1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Nebraska Legislative District 1
Nebraska Legislature · Nebraska
R. Wiley Remmers (Oth) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Nelson Merz (Oth) by 13.3 points.
R. Wiley RemmersOther party · winner
56.7%6,880
Nelson MerzOther party · incumbent
43.3%5,260
12,140 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET