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2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

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2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska
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November 5, 2002
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All 3 Nebraska seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election30
Seats won30
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote386,86946,843
Percentage81.65%9.89%
SwingIncrease2.svg 10.43ppDecrease2.svg 16.18pp

The 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska were held on November 5, 2002, to elect the state of Nebraska's three members to the United States House of Representatives. All three incumbent Republican members of Congress were re-elected by wide margins.

Contents

Overview

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska [1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 386,86981.65%3Steady2.svg
Democratic 46,8439.89%0Steady2.svg
Libertarian 36,8667.78%0—
Green 3,2360.68%0—
Totals473,814100.00%3—

District 1

Incumbent Republican Congressman Doug Bereuter ran for re-election. He faced no major-party challengers and was opposed only by Libertarian nominee Robert Eckerson in the general election. [2] Bereuter defeated Eckerson in a landslide, winning 85 percent of the vote. Bereuter ultimately did not serve out his full term; he declined to seek re-election in 2004 and resigned on August 31, 2004.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Doug Bereuter (inc.) 40,911 100.00%
Total votes40,911 100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

  • Robert Eckerson, immigration attorney [4]

Results

Libertarian primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Robert Eckerson 83 100.00%
Total votes83 100.00%

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe RNovember 4, 2002
New York Times [6] Safe ROctober 14, 2002

Candidates

Results

2002 Nebraska's 1st congressional district general election results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Doug Bereuter (inc.) 133,013 85.35%
Libertarian Robert Eckerson22,83114.65%
Total votes155,844 100.00%
Republican hold

District 2

Incumbent Republican Congressman Lee Terry ran for re-election to a third term. He was challenged by businessman Jim Simon, the Democratic nominee, and two third-party candidates. Terry ultimately defeated Simon in a landslide, winning 63 percent of the vote to Simon's 33 percent.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lee Terry (inc.) 24,193 100.00%
Total votes24,193 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Jim Simon, businessman [7]

Results

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Simon 16,377 100.00%
Total votes16,377 100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

  • Dave Stock

Results

Libertarian primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Dave Stock 73 100.00%
Total votes73 100.00%

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe RNovember 4, 2002
New York Times [6] Safe ROctober 14, 2002

Candidates

  • Lee Terry (Republican)
  • Jim Simon (Democratic)
  • Doug Paterson (Green)
  • Dave Stock (Libertarian)

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Lee
Terry (R)		Jim
Simon (D)		Doug
Paterson (G)		Dave
Stock (L)		Other /
Undecided
Midwest Survey and Research [8] October 23–28, 2002604 (LV)± 3.98%54%33%3%1%9%

Results

2002 Nebraska's 2nd congressional district general election results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lee Terry (inc.) 89,917 63.32%
Democratic Jim Simon46,84332.98%
Green Doug Paterson3,2362.28%
Libertarian Dave Stock2,0181.42%
Total votes142,014 100.00%
Republican hold

District 3

Incumbent Republican Congressman Tom Osborne ran for re-election to a second term. No Democratic candidates filed to run against him, [2] and he was challenged only by Libertarian nominee Jerry Hickman, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. [9] Osborne defeated Hickman in a landslide, winning re-election with 93 percent of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Osborne 78,297 100.00%
Total votes78,297 100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Results

Libertarian primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Jerry Hickman 73 100.00%
Total votes73 100.00%

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe RNovember 4, 2002
New York Times [6] Safe ROctober 14, 2002

Candidates

Results

2002 Nebraska's 3rd congressional district general election results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Osborne (inc.) 163,939 93.17%
Libertarian Jerry Hickman12,0176.83%
Total votes175,956 100.00%
Republican hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 John A. Gale. Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska, General Election, November 7, 2002 (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "No Democratic candidates in two races". Lincoln Journal Star . March 2, 2002. p. 5B. Retrieved January 30, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 John A. Gale. Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska, Primary Election, May 14, 2002 (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  4. ↑ Walton, Don (October 19, 2002). "Intelligence role occupies Bereuter". Lincoln Journal Star . p. 2B. Retrieved January 30, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 3 "50 most competitive House races of 2002". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2002. Archived from the original on November 6, 2002. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 "2002 Senate, House and Governor Ratings". The New York Times. October 14, 2002. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  7. ↑ Kotok, C. David (February 19, 2002). "Jim Simon candidate for House". Omaha World-Herald . p. 1. Retrieved January 30, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Kotok, C. David (October 30, 2002). "Poll: Iraq options determine support". Omaha World-Herald . p. 46024. Retrieved January 30, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  9. 1 2 Fowler, Gretchen (March 28, 2002). "Hickman running for Congress for third time". The Grand Island Independent . p. 1-B. Retrieved January 30, 2026– via Newspapers.com.

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