United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska, 2020
- Election date: Nov. 3
- Registration deadline(s): Oct. 23 (in person); Oct. 16 (online; by mail)
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Recount laws
- Early voting starts: Oct. 5
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (received)
- Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
- Voter ID: No ID
- Poll times: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Central time zone); 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Mountain time zone)
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The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Nebraska took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected three candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's three congressional districts.
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Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Nebraska modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: Mail-in ballots were sent to all registered voters in the general election.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 3 election, the Republican Party held all three congressional seats from Nebraska.
| Members of the U.S. House from Nebraska -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2020 | After the 2020 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 0 | 0 | |
| Republican Party | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2020 election, the incumbents for the three congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Fortenberry |  Republican |
1 |
| Don Bacon | Republican |
2 |
| Adrian Smith | Republican |
3 |
Voting in Nebraska
- See also: Voting in Nebraska
Click the links below for more information on Nebraska elections in 2020:
- President of the United States
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House
- State executive
- State Senate
- State supreme court
- State intermediate appellate courts
Battleground races
Ballotpedia identified the following Nebraska elections as battlegrounds:
- Nebraska State Senate elections, 2020
- Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
- Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (May 12 Democratic primary)
Candidates
District 1
General election candidates
- Jeffrey Fortenberry (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Kate Bolz (Democratic Party)
- Dennis Grace (Libertarian Party)
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Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
- Jeffrey Fortenberry (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
Libertarian primary candidates
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District 2
General election candidates
- Don Bacon (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Kara Eastman (Democratic Party)
- Tyler Schaeffer (Libertarian Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
- Don Bacon (Incumbent) ✔
- Paul Anderson
Libertarian primary candidates
District 3
General election candidates
- Adrian Smith (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Mark Elworth Jr. (Democratic Party)
- Dustin Hobbs (Libertarian Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
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Libertarian primary candidates
Candidate ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Nebraska in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Nebraska, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2020 | ||||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Signature formula | Filing fee | Filing fee formula | Filing deadline | Source |
| Nebraska | 1st Congressional District | Qualified party | N/A | N/A | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 3/2/2020 | Source |
| Nebraska | 2nd Congressional District | Qualified party | N/A | N/A | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 3/2/2020 | Source |
| Nebraska | 3rd Congressional District | Qualified party | N/A | N/A | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 3/2/2020 | Source |
| Nebraska | 1st Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 2,000 | 20% of registered in the district who voted for governor in 2018, or 2,000, whichever is less | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 9/1/2020 | Source |
| Nebraska | 2nd Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 2,000 | 20% of registered in the district who voted for governor in 2018, or 2,000, whichever is less | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 9/1/2020 | Source |
| Nebraska | 3rd Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 2,000 | 20% of registered in the district who voted for governor in 2018, or 2,000, whichever is less | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 9/1/2020 | Source |
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2020
- United States Senate election in Nebraska, 2020
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2020
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2020
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2020
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2020
- Democratic Party battleground primaries, 2020
- Republican Party battleground primaries, 2020
External links
Footnotes
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