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1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

The 1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska were held on November 3, 1992, to elect the state of Nebraska's three members to the United States House of Representatives.

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska
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All 3 Nebraska seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 2 1
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 427,398 283,278
Percentage 60.13% 39.85%

Overview

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1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Republican 427,398 60.13% 2 Steady
Democratic 283,278 39.85% 1 Steady
Write-ins 159 0.02% 0 —
Totals 710,835 100.00% 3 —

District 1

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Incumbent Republican Congressman Doug Bereuter ran for re-election to another term. He was challenged by Democratic nominee Gerry Finnegan, an investment adviser and political strategist. Bereuter defeated Finnegan by a wide margin, receiving 60 percent of the vote to Finnegan's 40 percent.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug Bereuter (inc.) 58,005 98.51%
Republican Write-ins 875 1.49%
Total votes 58,880 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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  • Gerry Finnegan, investment adviser, political strategist[3]
  • Ken L. Michaelis, disbarred attorney, perennial candidate[4]
  • Marlin Pals, perennial candidate[5]

Results

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Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gerry Finnegan 20,366 46.50%
Democratic Ken L. Michaelis 16,726 38.19%
Democratic Marlin Pals 6,310 14.41%
Democratic Write-ins 393 0.90%
Total votes 43,795 100.00%

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1992 Nebraska's 1st congressional district general election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug Bereuter (inc.) 142,713 59.69%
Democratic Gerry Finnegan 96,309 40.28%
Write-ins 86 0.04%
Total votes 239,108 100.00%
Republican hold

District 2

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Incumbent Democratic Congressman Peter Hoagland ran for re-election to a third term. He was challenged by former Douglas County Attorney Ronald Staskiewicz, the Republican nominee. Hoagland narrowly defeated Staskiewicz to win re-election, receiving 51 percent of the vote to Staskiewicz's 49 percent.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ronald Staskiewicz 58,005 98.51%
Republican Write-ins 875 1.49%
Total votes 58,880 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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  • Peter Hoagland, incumbent U.S. Representative
  • Jess M. Pritchett, perennial candidate[7]

Results

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Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Peter Hoagland (inc.) 42,825 84.68%
Democratic Jess M. Pritchett 7,501 14.83%
Democratic Write-ins 246 0.49%
Total votes 50,572 100.00%

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1992 Nebraska's 2nd congressional district general election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Peter Hoagland (inc.) 119,512 51.21%
Republican Ronald Staskiewicz 113,828 48.78%
Write-ins 32 0.01%
Total votes 233,372 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 3

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Incumbent Republican Congressman Bill Barrett ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged by rancher Lowell Fisher, the Democratic nominee. In contrast to Barrett's narrow win in 1990, he won re-election in a landslide, receiving 72 percent of the vote to Fisher's 28 percent.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Barrett (inc.) 75,526 99.70%
Republican Write-ins 229 0.30%
Total votes 75,755 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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  • Lowell Fisher, rancher[8]

Results

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Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lowell Fisher 36,626 99.32%
Democratic Write-ins 249 0.68%
Total votes 36,875 100.00%

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1992 Nebraska's 3rd congressional district general election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Barrett (inc.) 170,857 71.68%
Democratic Lowell Fisher 67,457 28.30%
Write-ins 41 0.02%
Total votes 238,355 100.00%
Republican hold

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Beermann, Allen J. (1992). Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska, General Election, November 3, 1992. Nebraska Secretary of State.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Beermann, Allen J. (1992). Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska, Primary Election, May 12, 1992. Nebraska Secretary of State.
  3. ↑ Rutledge, Kathleen (March 12, 1992). "Gerry Finnegan seeks 1st District House seat". Lincoln Journal. p. 1. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Ken Michaelis to Run For Congressional Seat". Omaha World-Herald. March 14, 1992. p. 41. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Pals files for Bereuter seat". Lincoln Star. February 7, 1992. p. 5. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Ron Staskiewicz makes bid for seat in House". Lincoln Star. January 17, 1992. p. 9. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Schmidt, J. L. (March 14, 1992). "New and familiar faces in the primary statewide". Beatrice Daily Sun. p. 1. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Lowell Fisher to seek 3rd District House seat". Lincoln Journal. March 13, 1992. p. 18. Retrieved February 1, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

See also

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