Nebraska's 1st congressional district

Nebraska's 1st congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Mike Flood R–Norfolk
Distribution	65.21% urban 34.79% rural
Population (2023)	659,725
Median household income	$76,484[1]
Ethnicity	77.9% White 10.9% Hispanic 4.1% Two or more races 3.3% Black 2.9% Asian 0.9% other
Cook PVI	R+6[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. Following the 2020 United States Census, the 1st congressional district was changed to include the eastern section of Sarpy County the 10 entire counties of Cass, Lancaster, Seward, Butler, Dodge, Colfax, Platte, Cuming, Stanton, Madison, and the northeast quarter of Polk County to include the city of Osceola.^[3]

Under the lines of redistricting following the 2010 census, The Cook Partisan Voting Index (CPVI) for the 1st congressional district was R+11.^[4] However, in 2025, the CPVI adjusted the district's rating to R+6, as a result of redistricting.^[5]

Nebraska's 1st district includes the entirety of the following counties with the exception of Sarpy, which it shares with the 2nd, and Polk, which it shares with the 3rd. Sarpy County communities within the 1st district include Bellevue, Chalco, La Platte, La Vista, Offutt AFB, and most of Papillion. Polk County communities include Osceola and Shelby.^[10]

• Lincoln – 294,757
• Bellevue – 64,176
• Fremont – 27,602
• Norfolk – 26,147
• Columbus – 24,464
• Papillion (shared with 2nd) – 24,159
• La Vista – 16,746
• Chalco – 11,064

• Seward – 7,672
• Plattsmouth – 6,808
• Schuyler – 6,529
• Offutt Air Force Base – 5,363
• Waverly – 4,458
• West Point – 3,458
• Hickman – 3,161
• David City – 3,024

Member (District Home)	Party	Term	Cong ress	Electoral history
District established March 4, 1883
Archibald J. Weaver (Falls City)	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	48th 49th	Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Retired.
John A. McShane (Omaha)	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	50th	Elected in 1886. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
William J. Connell (Omaha)	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	51st	Elected in 1888. Lost re-election.
William Jennings Bryan (Lincoln)	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895	52nd 53rd	Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Jesse B. Strode (Lincoln)	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899	54th 55th	Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Retired.
Elmer Burkett (Lincoln)	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905	56th 57th 58th	Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
Vacant		March 4, 1905 – July 18, 1905	59th
Ernest M. Pollard (Nehawka)	Republican	July 18, 1905 – March 3, 1909	59th 60th	Elected to finish Burkett's term. Re-elected in 1906. Lost re-election.
John A. Maguire (Lincoln)	Democratic	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1915	61st 62nd 63rd	Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Lost re-election.
C. Frank Reavis (Falls City)	Republican	March 4, 1915 – June 3, 1922	64th 65th 66th 67th	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Resigned to become special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General.
Vacant		June 3, 1922 – November 7, 1922	67th
Roy H. Thorpe (Lincoln)	Republican	November 7, 1922 – March 3, 1923		Elected to finish Reavis's term. Retired.
John H. Morehead (Falls City)	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935	68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Retired.
Henry C. Luckey (Lincoln)	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939	74th 75th	Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Lost re-election.
George H. Heinke (Nebraska City)	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 2, 1940	76th	Elected in 1938. Died.
Vacant		January 2, 1940 – April 19, 1940
John H. Sweet (Nebraska City)	Republican	April 19, 1940 – January 3, 1941		Elected to finish Heinke's term. Retired.
Oren S. Copeland (Lincoln)	Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943	77th	Elected in 1940. Lost renomination.
Carl Curtis (Minden)	Republican	January 3, 1943 – December 31, 1954	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd	Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Resigned when appointed U.S. Senator.
Vacant		December 31, 1954 – January 3, 1955	83rd
Phillip H. Weaver (Falls City)	Republican	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963	84th 85th 86th 87th	Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Lost renomination.
Ralph F. Beermann (Dakota City)	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	88th	Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1962. Lost re-election.
Clair A. Callan (Odell)	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	89th	Elected in 1964. Lost re-election.
Robert V. Denney (Fairbury)	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971	90th 91st	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Retired.
Charles Thone (Lincoln)	Republican	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1979	92nd 93rd 94th 95th	Elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Retired to run for Governor of Nebraska.
Doug Bereuter (Lincoln)	Republican	January 3, 1979 – August 31, 2004	96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th	Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Resigned to become president of The Asia Foundation.
Vacant		August 31, 2004 – January 3, 2005	108th
Jeff Fortenberry (Lincoln)	Republican	January 3, 2005 – March 31, 2022	109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	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. Re-elected in 2020. Resigned due to criminal conviction.
Vacant		March 31, 2022 – July 12, 2022	117th
Mike Flood (Norfolk)	Republican	July 12, 2022 – present	117th 118th 119th	Elected to finish Fortenberry's term. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.

• Nebraska's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

• 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 Archived April 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

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