2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	386,869	81.65%	3
	Democratic	46,843	9.89%	0
	Libertarian	36,866	7.78%	0	—
	Green	3,236	0.68%	0	—
Totals		473,814	100.00%	3	—

Summarize Timeline Fact Check

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.

• Doug Bereuter, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Bereuter (inc.)	40,911	100.00%
Total votes			40,911	100.00%

• Robert Eckerson, immigration attorney^[4]

Libertarian primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Robert Eckerson	83	100.00%
Total votes			83	100.00%

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5]	Safe R	November 4, 2002
New York Times[6]	Safe R	October 14, 2002

• Doug Bereuter (Republican)
• Robert Eckerson (Libertarian)

2002 Nebraska's 1st congressional district general election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Bereuter (inc.)	133,013	85.35%
	Libertarian	Robert Eckerson	22,831	14.65%
Total votes			155,844	100.00%
	Republican hold

Summarize Timeline Top Qs Fact Check

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.

• Lee Terry, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Terry (inc.)	24,193	100.00%
Total votes			24,193	100.00%

• Jim Simon, businessman^[7]

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Simon	16,377	100.00%
Total votes			16,377	100.00%

• Dave Stock

Libertarian primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Dave Stock	73	100.00%
Total votes			73	100.00%

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5]	Safe R	November 4, 2002
New York Times[6]	Safe R	October 14, 2002

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

Poll source	Date(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, 2002	604 (LV)	± 3.98%	54%	33%	3%	1%	9%

2002 Nebraska's 2nd congressional district general election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Terry (inc.)	89,917	63.32%
	Democratic	Jim Simon	46,843	32.98%
	Green	Doug Paterson	3,236	2.28%
	Libertarian	Dave Stock	2,018	1.42%
Total votes			142,014	100.00%
	Republican hold