2002Final results
2002 election for Nebraska's 1st District
U.S. House · Nebraska
Douglas Bereuter (R) won with 85.4% of the vote, defeating Robert Eckerson (Lib) by 70.7 points.
Douglas BereuterRepublican · winner
85.4%133,013
Robert EckersonLibertarian
14.6%22,831
155,844 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 2002
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.
No independentDouglas Bereuter
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Raised by the campaign
$164K
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Spent by the campaign
$191.3K
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Cash on hand
$47.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002