Nebraska's 1st congressional district

U.S. House district in Eastern Nebraska

Nebraska's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The district takes up most of eastern Nebraska besides the parts in 2nd congressional district. It includes the state capital Lincoln, as well as the cities of Bellevue, Fremont, and Norfolk. After the 2010 United States Census, the 1st congressional district was changed to include an eastern part of Sarpy County. The people who live in the district elect a person to represent the district in the United States House of Representatives.

Nebraska's 1st congressional district
Nebraska's 1st congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative
  Mike Flood
RNorfolk
Distribution
  • 65.21% urban
  • 34.79% rural
Population (2019)651,958
Median household
income
$63,921[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+11[2]

Election history

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Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jeff Fortenberry 143,756 54.2%
Democratic Matt Connealy 113,971 43.0%
Green Steve Larrick 7,345 2.8%
Total votes 265,072 100.0
Republican hold
Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jeff Fortenberry (Incumbent) 121,015 58.4%
Democratic Maxine Moul 86,360 41.6%
Total votes 207,375 100.0
Republican hold
Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jeff Fortenberry (Incumbent) 184,923 70.4%
Democratic Max Yashirin 77,897 29.6%
Total votes 262,820 100.0
Republican hold
Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jeff Fortenberry (Incumbent) 116,871 71.3%
Democratic Ivy Harper 47,106 21.7%
Total votes 163,977 100.0
Republican hold
Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jeff Fortenberry (Incumbent) 174,889 68.3%
Democratic Korey L. Reiman 81,206 31.7%
Total votes 256,095 100.0
Republican hold
Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jeff Fortenberry (Incumbent) 123,219 68.8%
Democratic Dennis Crawford 55,838 31.2%
Total votes 179,057 100.0
Republican hold
Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jeff Fortenberry (Incumbent) 189,771 69.4%
Democratic Daniel M. Wik 83,467 30.6%
Total votes 273,238 100.0
Republican hold
Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jeff Fortenberry (Incumbent) 141,172 60.36%
Democratic Jessica McClure 93,069 39.64%
Total votes 234,241 100.0
Republican hold
Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jeff Fortenberry (Incumbent) 189,006 59.05%
Democratic Kate Bolz 119,622 37.07%
Libertarian Dennis B. Grace 8,938 2.08%
Total votes 317,566 100.0
Republican hold

References

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  1. "My Congressional District".
  2. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.