Matt Helt

Matt Helt

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Independent

Matt Helt was a 2012 Independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Nebraska. He lost to incumbent Lee Terry.

Biography

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Helt was born in Sioux City, Iowa in 1975. Upon graduation from high school, he attended Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa, and then transferred to the University of Nebraska-Omaha, where he earned his B.A. He has worked as a project manager for Ameritrade. He works for a large ad agency in Omaha.

Elections

2012

See also: Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012

Helt ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Nebraska's 2nd District. He faced Republican incumbent Lee Terry and Democrat John Ewing in the November general elections.

U.S. House, Nebraska District 2 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Ewing	49.2%	129,767
	Republican	Lee Terry Incumbent	50.8%	133,964
Total Votes				263,731
Source: Nebraska Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

External links

• Official Campaign Website
• Facebook Page

Footnotes

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Nebraska's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Deb Fischer (R)

Pete Ricketts (R)

Representatives

District 1

Mike Flood (R)

District 2

Don Bacon (R)

District 3

Adrian Smith (R)

Republican Party (5)