2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	486,513	71.22%	3
	Democratic	178,071	26.07%	0
	Libertarian	17,912	2.62%	0	—
	Write-ins	575	0.08%	0	—
Totals		683,071	100.00%	3	—

Summarize Timeline Top Qs Fact Check

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.

• Doug Bereuter, incumbent U.S. Representative

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%

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

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%

• David Oenbring, tax preparer^[4]

Libertarian primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	David Oenbring	77	98.72%
	Libertarian	Write-ins	1	1.28%
Total votes			78	100.00%

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

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

Summarize Top Qs Fact Check

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.

• Lee Terry, incumbent U.S. Representative

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%

• Shelley Kiel, State Senator^[5]
• Allen C. Johnson, attorney, retired U.S. Air Force major^[6]

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%

• John J. Graziano, salesman^[7]

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%

• Lee Terry (Republican)
• Shelley Kiel (Democratic)
• John J. Graziano (Libertarian)

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