2000Final results
2000 election for Nebraska's 1st District
U.S. House · Nebraska
Douglas Bereuter (R) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Alan Jacobsen (D) by 35.2 points.
Douglas BereuterRepublican · winner
66.2%155,485
Alan JacobsenDemocrat
31.0%72,859
David OenbringLibertarian
2.6%6,147
234,698 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Alan JacobsenDouglas Bereuter
$111.9K
Raised by the campaign
$349.6K
$107.3K
Spent by the campaign
$380K
$4.6K
Cash on hand
$81.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000