1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	271,840	62.30%	4	1
	Democratic	164,490	37.70%	0	1
Totals		436,330	100.00%	4	—

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Incumbent Republican Congressman Carl Curtis ran for re-election to a seventh term. He won the Republican primary against University of Nebraska professor Joseph Alexis, and faced former Lincoln Mayor Clarence G. Miles, the Democratic nominee, in the general election. Curtis defeated Miles to win re-election, receiving 55 percent of the vote to Miles's 45 percent.

• Carl Curtis, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Joseph Alexis, University of Nebraska professor^[2]

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl T. Curtis (inc.)	30,209	74.23%
	Republican	Joseph Alexis	10,487	25.77%
Total votes			40,696	100.00%

• Clarence G. Miles, former Mayor of Lincoln^[4]
• Samuel Freeman, 1938 Democratic gubernatorial candidate^[5]
• A. Edward Neiden, grocer^[6]

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clarence G. Miles	13,261	70.03%
	Democratic	Samuel Freeman	3,394	17.92%
	Democratic	A. Edward Neiden	2,280	12.04%
Total votes			18,935	100.00%

• Carl Curtis (Republican)
• Clarence G. Miles (Democratic)

1950 Nebraska's 1st congressional district general election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl Curtis (inc.)	67,164	54.54%
	Democratic	Clarence G. Miles	55,972	45.46%
Total votes			123,136	100.00%
	Republican hold

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Incumbent Democratic Congressman Eugene D. O'Sullivan ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged by former Republican Congressman Howard Buffett, whom he had defeated in 1948. Buffett defeated O'Sullivan in a landslide, winning 63 percent of the vote to O'Sullivan's 37 percent.

• Howard Buffett, former U.S. Representative^[7]
• George J. Thomas, candy distributor^[8]
• John McKernan, real estate broker^[9]

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Howard Buffett	22,849	78.14%
	Republican	George J. Thomas	4,101	14.03%
	Republican	John McKernan	2,290	7.83%
Total votes			29,240	100.00%

• Eugene D. O'Sullivan, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eugene D. O'Sullivan (inc.)	28,236	100.00%
Total votes			28,236	100.00%

• Howard Buffett (Republican)
• Eugene D. O'Sullivan (Democratic)

1950 Nebraska's 2nd congressional district general election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Howard Buffett	71,126	63.47%
	Democratic	Eugene D. O'Sullivan (inc.)	40,939	36.53%
Total votes			112,065	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

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Incumbent Republican Congressman Karl Stefan ran for re-election to a ninth term. He was challenged by attorney Duane K. Peterson, the Democratic nominee. He won re-election in a landslide, winning 67 percent of the vote to Peterson's 33 percent. However, Stefan did not end up serving a full term; he died on October 2, 1951, triggering a special election.

• Karl Stefan, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Karl Stefan (inc.)	25,325	100.00%
Total votes			25,325	100.00%

• Duane K. Peterson, attorney^[10]

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Duane K. Peterson	13,721	100.00%
Total votes			13,721	100.00%

• Karl Stefan (Republican)
• Duane K. Peterson (Democratic)

1950 Nebraska's 3rd congressional district general election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Karl Stefan (inc.)	68,889	66.94%
	Democratic	Duane K. Peterson	34,017	33.06%
Total votes			102,906	100.00%
	Republican hold