United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska, 2014
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The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Nebraska took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected three candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's three congressional districts.
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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, participation rules for primaries vary by the office up for election. State legislative primaries use a nonpartisan top-two primary system in which any voter can participate. Congressional primaries are partisan, but any voter may vote in the congressional primary of their choice. For all other statewide offices, a state party can determine if it will allow unaffiliated voters to vote their primary ballot.
As of September 2025, the Democratic Party held a semi-closed primary in which registered party members and unaffiliated voters could participate, and the Republican Party held a closed primary in which only registered party members could participate.
Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by either April 25, 2014, by mail or carrier, or by May 2, 2014, in person. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 17, 2014.[1]
- See also: Nebraska elections, 2014
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 4 election, Republicans held all three of the congressional seats from Nebraska.
Members of the U.S. House from Nebraska -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
Democratic Party | 0 | 1 | |
Republican Party | 3 | 2 | |
Total | 3 | 3 |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the three congressional districts were:
Name | Party | District |
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Jeff Fortenberry | ![]() |
1 |
Lee Terry | ![]() |
2 |
Adrian Smith | ![]() |
3 |
Margin of victory for winners
There were a total of 3 seats up for election in 2014 in Nebraska. 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 | ![]() |
37.6% | 179,057 | Dennis Crawford |
District 2 | ![]() |
3.3% | 171,050 | Lee Terry |
District 3 | ![]() |
50.8% | 184,964 | Mark Sullivan |
Candidates
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1st Congressional District
General election candidates
Jeff Fortenberry - Incumbent
Dennis Crawford
May 13, 2014, primary results
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2nd Congressional District
General election candidates
Lee Terry - Incumbent
Brad Ashford
Steven Laird
May 13, 2014, primary results
Withdrew from race
Declined to run
3rd Congressional District
General election candidates
Adrian Smith-Incumbent
Mark Sullivan
May 13, 2014, primary results
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See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
- United States Senate elections in Nebraska, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State Website, "Voter Information Frequently Asked Questions," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List for May 13, 2014 Primary Election," accessed May 11, 2014
- ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed February 27, 2014
- ↑ Omaha.com, "Republican Dan Frei will take on Lee Terry in District 2," accessed November 5, 2013
- ↑ The Green Papers, "The Green Papers: What's New? First Quarter (Jan - Mar) 2014," accessed February 20, 2014
- ↑ Nebraska Watchdog, "Tea party’s Maxwell turns Omaha House race upside down," accessed May 23, 2014
- ↑ Nebraska Watchdog, "It’s official: Tea partyer Maxwell won’t challenge GOP’s Lee Terry," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑ Watchdog.org, "Festersen out of Congressional race, Democrats wonder who’s in," accessed December 9, 2013
- ↑ Watchdog, "Retired Army veteran to challenge Congressman Smith," accessed January 2, 2014
- ↑ Lexch.com, "Third District congressional candidate Sullivan getting his name out," accessed August 1, 2013