United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska, 2016
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The 2016 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Nebraska took place on November 8, 2016. Voters elected three candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's three congressional districts.
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Nebraska, a top-two primary system is used for the nonpartisan legislature and some other statewide races. All other primaries are semi-closed.[1]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 8 election, the Republican Party held two of the three congressional seats from Nebraska.
| Members of the U.S. House from Nebraska -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2016 | After the 2016 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 1 | 0 | |
| Republican Party | 2 | 3 | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2016 election, the incumbents for the three congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
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| Jeff Fortenberry |  Republican |
1 |
| Brad Ashford |  Democratic |
2 |
| Adrian Smith | Republican |
3 |
Margin of victory for winners
The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100 percent.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| District 1 |  Jeff Fortenberry |
38.9% | 273,238 | Daniel Wik |
| District 2 | Don Bacon |
1.2% | 288,308 | Brad Ashford |
| District 3 | Adrian Smith |
100% | 226,720 | Unopposed |
Candidates
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District 1
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General election candidates: Jeff Fortenberry   Daniel Wik |
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Primary candidates:[2] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
District 2
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General election candidates: Brad Ashford Don Bacon  Steven Laird |
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Primary candidates:[2] |
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Democratic |
Republican Chip Maxwell[4] |
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Third Party/Other Andy Shambaugh (Libertarian)[4] Jeffrey Lynn Stein (Libertarian)[4] |
District 3
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General election candidates: Adrian Smith |
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Primary candidates:[2] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Nebraska elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Nebraska in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| December 1, 2015 | Ballot access | Filing period for both incumbents and non-incumbents running in the primary election opens | |
| December 1, 2015 | Ballot access | Filing period for both incumbents and non-incumbents running in the general election opens | |
| February 16, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing period for incumbents running in the primary election closes | |
| March 1, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing period for non-incumbents running in the primary election closes | |
| April 11, 2016 | Campaign finance | First primary statement due | |
| May 2, 2016 | Campaign finance | Second primary statement due | |
| May 10, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| June 20, 2016 | Campaign finance | Post-primary statement due | |
| July 15, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing period for incumbents running in the general election closes | |
| August 1, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing period for non-incumbents running in the general election closes | |
| October 10, 2016 | Campaign finance | First general statement due | |
| October 31, 2016 | Campaign finance | Second general statement due | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| January 17, 2017 | Campaign finance | Post-general statement due | |
| Sources: Nebraska Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings Information – 2016 Election," accessed July 1, 2015 Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission, "2016 Election Year – Candidate Brochure," June 2015 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2016
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2016
- U.S. House primaries, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures Website, "State Primary Election Types," accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," March 2, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," March 2, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," March 2, 2016
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For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
