1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	392,736	71.22%	3
	Democratic	104,568	26.07%	0
	Libertarian	22,278	4.04%	0	—
	Write-ins	1,397	0.25%	0	—
Totals		521,979	100.00%	3	—

Summarize Timeline Fact Check

Incumbent Republican Congressman Doug Bereuter ran for re-election. He was unopposed in the Republican primary and faced former State Senator Don Eret, the Democratic nominee, in the general election. Bereuter defeated Eret by a wide margin, receiving 73 percent of the vote.

• Doug Bereuter, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Bereuter (inc.)	66,033	99.31%
	Republican	Write-ins	460	0.69%
Total votes			66,493	100.00%

• Don Eret, former State Senator, 1990 Democratic candidate for Governor^[3]

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don Eret	30,220	98.97%
	Democratic	Write-ins	313	1.03%
Total votes			30,533	100.00%

• Doug Bereuter (Republican)
• Don Eret (Democratic)

1998 Nebraska's 1st congressional district general election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Bereuter (inc.)	136,058	73.45%
	Democratic	Don Eret	48,826	26.36%
	Write-ins		343	0.19%
Total votes			185,227	100.00%
	Republican hold

Summarize Timeline Top Qs Fact Check

Incumbent Republican Congressman Jon Christensen declined to seek a third term, and instead unsuccessfully ran for Governor.^[4] Omaha City Councilman Lee Terry won the Republican primary with 40 percent of the vote and faced former television reporter Michael Scott, the Democratic nominee, in the general election. Terry defeated Scott in a landslide, winning 66 percent of the vote to Scott's 34 percent.

• Lee Terry, Omaha City Councilman^[5]
• Steve Kupka, former chief of staff to Omaha Mayor Hal Daub^[6]
• Brad Kuiper, businessman^[7]
• Pat Jones, Bellevue Board of Education member^[8]
• Steven C. Laird

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Terry	23,769	40.16%
	Republican	Steve Kupka	17,673	29.86%
	Republican	Brad Kuiper	15,569	26.30%
	Republican	Pat Jones	1,585	2.68%
	Republican	Steven C. Laird	532	0.90%
	Republican	Write-ins	64	0.11%
Total votes			59,192	100.00%

• Michael Scott, former KMTV-TV reporter^[9]
• John C. McCourt, retiree^[10]
• Jess M. Pritchett, perennial candidate^[11]
• Melvin Muhammad, social worker (dropped out)^[12]

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Scott	21,482	64.35%
	Democratic	John C. McCourt	5,263	15.77%
	Democratic	Jess M. Pritchett	5,126	15.36%
	Democratic	Melvin Muhammad	1,126	3.37%
	Democratic	Write-ins	386	1.16%
Total votes			33,383	100.00%

• Lee Terry (Republican)
• Michael Scott (Democratic)

1998 Nebraska's 2nd congressional district general election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Terry	106,782	65.51%
	Democratic	Michael Scott	55,722	34.18%
	Write-ins		499	0.31%
Total votes			163,003	100.00%
	Republican hold