Английская Википедия:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:Elections in Nebraska The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the three U.S. representatives from the state of Nebraska, one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on May 10.

Overview

By district

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

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
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	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	189,771	69.45%	83,467	30.55%	0	0.00%	273,238	100.0%	Republican hold
District 2	141,066	48.93%	137,602	47.73%	9,640	3.34%	288,308	100.0%	Republican gain
District 3	226,720	100.0%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	226,720	100.0%	Republican hold
Total	557,557	70.74%	221,069	28.04%	9,640	1.22%	788,266	100.0%

District 1

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also 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 of Fremont, Columbus, Norfolk, Beatrice and South Sioux City. Incumbent Republican Jeff 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 a PVI of R+10.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jeff Fortenberry, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Daniel Wik, Physician

District 2

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:Seealso The 2nd district was based in the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area and included all of Douglas County and the urbanized areas of Sarpy County. Incumbent Democrat Brad Ashford, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was elected with 49% of the vote in 2014, defeating Republican incumbent Lee Terry. The district had a Cook Partisan Voting Index (PVI) of R+4.

Democratic primary

Scott Kleeb, a businessman who was the nominee for Nebraska's 3rd congressional district in 2006 and for the U.S. Senate in 2008, was speculated to challenge Ashford, a centrist Democrat, from the left. Kleeb ultimately did not run and Ashford won the primary unopposed.

Candidates

Nominee

• Brad Ashford, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Scott Kleeb, businessman, nominee for the 3rd district in 2006 and for U.S. Senate in 2008

Republican primary

Former state senator and Douglas County Commissioner Chip Maxwell, who considered running as an independent against Terry in 2012, and retired United States Air Force Brigadier General Don Bacon ran in the Republican primary.

Candidates

Nominee

• Don Bacon, retired United States Air Force Brigadier General

Eliminated in primary

• Chip Maxwell, former state senator

Withdrawn

• Dirk Arneson, salesmen (withdrew September 3, 2015, and endorsed BaconШаблон:Cn)

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steven Laird

Eliminated in primary

• Jeffrey Lynn Stein
• Andy Shambaugh

General election

Campaign

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

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Brad Ashford (D)	Don Bacon (R)	Steven Laird (L)	Undecided
Singularis Group (R-Bacon)	October 26–27, 2016	1,482	± 2.54%	45%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 47%	4%	3%
North Star Opinion Research (R-CLF)	October 22–24, 2016	400	± 4.9%	44%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 48%	—	8%
Global Strategy Group (D–Ashford)	September 14–18, 2016	402	± 4.9%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 50%	40%	—	10%
Singularis Group (R-Bacon)	May 11–12, 2016	1,007	± 3.08%	42%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 44%	5%	8%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 7, 2016
RCP	Шаблон:USRaceRating	October 31, 2016

District 3

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also The 3rd district encompassed the western three-fourths of the state; it was one of the largest non-at-large Congressional districts in the country, covering nearly Шаблон:Convert, two time zones and 68.5 counties. It was mostly sparsely populated but included the cities of Grand Island, Kearney, Hastings, North Platte and Scottsbluff. Incumbent Republican Adrian 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 a PVI of R+23.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Adrian Smith, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed

External links

• U.S. House elections in Nebraska, 2016 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets