Democratic
Becky Stille
Major-party general-election nominee.
VotePredictor forecast
Adrian Smith favored
Safe R · predicted margin R+46.2
100%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
R+53.52026 national environment
D+5.5Model uncertainty
±6.9 pointsFundamentals model using district presidential lean, incumbency and the national environment. It is not a poll average.
Republican
Adrian Smith
Incumbent representative for NE-3. Voting record, ideology and biography →
Other listed candidates
- Macey Budke · Independent
- Mark Cohen · Independent
- David Else · Legal Marijuana Now
Polls
No district-level 2026 general-election poll is currently in VotePredictor's verified polling feed for NE-3. The forecast above therefore uses fundamentals only. A poll table will appear here when matched polls are available.
Other forecasts
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Candidate news
Top GOP state election official ‘baffled’ by RNC lawsuit against citizens voting
LINCOLN — Outgoing Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen said he’s baffled by a lawsuit that seeks to eliminate a provision in state law that allows U.S. citizens who’ve never lived in the country to vote in Nebraska elections.Republican National Committee su…
Raw Story · July 6, 2026
APhA and Nebraska Pharmacists Association (NPA) Applaud Rep. Adrian Smith for Advancing Legislation to Improve Seniors' Access to Care
WASHINGTON and LINCOLN, Neb., May 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and the Nebraska Pharmacists Association (NPA) today applauded U.S. Representative Adrian Smith (NE-3) for his leadership in advancing H.R. 3164, the Main S…
PRNewswire · May 21, 2026
Former Air Force attorney mulling indy bid against Nebraska U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith
Lemoyne resident Mark Cohen has launched an exploratory committee to consider an independent bid for Nebraska’s 3rd Congressional District.
Nebraskaexaminer.com · August 25, 2025
The OBBBA And Beyond: House Republican Details GOP Tax Agenda
In this episode of Tax Notes Talk, House Ways and Means Committee member Adrian Smith, R-Neb., discusses the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s accomplishments and what could be next for Congress on tax.
Forbes · July 29, 2025
Candidate field source: 2026 House election roster ↗