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 (2010)	616,728
Median income	$60,341[1]
Ethnicity	92.1% white; 1.4% black; 1.5% Asian; 4.2% Hispanic; 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	Party	Term	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1883
Archibald J. Weaver	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	48th 49th	[data unknown/missing]
John A. McShane	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	50th	[data unknown/missing]
William J. Connell	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	51st	[data unknown/missing]
William Jennings Bryan	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895	52nd 53rd	[data unknown/missing]
Jesse B. Strode	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899	54th 55th	[data unknown/missing]
Elmer Burkett	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905	56th 57th 58th	[data unknown/missing] 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. [data unknown/missing]
John A. Maguire	Democratic	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1915	61st 62nd 63rd	[data unknown/missing]
C. Frank Reavis	Republican	March 4, 1915 – June 3, 1922	64th 65th 66th 67th	[data unknown/missing] 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. [data unknown/missing]
John H. Morehead	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935	68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd	[data unknown/missing]
Henry C. Luckey	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939	74th 75th	[data unknown/missing]
George H. Heinke	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 2, 1940	76th	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		January 2, 1940 – April 19, 1940
John H. Sweet	Republican	April 19, 1940 – January 3, 1941		Elected to finish Heinke's term. [data unknown/missing]
Oren S. Copeland	Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943	77th	[data unknown/missing]
Carl Curtis	Republican	January 3, 1943 – December 31, 1954	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd	Redistricted from the 4th district. Resigned when appointed U.S. Senator.
Vacant		December 31, 1954 – January 3, 1955	83rd
Phillip H. Weaver	Republican	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963	84th 85th 86th 87th	[data unknown/missing]
Ralph F. Beermann	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	88th	Redistricted from the 3rd district. [data unknown/missing]
Clair A. Callan	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	89th	[data unknown/missing]
Robert V. Denney	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971	90th 91st	[data unknown/missing]
Charles Thone	Republican	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1979	92nd 93rd 94th 95th	[data unknown/missing] Retired to run for Governor of Nebraska.
Doug Bereuter	Republican	January 3, 1979 – August 31, 2004	96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th	[data unknown/missing] Resigned to become president of The Asia Foundation.
Vacant		August 31, 2004 – January 3, 2005	108th
Jeff Fortenberry	Republican	January 3, 2005 – Present	109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th	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.

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

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%

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.