Nebraska 3rd Congressional District
Congressional District 3
Covers all of Cherry County, Custer County, Lincoln County, Sheridan County, Holt County, Sioux County, Garden County, Dawes County, Morrill County, Brown County, Cheyenne County, Knox County, Box Butte County, Keith County, Rock County and 61 more; parts of Nemaha County, Washington County, Dakota County and Polk County.
Who Holds This Seat
Running in 2026
Republican · U.S. Representative
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- $1,809,924cycle to date through Jun 30
- Cash on Hand
- $1,023,354cycle to date through Jun 30
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026
Independent
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- Not on file
- Cash on Hand
- Not on file
No finance filing on record.
Independent
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- $21,297cycle to date through Jun 30
- Cash on Hand
- $5,975cycle to date through Jun 30
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026
Other party
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- Not on file
- Cash on Hand
- Not on file
No finance filing on record.
Democrat
- Ballot
- On the 2026 ballot
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- $55,101cycle to date through Jun 30
- Cash on Hand
- $14,834cycle to date through Jun 30
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026
On File, Not Running
The District
Includes Adams, Ainsworth, Albion, Alda, Alexandria, Allen, Alliance, Alma, Amherst, Anoka, Anselmo, Ansley and 441 more.
727 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Douglas County GIS (DCGIS), Precincts 2024 layer (dcgis.org Hosted/Precincts_2024); Sarpy County Election Commission, Voting Precincts (/FeatureServer/2, all 81 precincts last updated 2021-10-22) — official county layers; Census 2020 VTDs elsewhere in Nebraska; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER/Line VTDs where no official layer
Past Results
U.S. Representative District 3
Nebraska General Election 2024-11-05 · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian SmithRepublican | Republican | 243,481 | 80.4% |
| Daniel EbersDemocrat | Democrat | 59,287 | 19.6% |
Official/certified county canvass results by precinct for the NE-02 counties · Douglas County Election Commission official results; Sarpy County Election…
Sources (2)
- Official/certified county canvass results by precinct for the NE-02 counties (Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders)
- statewide county totals from the Nebraska Board of State Canvassers Official Report. Other counties: no precinct detail loaded
U.S. Representative District 3
Nebraska General Election 2022-11-08 · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian SmithRepublican | Republican | 172,700 | 78.3% |
| David J. ElseDemocrat | Democrat | 34,836 | 15.8% |
| Mark Elworth Jr.Other party | Other party | 13,016 | 5.9% |
Official/certified county canvass results by precinct for the NE-02 counties · Douglas County Election Commission official results; Sarpy County Election…
Sources (2)
- Official/certified county canvass results by precinct for the NE-02 counties (Douglas, Sarpy)
- statewide county totals from the Nebraska Board of State Canvassers Official Report. Other counties: no precinct detail loaded