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

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from the state of Nebraska, one from each of the state's three

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. The elections coincided with the

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, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and

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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, Bellevue, Fremont, and Norfolk. The incumbent is 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 Kate Bolz (born March 1, 1979) is an American politician and social worker who served as a member of the Nebraska Legislature, representing the 29th district from 2013 to 2021. She was the Democratic nominee for Nebraska's 1st congressional dist ...

, state senator *Barbara "Babs" Ramsey, security analyst

=Endorsements

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * Dennis B. Grace, U.S. Navy veteran

Results

General election

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

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, including

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and Papillon. The incumbent is Republican Don Bacon, who was re-elected with 51.0% of the vote in 2018. Kara Eastman is the Democratic nominee. She started a nonprofit consulting company in 2019, and she was previously the executive director of the Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance. That organization focuses on reducing lead poisoning, and Lee Terry described it as a nonpartisan project. She is a former member of the Board of Governors of Metropolitan Community College. President Donald Trump endorsed Bacon, and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden endorsed Eastman.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Paul Anderson, perennial candidate * Don Bacon, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * Ann Ashford, attorney and wife of former U.S. Representative

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, nonprofit executive and nominee for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district 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

= *

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, chief lobbyist for the University of Nebraska system, former state senator, and nominee for mayor of Omaha in

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* Denise Blaya Powell, founder of Women Who Run

Endorsements

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Tyler Schaeffer

Results

General election

Predictions

Polling

;Graphical summary ;with Ann Ashford ;with Gladys Harrison

Endorsements

Results

Despite Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden 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, Hastings,

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, Alliance, and

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. The incumbent is 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 a 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

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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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