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1980 Nebraska U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1980 Nebraska U.S. House District 3 Election?

Virginia Smith won the 1980 Nebraska U.S. House District 3 Election. Virginia Smith received 182,887 popular votes (83.94%). The main challenger was Stan Ditus (16.05%).

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

Smith +67.9 pts · won by 147,920 votes
Virginia SmithRepublicanWINNER83.94%
182,887 votes
Stan DitusDemocratic16.05%
34,967 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.