The 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska were held on November 8, 1994, to elect the state of Nebraska's three members to the United States House of Representatives. All three incumbent members of Congress ran for re-election. In the 1st district and 3rd district, Republican Congressmen Doug Bereuter and Bill Barrett won re-election in landslides. And in the 2nd district, Democratic Congressman Peter Hoagland narrowly lost re-election to Republican Jon Christensen.
Overview 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in NebraskaPartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Republican 365,402 64.02% 3 1 Democratic 203,102 35.58% 0 1 Write-ins 2,299 0.40% 0 — Totals 570,803 100.00% 3 —
District 1 Incumbent Republican Congressman Doug Bereuter ran for re-election. He was challenged by Democratic nominee Patrick Combs, a business consultant. He defeated Combs by a wide margin, winning 63 percent of the vote to Combs's 37 percent.
Republican primary Candidates Doug Bereuter, incumbent U.S. Representative
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Democratic primary Candidates Patrick Combs, business consultant, used car dealer Marlin Pals, perennial candidate
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General election Candidates Doug Bereuter (Republican) Patrick Combs (Democratic)
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District 2 Incumbent Democratic Congressman Peter Hoagland ran for re-election to a fourth term. Insurance salesman Jon Christensen won the Republican primary over State Senator Brad Ashford and former County Attorney Ron Staskiewicz. In the general election, Christensen narrowly defeated Hoagland for re-election, winning 50 percent of the vote to Hoagland's 49 percent.
Republican primary Candidates Jon Christensen, insurance salesman Brad Ashford, State Senator Ron Staskiewicz, former Douglas County Attorney, 1992 Republican nominee for Congress
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Democratic primary Candidates Peter Hoagland, incumbent U.S. Representative Jess M. Pritchett, perennial candidate
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General election Candidates Jon Christensen (Republican) Peter Hoagland (Democratic)
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District 3 Incumbent Republican Congressman Bill Barrett ran for re-election to a third term. He was challenged by businessman Gil Chapin, who won the Democratic nomination unopposed. Barrett defeated Chapin in a landslide, winning 79 percent of the vote to Chapin's 21 percent.
Republican primary Candidates Bill Barrett, incumbent U.S. Representative
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Democratic primary Candidates Gil Chapin, businessman
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General election Candidates Bill Barrett (Republican) Gil Chapin (Democratic)
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References
See also 1994 United States House of Representatives elections