1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

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 == == 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 ==== Results ==== === Democratic primary === ==== Candidates ==== Patrick Combs, business consultant, used car dealer Marlin Pals, perennial candidate ==== Results ==== === General election === ==== Candidates ==== Doug Bereuter (Republican) Patrick Combs (Democratic) ==== Results ==== == 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 ==== Results ==== === Democratic primary === ==== Candidates ==== Peter Hoagland, incumbent U.S. Representative Jess M. Pritchett, perennial candidate ==== Results ==== === General election === ==== Candidates ==== Jon Christensen (Republican) Peter Hoagland (Democratic) ==== Results ==== == 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 ==== Results ==== === Democratic primary === ==== Candidates ==== Gil Chapin, businessman ==== Results ==== === General election === ==== Candidates ==== Bill Barrett (Republican) Gil Chapin (Democratic) ==== Results ==== == References == == See also == 1994 United States House of Representatives elections