1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1980 election for Nebraska Legislative District 3

Name: 1980 election for Nebraska Legislative District 3
Start: 1980-11-04
Location: Nebraska

Nebraska Legislature · Nebraska

Emil E. Beyer Jr. (Oth) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Orval A. Keyes (Oth) by 9.8 points.

Emil E. Beyer Jr.Other party · winner

54.9%6,588

Orval A. KeyesOther party · incumbent

45.1%5,408

12,000 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET