Nebraska's 1st congressional district
U.S. House district in Eastern Nebraska
Nebraska's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The district takes up most of eastern Nebraska besides the parts in 2nd congressional district. It includes the state capital Lincoln, as well as the cities of Bellevue, Fremont, and Norfolk. After the 2010 United States Census, the 1st congressional district was changed to include an eastern part of Sarpy County. The people who live in the district elect a person to represent the district in the United States House of Representatives.
| Nebraska's 1st congressional district | |||
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 Nebraska's 1st congressional district since January 3, 2013 | |||
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| Distribution |
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| Population (2019) | 651,958 | ||
| Median household income | $63,921[1] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+11[2] | ||
Election history Edit
2004 Edit
| Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2004 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jeff Fortenberry | 143,756 | 54.2% | ||
| Democratic | Matt Connealy | 113,971 | 43.0% | ||
| Green | Steve Larrick | 7,345 | 2.8% | ||
| Total votes | 265,072 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
2006 Edit
| Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jeff Fortenberry (Incumbent) | 121,015 | 58.4% | ||
| Democratic | Maxine Moul | 86,360 | 41.6% | ||
| Total votes | 207,375 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
2008 Edit
| Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2008 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jeff Fortenberry (Incumbent) | 184,923 | 70.4% | ||
| Democratic | Max Yashirin | 77,897 | 29.6% | ||
| Total votes | 262,820 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
2010 Edit
| Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2010 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jeff Fortenberry (Incumbent) | 116,871 | 71.3% | ||
| Democratic | Ivy Harper | 47,106 | 21.7% | ||
| Total votes | 163,977 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
2012 Edit
| Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2012 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jeff Fortenberry (Incumbent) | 174,889 | 68.3% | ||
| Democratic | Korey L. Reiman | 81,206 | 31.7% | ||
| Total votes | 256,095 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
2014 Edit
| Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2014 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jeff Fortenberry (Incumbent) | 123,219 | 68.8% | ||
| Democratic | Dennis Crawford | 55,838 | 31.2% | ||
| Total votes | 179,057 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
2016 Edit
| Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2016 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jeff Fortenberry (Incumbent) | 189,771 | 69.4% | ||
| Democratic | Daniel M. Wik | 83,467 | 30.6% | ||
| Total votes | 273,238 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
2018 Edit
| Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2018 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jeff Fortenberry (Incumbent) | 141,172 | 60.36% | ||
| Democratic | Jessica McClure | 93,069 | 39.64% | ||
| Total votes | 234,241 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
2020 Edit
| Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2020 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jeff Fortenberry (Incumbent) | 189,006 | 59.05% | ||
| Democratic | Kate Bolz | 119,622 | 37.07% | ||
| Libertarian | Dennis B. Grace | 8,938 | 2.08% | ||
| Total votes | 317,566 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
References Edit
- ↑ "My Congressional District".
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.