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  NE District 3
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Parents > United States > Nebraska > NE - District 03
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline March 15, 1976 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 02, 1976 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 1976 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1977 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1979 - 12:00pm
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Last ModifiedRBH March 14, 2022 01:06am
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Description Rep. Virginia Smith, who had won election to the district by a 737 vote margin two years earlier, handily beat James Thomas Hansen to win a second term.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/1974
NameVirginia Dodd Smith Votes80,992 (50.21%)
Term01/03/1975 - 01/03/1977 Margin737 (+0.46%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/1978
NameVirginia Dodd Smith Votes141,597 (80.01%)
Term01/03/1979 - 01/03/1981 Margin106,226 (+60.03%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 11, 1976 NE District 3 - D Primary
James Thomas Hansen
D 42,836
May 11, 1976 NE District 3 - R Primary
Virginia Dodd Smith
R 81,861

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Name (I) Rep. Virginia Dodd Smith James Thomas Hansen William W. Steen (W) Write-In  
PartyRepublican Democratic American Nonpartisan  
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Certified Votes 150,720 (72.89%) 51,012 (24.67%) 5,025 (2.43%) 8 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -99,708 (-48.22%) -145,695 (-70.46%) -150,712 (-72.89%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
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Entry Date -- -- 03/15/1976 03/15/1976  
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