The 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska were held on November 6, 1990, to elect the state of Nebraska's three members to the United States House of Representatives. In the 1st and 2nd districts, the incumbent members of CongressâÂÂRepublican Doug Bereuter and Democrat Peter HoaglandâÂÂwon re-election by wide margins. In the 3rd district, Republican Congresswoman Virginia D. Smith retired, and Republican Bill Barrett, the Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature, narrowly defeated State Senator Sandra K. Scofield, the Democratic nominee.
Incumbent Republican Congressman Doug Bereuter ran for re-election. He was challenged by Larry Hall, the former President of the Nebraska Farmers Union and the Democratic nominee. Bereuter won re-election in a landslide, receiving 66 percent of the vote to Hall's 34 percent.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Peter Hoagland ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged by attorney Ally Milder, who won the Republican primary over Douglas County Attorney Ronald Staskiewicz. Hoagland defeated Milder by a wide margin, winning 58 percent of the vote to Milder's 42 percent.
Incumbent Republican Congresswoman Virginia D. Smith declined to seek re-election to an eighth term. Bill Barrett, the Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature, won a crowded Republican primary to succeed Smith with just 30 percent of the vote, narrowly defeating rancher Merlyn Carlson. In the general election, Barrett faced State Senator Sandra K. Scofield. Despite the district's strong Republican lean, Barrett only narrowly defeated Scofield, winning 51âÂÂ49 percent.