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 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in NebraskaPartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Republican 486,513 71.22% 3 Democratic 178,071 26.07% 0 Libertarian 17,912 2.62% 0 — Write-ins 575 0.08% 0 — Totals 683,071 100.00% 3 —
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 Doug Bereuter, incumbent U.S. Representative
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Democratic primary Candidates Alan Jacobsen, businessman, 1994 Republican candidate for Governor
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Libertarian primary Candidates David Oenbring, tax preparer
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General election Candidates Doug Bereuter (Republican) Alan Jacobsen (Democratic) David Oenbring (Libertarian)
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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 Lee Terry, incumbent U.S. Representative
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Democratic primary Candidates Shelley Kiel, State Senator Allen C. Johnson, attorney, retired U.S. Air Force major
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Libertarian primary Candidates John J. Graziano, salesman
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General election Candidates Lee Terry (Republican) Shelley Kiel (Democratic) John J. Graziano (Libertarian)
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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 Tom Osborne, former University of Nebraska head football coach John A. Gale, attorney, former aide to U.S. Senator Roman Hruska Kathy Wilmot, member of the State Board of Education
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Democratic primary Candidates Roland E. Reynolds, real estate investor
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Libertarian primary Candidates Jerry Hickman, U.S. Marine Corps veteran, 1998 Libertarian candidate for Congress
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General election Candidates Tom Osborne (Republican) Roland E. Reynolds (Democratic) Jerry Hickman (Libertarian)
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References
See also 2000 United States House of Representatives elections