Nebraska House
Filing Deadline: March 1, 2008 • Primary Date: May 13, 2008 • General Election: Nov. 4, 2008District Profile: Lincoln, with the state government, the university and telemarketing, has been growing rapidly; it is affluent, with unemployment that is among the lowest in the country. Full Profile
2006 results: Jeff Fortenberry (R) defeated Maxine Moul (D) by 58-42%.
Incumbent
Jeff Fortenberry (R)Elected in 2004; Seeking third term; Fortenberry was unopposed in the primary.
Challengers
Max Yashirin (D)Yashirin, an Iraq War veteran, was unopposed in the primary.
District Profile: The 2d District includes most of metropolitan Omaha: Douglas County with Omaha and its western suburbs, and the eastern part of fast-growing Sarpy County. Full Profile
2006 results: Lee Terry (R) defeated Jim Esch (D) by 55-45%.
Incumbent
Lee Terry (R)Elected in 1998; Seeking sixth term; Terry was nominated with 84% of the vote in a two-way primary.
Challengers
Jim Esch (D)Esch, a businessman, was nominated with 81% in a two-way primary.
District Profile: The 3rd District has a third of the state's people spread out over nearly 85% of its acreage and two time zones. Full Profile
2006 results: Adrian Smith (R) defeated Scott Kleeb (D) by 55-45%.
Incumbent
Adrian Smith (R)Elected in 2006; Seeking second term; Smith was nominated with 87% in a two-way primary.
Challengers
Jay Stoddard (D)Stoddard, a retired insurance agent, was nominated with 74% in a two-way primary.
Race Rankings
Based on likelihood of seat switching party control
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Ill.-11
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Va.-11
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N.Y.-25
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Ariz.-01
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Texas-22
(Lampson-D)6.
N.J.-03
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N.J.-07
(Open-R)8.
N.M.-01
(Open-R)9.
Ohio-16
(Open-R)10.
Ohio-15
(Open-R)Previous Coverage
Check out National Journal's coverage of previous Nebraska house races.
