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United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska, 2014

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2014 U.S. House Elections in Nebraska

Primary Date
May 13, 2014

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2014 U.S. Senate Elections

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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.

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
March 3, 2014
May 13, 2014
November 4, 2014

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
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
Jeff Fortenberry Ends.png Republican 1
Lee Terry Ends.png Republican 2
Adrian Smith Ends.png Republican 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
District 1 Republican Party Jeff Fortenberry 37.6% 179,057 Dennis Crawford
District 2 Democratic Party Brad Ashford 3.3% 171,050 Lee Terry
District 3 Republican Party Adrian Smith 50.8% 184,964 Mark Sullivan

Candidates

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1st Congressional District

General election candidates


May 13, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

2nd Congressional District

General election candidates


May 13, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

Libertarian Party Libertarian Primary

Withdrew from race

Declined to run

3rd Congressional District

General election candidates


May 13, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary


See also

Footnotes


Senators
Representatives
District 1
District 2
Don Bacon (R)
District 3
Republican Party (5)