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2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

The 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska were held on November 7, 2000, to elect the state of Nebraska's three members to the United States House of Representatives.

Overview

District 1

Incumbent Republican Congressman Doug Bereuter ran for re-election. He was challenged by the Democratic nominee, Lincoln businessman Alan Jacobsen, a former Republican who ran for Governor in 1994, and Libertarian nominee David Oenbring, a tax preparer. Bereuter won re-election in a landslide, receiving 66 percent of the vote to Jacobsen's 31 percent and Oenbring's 3 percent.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Alan Jacobsen, businessman, 1994 Republican candidate for Governor

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

  • David Oenbring, tax preparer

Results

General election

Candidates

  • Doug Bereuter (Republican)
  • Alan Jacobsen (Democratic)
  • David Oenbring (Libertarian)

Results

District 2

Incumbent Republican Congressman Lee Terry ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged in the general election by State Senator Shelley Kiel, the Democratic nominee, and salesman John Graziano, the Libertarian nominee. Terry defeated both to win landslide by a wide margin, receiving 66 percent of the vote to Kiel's 31 and Graziano's 3 percent.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

  • John J. Graziano, salesman

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

District 3

Republican Congressman Bill Barrett opted to retire rather than seek re-election to a sixth term. Tom Osborne, the former head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, ran to succeed Barrett, despite not living in the district. He defeated attorney John A. Gale and State Board of Education member Kathy Wilmot in the Republican primary and faced real estate investor Roland E. Reynolds, the Democratic nominee, and Jerry Hickman, the Libertarian nominee, in the general election. Osborne defeated both in a landslide, winning 82 percent of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Roland E. Reynolds, real estate investor

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

  • Tom Osborne (Republican)
  • Roland E. Reynolds (Democratic)
  • Jerry Hickman (Libertarian)

Results

References

See also