Debate

Predictions

Polling

Graphical summary
with Ann Ashford
with Gladys Harrison

Post-primary endorsements

Results

Despite Democratic Presidential Nominee

winning the district by 6.5 points, Bacon defeated Eastman by 4.6 points. Eastman underperformed Biden by over 11 points.

By county

District 3

The 3rd district covers most of the rural western part of the state, and includes Grand Island, Kearney,

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, North Platte,

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, and Scottsbluff. The incumbent was Republican Adrian Smith, who was re-elected with 76.7% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Larry Lee Scott Bolinger, veteran, graduate from UNO, business owner in property preservation, author of 16 books, and self-defense instructor *William Elfgren, grocery worker *Arron Kowalski, farmer *Justin Moran, architectural draftsman, firefighter and welder * Adrian Smith, incumbent U.S. representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * Mark Elworth, Jr., acting chair of the Cannabis Rights Party of Nebraska, former Legal Marijuana Now nominee for president in 2020

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * Dustin C. Hobbs, reality television show participant

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

Notes

Partisan clients

References

External links

* * * (state affiliate of the U.S.

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) * Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
Kate Bolz (D) for Congress

Jeff Fortenberry (R) for Congress

Dennis B. Grace (L) for Congress
Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
Don Bacon (R) for Congress

Kara Eastman (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates
Adrian Smith (R) for Congress
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