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1978 Nebraska U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1978 Nebraska U.S. House District 3 Election?

Virginia Smith won the 1978 Nebraska U.S. House District 3 Election. Virginia Smith received 141,597 popular votes (80.01%). The main challenger was Marilyn Fowler (19.99%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Fowler

Smith +60.0 pts · won by 106,226 votes
Virginia SmithRepublicanWINNER80.01%
141,597 votes
Marilyn FowlerDemocratic19.99%
35,371 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.