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1988 Nebraska U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1988 Nebraska U.S. House District 3 Election?

Virginia Smith won the 1988 Nebraska U.S. House District 3 Election. Virginia Smith received 170,302 popular votes (79.03%). The main challenger was John D. Racek (20.97%).

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

Smith +58.1 pts · won by 125,119 votes
Virginia SmithRepublicanWINNER79.03%
170,302 votes
John D. RacekDemocratic20.97%
45,183 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.