Nebraska has had at least three congressional districts since 1883. The district's current configuration dates from 1963, when Nebraska lost a seat as a result of the 1960 United States Census. At that time, most of the old 3rd and 4th districts were merged to form the new 3rd district. It is one of the most Republican districts in the nation, as Democrats have only come close to winning it three times as currently drawn, in 1974, 1990, and 2006, all years where the incumbent was not running for reelection.
Republican presidential and gubernatorial candidates routinely carry the district with margins of 40 percent or more, while Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936 was the last Democratic presidential candidate to win a plurality within the current district boundaries. Excepting historically Democratic Saline County on the district's eastern boundary, Thurston County which only moved into the district in 2023, and Dakota County which has only been within the district since 2013, the last Democrat to carry any county within the district at a presidential level was Jimmy Carter in 1976. Although the Nebraska Legislature is elected on a nonpartisan basis, all but two members representing significant portions of the district are known to be Republicans. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index (CPVI) of R+29, it is the most Republican congressional district outside Appalachia. Because Nebraska awards an Electoral College vote from each district, it is the most Republican Electoral College constituency. It is currently held by Republican Adrian Smith, who was first elected in 2006.
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Nebraska s 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U S state of Nebraska that encompasses its western three fourths it is one of the largest non at large districts in the country covering nearly 65 000 square miles 170 000 km2 two time zones and 68 counties It includes Grand Island Kearney Hastings North Platte Alliance and Scottsbluff Additionally it encompasses the Sandhills region and a large majority of the Platte River With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R 29 it is the most Republican district in Nebraska a state with an all Republican delegation 2 Nebraska s 3rd congressional districtNebraska s 3rd congressional district from 2023 Representative Adrian SmithR GeringDistribution53 79 rural46 21 urbanPopulation 2022 649 904Median householdincome 61 627 1 Ethnicity84 9 White11 1 Hispanic1 3 Two or more races1 2 Black0 9 other0 8 AsianCook PVIR 29 2 Contents 1 Political history 2 Recent results in statewide races 3 List of members representing the district 4 Election history 4 1 2004 4 2 2006 4 3 2008 4 4 2010 4 5 2012 4 6 2014 4 7 2016 4 8 2018 4 9 2020 4 10 2022 5 Historical district boundaries 6 See also 7 ReferencesPolitical history editNebraska has had at least three congressional districts since 1883 The district s current configuration dates from 1963 when Nebraska lost a seat as a result of the 1960 United States Census At that time most of the old 3rd and 4th districts were merged to form the new 3rd district It is one of the most Republican districts in the nation as Democrats have only come close to winning it three times as currently drawn in 1974 1990 and 2006 all years where the incumbent was not running for reelection Republican presidential and gubernatorial candidates routinely carry the district with margins of 40 percent or more while Franklin D Roosevelt in 1936 was the last Democratic presidential candidate to win a plurality within the current district boundaries Excepting historically Democratic Saline County on the district s eastern boundary Thurston County which only moved into the district in 2023 and Dakota County which has only been within the district since 2013 the last Democrat to carry any county within the district at a presidential level was Jimmy Carter in 1976 Although the Nebraska Legislature is elected on a nonpartisan basis all but two members representing significant portions of the district are known to be Republicans With a Cook Partisan Voting Index CPVI of R 29 it is the most Republican congressional district outside Appalachia Because Nebraska awards an Electoral College vote from each district it is the most Republican Electoral College constituency It is currently held by Republican Adrian Smith who was first elected in 2006 Recent results in statewide races editYear Office Results1992 President George H W Bush 50 Bill Clinton 24 1996 President Bob Dole 59 Bill Clinton 29 2000 President George W Bush 71 Al Gore 25 2004 President George W Bush 75 John Kerry 24 2008 President John McCain 69 Barack Obama 30 2012 President Mitt Romney 70 Barack Obama 28 2016 President Donald Trump 74 Hillary Clinton 20 2020 President Donald Trump 75 Joe Biden 22 2022 Governor Pillen 75 Carol Blood 21 List of members representing the district editMember Party Years Congress Electoral historyDistrict established March 4 1883 nbsp Edward K Valentine West Point Republican March 4 1883 March 3 1885 48th Redistricted from at large district and re elected in 1882 Retired nbsp George W E Dorsey Fremont Republican March 4 1885 March 3 1891 49th50th51st Elected in 1884 Re elected in 1886 Re elected in 1888 Lost re election nbsp Omer Madison Kem Broken Bow Populist March 4 1891 March 3 1893 52nd Elected in 1890 Redistricted to the 6th district nbsp George de Rue Meiklejohn Fullerton Republican March 4 1893 March 3 1897 53rd54th Elected in 1892 Re elected in 1894 Retired nbsp Samuel Maxwell Fremont Populist March 4 1897 March 3 1899 55th Elected in 1896 Retired nbsp John Seaton Robinson Madison Democratic March 4 1899 March 3 1903 56th57th Elected in 1898 Re elected in 1900 Lost re election nbsp John J McCarthy Ponca Republican March 4 1903 March 3 1907 58th59th Elected in 1902 Re elected in 1904 Lost renomination nbsp John Frank Boyd Neligh Republican March 4 1907 March 3 1909 60th Elected in 1906 Lost re election nbsp James P Latta Tekamah Democratic March 4 1909 September 11 1911 61st62nd Elected in 1908 Re elected in 1910 Died Vacant September 11 1911 November 7 1911 62nd nbsp Dan V Stephens Fremont Democratic November 7 1911 March 3 1919 62nd63rd64th65th Elected to finish Latta s term Re elected in 1912 Re elected in 1914 Re elected in 1916 Lost re election nbsp Robert E Evans Dakota City Republican March 4 1919 March 3 1923 66th67th Elected in 1918 Re elected in 1920 Lost re election nbsp Edgar Howard Columbus Democratic March 4 1923 January 3 1935 68th69th70th71st72nd73rd Elected in 1922 Re elected in 1924 Re elected in 1926 Re elected in 1928 Re elected in 1930 Re elected in 1932 Lost re election nbsp Karl Stefan Norfolk Republican January 3 1935 October 2 1951 74th75th76th77th78th79th80th81st82nd Elected in 1934 Re elected in 1936 Re elected in 1938 Re elected in 1940 Re elected in 1942 Re elected in 1944 Re elected in 1946 Re elected in 1948 Re elected in 1950 Died Vacant October 2 1951 December 4 1951 82nd nbsp Robert Dinsmore Harrison Norfolk Republican December 4 1951 January 3 1959 82nd83rd84th85th Elected to finish Stefan s term Re elected in 1952 Re elected in 1954 Re elected in 1956 Lost re election nbsp Lawrence Brock Wakefield Democratic January 3 1959 January 3 1961 86th Elected in 1958 Lost re election nbsp Ralph F Beermann Dakota City Republican January 3 1961 January 3 1963 87th Elected in 1960 Redistricted to the 1st district nbsp David Martin Kearney Republican January 3 1963 December 31 1974 88th89th90th91st92nd93rd Redistricted from the 4th district and re elected in 1962 Re elected in 1964 Re elected in 1966 Re elected in 1968 Re elected in 1970 Re elected in 1972 Retired and then resigned early Vacant December 31 1974 January 3 1975 93rd nbsp Virginia Smith Chappell Republican January 3 1975 January 3 1991 94th95th96th97th98th99th100th101st Elected in 1974 Re elected in 1976 Re elected in 1978 Re elected in 1980 Re elected in 1982 Re elected in 1984 Re elected in 1986 Re elected in 1988 Retired nbsp Bill Barrett Lexington Republican January 3 1991 January 3 2001 102nd103rd104th105th106th Elected in 1990 Re elected in 1992 Re elected in 1994 Re elected in 1996 Re elected in 1998 Retired nbsp Tom Osborne Lemoyne Republican January 3 2001 January 3 2007 107th108th109th Elected in 2000 Re elected in 2002 Re elected in 2004 Retired to run for Governor of Nebraska nbsp Adrian Smith Gering Republican January 3 2007 present 110th111th112th113th114th115th116th117th118th Elected in 2006 Re elected in 2008 Re elected in 2010 Re elected in 2012 Re elected in 2014 Re elected in 2016 Re elected in 2018 Re elected in 2020 Re elected in 2022 Election history edit2004 edit Main article 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska General election 2004 Party Candidate Votes Republican Tom Osborne Incumbent 218 751 87 5 Democratic Donna J Anderson 26 434 10 5 Nebraska Joseph A Rosberg 3 396 1 4 Green Roy Guisinger 1 555 6 Total votes 250 136 100 0 Republican hold2006 edit General election 2006 Party Candidate Votes Republican Adrian Smith 113 687 54 99 Democratic Scott Kleeb 93 046 45 01 Total votes 206 733 100 0 Republican hold2008 edit Main article 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska General election 2008 Party Candidate Votes Republican Adrian Smith Incumbent 183 117 76 87 Democratic Jay C Stoddard 55 087 23 13 Total votes 238 204 100 0 Republican hold2010 edit Main article 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska General election 2010 Party Candidate Votes Republican Adrian Smith Incumbent 117 275 70 12 Democratic Rebekah Davis 29 932 17 9 Independent Dan Hill 20 036 11 98 Total votes 167 243 100 0 Republican hold2012 edit Main article 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska General election 2012 Party Candidate Votes Republican Adrian Smith Incumbent 187 423 74 2 Democratic Mark Sullivan 65 266 25 8 Total votes 252 689 100 0 Republican hold2014 edit Main article 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska General election 2014 Party Candidate Votes Republican Adrian Smith Incumbent 139 440 75 4 Democratic Mark Sullivan 45 524 24 6 Total votes 184 964 100 0 Republican hold2016 edit Main article 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska General election 2016 Party Candidate Votes Republican Adrian Smith Incumbent 226 720 100 Total votes 226 720 100 0 Republican hold2018 edit Main article 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska General election 2018 Party Candidate Votes Republican Adrian Smith Incumbent 163 650 76 7 Democratic Paul Theobald 49 654 23 3 Total votes 213 304 100 0 Republican hold2020 edit Main article 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska General election 2020 Party Candidate Votes Republican Adrian Smith Incumbent 225 157 78 5 Democratic Mark Elworth Jr 50 690 17 7 Libertarian Dustin C Hobbs 10 923 3 8 Total votes 336 962 100 0 Republican hold2022 edit Main article 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska General election 2022 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Adrian Smith incumbent 172 700 78 30 Democratic David Else 34 836 15 79 Legal Marijuana Now Mark Elworth Jr 13 016 5 90 Total votes 220 552 100 Republican holdHistorical district boundaries edit nbsp 2013 2023 nbsp 2003 2013See also edit nbsp United States portalNebraska s congressional districts List of United States congressional districtsReferences edit My Congressional District a b 2022 Cook PVI District Map and List Cook Political Report Retrieved January 10 2023 Evnen Robert B November 8 2022 2022 General Canvass Book PDF Nebraska Secretary of State p 11 Retrieved December 14 2022 Martis Kenneth C 1989 The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress New York Macmillan Publishing Company Martis Kenneth C 1982 The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts New York Macmillan Publishing Company Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774 present 42 N 100 W 42 N 100 W 42 100 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nebraska 27s 3rd congressional district amp oldid 1179364461, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
