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2008 US House elections in Nebraska
Nebraska elected 3 members of the House in 2008: Democrats won 0 seats and Republicans 3.
The closest was the 2nd district, decided by 3.9 points: Lee Terry (Republican) beat Jim Esch (Democrat), 51.9% to 48.1%, a margin of 3.9 points and 10,572 votes.
In the House vote by county, Republicans led in 92 of the 93 counties and Democrats in 1. The largest, Douglas, cast 158,678 votes and went to the Republican by 41.2 points. The closest was Arthur, where 198 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Every district
| District | Democrat | Votes | Republican | Votes | Others | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Yashirin | 77,897 (29.6%) | Jeff Fortenberry | 184,923 (70.4%) | R+40.7 | |
| 2 | Jim Esch | 131,901 (48.1%) | Lee Terry | 142,473 (51.9%) | R+3.9 | |
| 3 | Jay C. Stoddard | 55,087 (23.1%) | Adrian Smith | 183,117 (76.9%) | R+53.8 |
The House vote in every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 46,623 29.4% | 112,055 70.6% | 158,678 | R+41.2 | |
| Sarpy | 88,768 68.0% | 41,818 32.0% | 130,586 | D+36.0 | |
| Lancaster | 45,625 37.5% | 76,117 62.5% | 121,742 | R+25.0 | |
| Hall | 6,634 32.1% | 14,029 67.9% | 20,663 | R+35.8 | |
| Buffalo | 3,958 21.1% | 14,769 78.9% | 18,727 | R+57.7 | |
| Lincoln | 3,997 25.1% | 11,957 74.9% | 15,954 | R+49.9 | |
| Dodge | 3,621 24.2% | 11,356 75.8% | 14,977 | R+51.6 | |
| Scotts Bluff | 4,427 30.4% | 10,144 69.6% | 14,571 | R+39.2 | |
| Madison | 2,334 17.1% | 11,331 82.9% | 13,665 | R+65.8 | |
| Adams | 3,506 27.6% | 9,197 72.4% | 12,703 | R+44.8 | |
| Platte | 2,719 21.6% | 9,846 78.4% | 12,565 | R+56.7 | |
| Cass | 2,971 26.1% | 8,429 73.9% | 11,400 | R+47.9 | |
| Gage | 2,468 25.2% | 7,335 74.8% | 9,803 | R+49.6 | |
| Washington | 2,153 22.1% | 7,582 77.9% | 9,735 | R+55.8 | |
| Saunders | 2,342 24.2% | 7,349 75.8% | 9,691 | R+51.7 | |
| Dawson | 1,650 21.1% | 6,155 78.9% | 7,805 | R+57.7 | |
| Seward | 1,627 22.4% | 5,638 77.6% | 7,265 | R+55.2 | |
| Otoe | 1,651 24.1% | 5,186 75.9% | 6,837 | R+51.7 | |
| York | 1,124 17.8% | 5,191 82.2% | 6,315 | R+64.4 | |
| Dakota | 2,130 34.6% | 4,034 65.4% | 6,164 | R+30.9 | |
| Custer | 829 15.2% | 4,624 84.8% | 5,453 | R+69.6 | |
| Red Willow | 871 17.7% | 4,048 82.3% | 4,919 | R+64.6 | |
| Saline | 1,998 40.8% | 2,896 59.2% | 4,894 | R+18.3 | |
| Box Butte | 1,366 28.2% | 3,484 71.8% | 4,850 | R+43.7 | |
| Holt | 775 16.2% | 4,007 83.8% | 4,782 | R+67.6 | |
| Cheyenne | 918 19.5% | 3,782 80.5% | 4,700 | R+60.9 | |
| Hamilton | 911 19.7% | 3,715 80.3% | 4,626 | R+60.6 | |
| Phelps | 765 17.3% | 3,657 82.7% | 4,422 | R+65.4 | |
| Cuming | 568 14.3% | 3,392 85.7% | 3,960 | R+71.3 | |
| Keith | 642 16.5% | 3,244 83.5% | 3,886 | R+67.0 | |
| Richardson | 800 21.0% | 3,013 79.0% | 3,813 | R+58.0 | |
| Cedar | 969 25.8% | 2,791 74.2% | 3,760 | R+48.5 | |
| Wayne | 648 17.4% | 3,077 82.6% | 3,725 | R+65.2 | |
| Knox | 989 26.9% | 2,694 73.1% | 3,683 | R+46.3 | |
| Butler | 690 18.8% | 2,987 81.2% | 3,677 | R+62.5 | |
| Dawes | 1,034 28.4% | 2,604 71.6% | 3,638 | R+43.2 | |
| Jefferson | 964 27.3% | 2,564 72.7% | 3,528 | R+45.4 | |
| Nemaha | 665 20.0% | 2,665 80.0% | 3,330 | R+60.1 | |
| Merrick | 719 21.9% | 2,564 78.1% | 3,283 | R+56.2 | |
| Burt | 886 27.5% | 2,335 72.5% | 3,221 | R+45.0 | |
| Kearney | 592 19.0% | 2,528 81.0% | 3,120 | R+62.1 | |
| Colfax | 598 19.4% | 2,478 80.6% | 3,076 | R+61.1 | |
| Antelope | 536 18.2% | 2,410 81.8% | 2,946 | R+63.6 | |
| Pierce | 562 19.1% | 2,374 80.9% | 2,936 | R+61.7 | |
| Clay | 588 20.1% | 2,340 79.9% | 2,928 | R+59.8 | |
| Cherry | 462 15.8% | 2,462 84.2% | 2,924 | R+68.4 | |
| Howard | 830 28.7% | 2,061 71.3% | 2,891 | R+42.6 | |
| Fillmore | 637 22.7% | 2,175 77.3% | 2,812 | R+54.7 | |
| Dixon | 570 21.0% | 2,148 79.0% | 2,718 | R+58.1 | |
| Boone | 492 18.5% | 2,173 81.5% | 2,665 | R+63.1 | |
| Polk | 512 21.0% | 1,925 79.0% | 2,437 | R+58.0 | |
| Stanton | 352 14.6% | 2,054 85.4% | 2,406 | R+70.7 | |
| Sheridan | 411 17.1% | 1,992 82.9% | 2,403 | R+65.8 | |
| Valley | 554 23.4% | 1,811 76.6% | 2,365 | R+53.2 | |
| Morrill | 471 20.3% | 1,853 79.7% | 2,324 | R+59.5 | |
| Furnas | 386 17.0% | 1,888 83.0% | 2,274 | R+66.1 | |
| Thayer | 559 24.9% | 1,686 75.1% | 2,245 | R+50.2 | |
| Nuckolls | 471 22.0% | 1,673 78.0% | 2,144 | R+56.1 | |
| Thurston | 731 36.1% | 1,295 63.9% | 2,026 | R+27.8 | |
| Johnson | 497 24.6% | 1,520 75.4% | 2,017 | R+50.7 | |
| Chase | 245 13.9% | 1,522 86.1% | 1,767 | R+72.3 | |
| Webster | 383 21.8% | 1,373 78.2% | 1,756 | R+56.4 | |
| Kimball | 384 22.0% | 1,365 78.0% | 1,749 | R+56.1 | |
| Harlan | 302 17.5% | 1,423 82.5% | 1,725 | R+65.0 | |
| Nance | 378 24.0% | 1,194 76.0% | 1,572 | R+51.9 | |
| Franklin | 299 19.8% | 1,212 80.2% | 1,511 | R+60.4 | |
| Sherman | 405 27.1% | 1,087 72.9% | 1,492 | R+45.7 | |
| Brown | 212 14.2% | 1,279 85.8% | 1,491 | R+71.6 | |
| Perkins | 208 14.9% | 1,191 85.1% | 1,399 | R+70.3 | |
| Frontier | 197 14.5% | 1,162 85.5% | 1,359 | R+71.0 | |
| Hitchcock | 262 19.8% | 1,064 80.2% | 1,326 | R+60.5 | |
| Pawnee | 282 21.4% | 1,035 78.6% | 1,317 | R+57.2 | |
| Greeley | 334 29.2% | 811 70.8% | 1,145 | R+41.7 | |
| Garden | 193 17.4% | 914 82.6% | 1,107 | R+65.1 | |
| Gosper | 177 17.2% | 851 82.8% | 1,028 | R+65.6 | |
| Boyd | 180 18.1% | 815 81.9% | 995 | R+63.8 | |
| Garfield | 166 16.7% | 829 83.3% | 995 | R+66.6 | |
| Dundy | 154 15.9% | 814 84.1% | 968 | R+68.2 | |
| Deuel | 155 16.1% | 807 83.9% | 962 | R+67.8 | |
| Rock | 84 11.0% | 679 89.0% | 763 | R+78.0 | |
| Sioux | 113 16.1% | 588 83.9% | 701 | R+67.8 | |
| Hayes | 70 13.0% | 470 87.0% | 540 | R+74.1 | |
| Keya Paha | 73 15.1% | 411 84.9% | 484 | R+69.8 | |
| Hooker | 50 11.8% | 375 88.2% | 425 | R+76.5 | |
| Wheeler | 67 16.3% | 344 83.7% | 411 | R+67.4 | |
| Banner | 70 17.1% | 339 82.9% | 409 | R+65.8 | |
| Logan | 66 16.1% | 343 83.9% | 409 | R+67.7 | |
| Loup | 63 16.6% | 316 83.4% | 379 | R+66.8 | |
| Thomas | 45 12.1% | 328 87.9% | 373 | R+75.9 | |
| Grant | 25 7.1% | 326 92.9% | 351 | R+85.8 | |
| Blaine | 39 13.0% | 261 87.0% | 300 | R+74.0 | |
| McPherson | 32 11.2% | 254 88.8% | 286 | R+77.6 | |
| Arthur | 26 10.4% | 224 89.6% | 250 | R+79.2 |
Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Nebraska in every House election we hold
| Year | Seats | House vote |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D 0, R 3 | R+27.2 |
| 2022 | D 0, R 3 | R+27.0 |
| 2020 | D 0, R 3 | R+27.5 |
| 2018 | D 0, R 3 | R+24.1 |
| 2016 | D 0, R 3 | R+42.7 |
| 2014 | D 1, R 2 | R+29.1 |
| 2012 | D 0, R 3 | R+28.5 |
| 2010 | D 0, R 3 | R+39.2 |
| 2008 | D 0, R 3 | R+31.7 |
| 2006 | D 0, R 3 | R+12.1 |
| 2004 | D 0, R 3 | R+37.2 |
| 2002 | D 0, R 3 | R+71.8 |
| 2000 | D 0, R 3 | R+45.2 |
| 1998 | D 0, R 3 | R+54.8 |
| 1996 | D 0, R 3 | R+37.2 |
| 1994 | D 0, R 3 | R+28.4 |
| 1992 | D 1, R 2 | R+20.3 |
| 1990 | D 1, R 2 | R+5.5 |