2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska
November 7, 2000
All 3 Nebraska seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 3 0
Seats won 3 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 486,513 178,071
Percentage 71.22% 26.07%

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 Nebraska[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Republican 486,513 71.22% 3 Steady
Democratic 178,071 26.07% 0 Steady
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

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug Bereuter (inc.) 50,365 98.99%
Republican Write-ins 516 1.01%
Total votes 50,881 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Alan Jacobsen, businessman, 1994 Republican candidate for Governor[3]

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alan Jacobsen 25,940 99.02%
Democratic Write-ins 256 0.98%
Total votes 26,196 100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

  • David Oenbring, tax preparer[4]

Results

Libertarian primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian David Oenbring 77 98.72%
Libertarian Write-ins 1 1.28%
Total votes 78 100.00%

General election

Candidates

  • Doug Bereuter (Republican)
  • Alan Jacobsen (Democratic)
  • David Oenbring (Libertarian)

Results

2000 Nebraska's 1st congressional district general election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug Bereuter (inc.) 155,485 66.25%
Democratic Alan Jacobsen 72,859 31.04%
Libertarian David Oenbring 6,147 2.62%
Write-ins 207 0.09%
Total votes 234,698 100.00%
Republican hold

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

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lee Terry (inc.) 55,696 98.66%
Republican Write-ins 758 1.34%
Total votes 56,454 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shelley Kiel 30,578 69.61%
Democratic Allen C. Johnson 13,092 29.80%
Democratic Write-ins 259 0.59%
Total votes 43,929 100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

  • John J. Graziano, salesman[7]

Results

Libertarian primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian John J. Graziano 118 95.16%
Libertarian Write-ins 6 4.84%
Total votes 124 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

2000 Nebraska's 2nd congressional district general election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lee Terry (inc.) 148,911 65.81%
Democratic Shelley Kiel 70,268 31.05%
Libertarian John J. Graziano 6,856 3.03%
Write-ins 245 0.11%
Total votes 226,280 100.00%
Republican hold

District 3

Republican Congressman Bill Barrett opted to retire rather than seek re-election to a sixth term.[8] Tom Osborne, the former head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, ran to succeed Barrett, despite not living in the district.[9] 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

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Osborne 52,438 70.71%
Republican John A. Gale 12,573 16.95%
Republican Kathy Wilmot 9,127 12.31%
Republican Write-ins 26 0.04%
Total votes 74,164 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Roland E. Reynolds, real estate investor[12]

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roland E. Reynolds 23,364 98.84%
Democratic Write-ins 275 1.16%
Total votes 23,639 100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Results

Libertarian primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Jerry Hickman 37 88.10%
Libertarian Write-ins 5 11.90%
Total votes 42 100.00%

General election

Candidates

  • Tom Osborne (Republican)
  • Roland E. Reynolds (Democratic)
  • Jerry Hickman (Libertarian)

Results

2000 Nebraska's 3rd congressional district general election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Osborne 182,117 82.00%
Democratic Roland E. Reynolds 34,944 15.73%
Libertarian Jerry Hickman 4,909 2.21%
Write-ins 123 0.06%
Total votes 222,093 100.00%
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ a b c d Scott Moore. Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska, General Election, November 7, 2000 (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Scott Moore. Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska, Primary Election, May 9, 2000 & General Election, November 7, 2000 (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  3. ^ Walton, Don (March 2, 2000). "Democrat Alan Jacobsen to challenge Bereuter". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 1B. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Walton, Don (October 28, 2000). "Libertarian candidate offers choice in 1st District". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 6B. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Kotok, C. David (October 13, 1999). "Kiel to Be 'Tenacious' In Bid for House Seat". Omaha World-Herald. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Retired military officer enters race for 2nd District House seat". Lincoln Journal Star. November 24, 1999. p. 2B. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Burbach, Christopher (October 27, 2000). "Candidate Favors Limited Government". Omaha World-Herald. p. 6. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Kelley, Matt (October 30, 1999). "'Time to Go Home,' Barrett Says In Closing Out 40 Years' Service". Omaha World-Herald. p. 2. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ a b Kotok, C. David (January 27, 2000). "Osborne Entering Third-District Race". Omaha World-Herald. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Overstreet, Tracy (November 15, 1999). "Gale to seek GOP bid for Congress". The Grand Island Independent. p. 1-A. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Graham, Frank L. (November 30, 1999). "Wilmot announces bid to run for 3rd District". North Platte Telegraph. p. A3. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Challenger undaunted by Barrett's congressional choke hold". North Platte Telegraph. September 28, 1999. p. A3. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Hendee, David (October 14, 2000). "Libertarian Wants At Least 5% of Vote". Omaha World-Herald. p. 70. Retrieved January 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

See also

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