Nebraska's 1st congressional district

Nebraska's 1st congressional district
	Nebraska's 1st congressional district since January 3, 2013
	Jeff Fortenberry; R–Lincoln
Distribution	65.21% urban; 34.79% rural;
Population (2019)	651,958
Median household; income	$63,921[1]
Ethnicity	92.1% White; 4.2% Hispanic; 1.5% Asian; 1.4% Black; 1.3% Native American; 0.2% other;
Cook PVI	R+11[2]

Nebraska's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Nebraska that encompasses most of its eastern quarter, except for Omaha and some of its suburbs, which are part of the 2nd congressional district. It includes the state capital Lincoln, as well as the cities of Bellevue, Fremont, and Norfolk. Following the 2010 United States Census, the 1st congressional district was changed to include an eastern section of Sarpy County; Dakota County was moved to the 3rd congressional district.

It has been represented in the United States House of Representatives since 2005 by Jeff Fortenberry, a member of the Republican Party. The Cook Partisan Voting Index (CPVI) for the 1st congressional district is R+11; it is rated as Solid Republican.[3]

List of members representing the district

Member (District Home)	Party	Term	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1883
Archibald J. Weaver	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	48th 49th	Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Retired.
John A. McShane	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	50th	Elected in 1886. Retired.
William J. Connell	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	51st	Elected in 1888. Lost re-election.
William Jennings Bryan	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895	52nd 53rd	Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Retired to to run for U.S. senator.
Jesse B. Strode	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899	54th 55th	Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Retired.
Elmer Burkett	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905	56th 57th 58th	Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904 but declined the election when elected U.S. Senator.
Vacant		March 4, 1905 – July 18, 1905	59th
Ernest M. Pollard	Republican	July 18, 1905 – March 3, 1909	59th 60th	Elected to finish Burkett's term. Re-elected in 1906. Lost re-election.
John A. Maguire	Democratic	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1915	61st 62nd 63rd	Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Lost re-election.
C. Frank Reavis	Republican	March 4, 1915 – June 3, 1922	64th 65th 66th 67th	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Resigned when appointed special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General.
Vacant		June 3, 1922 – November 7, 1922	67th
Roy H. Thorpe	Republican	November 7, 1922 – March 3, 1923	67th	Elected to finish Reavis's term. Retired.
John H. Morehead	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935	68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Retired.
Henry C. Luckey	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939	74th 75th	Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Lost re-election.
George H. Heinke	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 2, 1940	76th	Elected in 1938. Died.
Vacant		January 2, 1940 – April 19, 1940
John H. Sweet	Republican	April 19, 1940 – January 3, 1941		Elected to finish Heinke's term. Retired.
Oren S. Copeland	Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943	77th	Elected in 1940. Lost renomination.
Carl Curtis (Minden)	Republican	January 3, 1943 – December 31, 1954	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd	Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Resigned when appointed U.S. Senator.
Vacant		December 31, 1954 – January 3, 1955	83rd
Phillip H. Weaver (Falls City)	Republican	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963	84th 85th 86th 87th	Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Lost renomination.
Ralph F. Beermann (Dakota City)	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	88th	Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1962. Lost re-election.
Clair A. Callan (Odell)	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	89th	Elected in 1964. Lost re-election.
Robert V. Denney (Fairbury)	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971	90th 91st	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Retired.
Charles Thone (Lincoln)	Republican	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1979	92nd 93rd 94th 95th	Elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Retired to run for Governor of Nebraska.
Doug Bereuter (Cedar Bluffs)	Republican	January 3, 1979 – August 31, 2004	96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th	Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Resigned to become president of The Asia Foundation.
Vacant		August 31, 2004 – January 3, 2005	108th
Jeff Fortenberry (Lincoln)	Republican	January 3, 2005 – Present	109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Elected in 2004. Re-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.

Recent election results

2004

Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry	143,756	54.2%
	Democratic	Matt Connealy	113,971	43.0%
	Green	Steve Larrick	7,345	2.8%
Total votes			265,072	100.0
	Republican hold

2006

Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry (Incumbent)	121,015	58.4%
	Democratic	Maxine Moul	86,360	41.6%
Total votes			207,375	100.0
	Republican hold

2008

Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry (Incumbent)	184,923	70.4%
	Democratic	Max Yashirin	77,897	29.6%
Total votes			262,820	100.0
	Republican hold

2010

Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry (Incumbent)	116,871	71.3%
	Democratic	Ivy Harper	47,106	21.7%
Total votes			163,977	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry (Incumbent)	174,889	68.3%
	Democratic	Korey L. Reiman	81,206	31.7%
Total votes			256,095	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry (Incumbent)	123,219	68.8%
	Democratic	Dennis Crawford	55,838	31.2%
Total votes			179,057	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry (Incumbent)	189,771	69.4%
	Democratic	Daniel M. Wik	83,467	30.6%
Total votes			273,238	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry (Incumbent)	141,172	60.36%
	Democratic	Jessica McClure	93,069	39.64%
Total votes			234,241	100.0
	Republican hold

2020

Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District House Election, 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry (Incumbent)	189,006	59.05%
	Democratic	Kate Bolz	119,622	37.07%
	Libertarian	Dennis B. Grace	8,938	2.08%
Total votes			317,566	100.0
	Republican hold

Recent results in presidential elections

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	George W. Bush 59% – Al Gore 36%
2004	President	George W. Bush 63% – John Kerry 36%
2008	President	John McCain 54% – Barack Obama 44%
2012	President	Mitt Romney 57% – Barack Obama 41%
2016	President	Donald Trump 58% – Hillary Clinton 36%
2020	President	Donald Trump 56% – Joe Biden 41%

Historical district boundaries

2003–2013

References

https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=31&cd=01
"Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
"2020 House Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

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

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[1] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=31&cd=01

[Cook-2] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[3] "2020 House Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2019-09-25.