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<- 2020

Nebraska State Board of Education

Election details
Filing deadline: February 15, 2022/March 1, 2022
Primary: May 10, 2022
General: November 8, 2022

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Pre-election incumbent(s):
Vacant (District 5)
Maureen Nickels (District 6)
Robin Stevens (District 7)
Deborah Neary (District 8)
How to vote
Poll times: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Central time zone); 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Mountain time zone)
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Nebraska is holding an election for four of eight seats on the Nebraska State Board of Education on November 8, 2022. The primary is scheduled for May 10, 2022. The filing deadline for an incumbent was February 15, 2022. The filing deadline for non-incumbent candidates was March 1, 2022.

## Contents

* 1 Candidates and election results
* 1.1 District 5
* 1.2 District 6
* 1.3 District 7
* 1.4 District 8
* 2 Past elections
* 2.1 2020
* 2.1.1 District 1
* 2.1.2 District 2
* 2.1.3 District 3
* 2.1.4 District 4
* 2.2 2018
* 2.2.1 District 5
* 2.2.2 District 6
* 2.2.3 District 7
* 2.2.4 District 8
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

## Candidates and election results[edit]

### District 5[edit]

General election candidates

Note: The list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary.

Primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

* Kirk Penner (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan)
* Helen Raikes (Nonpartisan)

### District 6[edit]

General election candidates

Note: The list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary.

Primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

* Danielle Helzer (Nonpartisan)
* Sherry Jones (Nonpartisan)

### District 7[edit]

General election candidates

Note: The list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary.

Primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

* Robin Stevens (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan)
* Pat Moore (Nonpartisan)
* Elizabeth Tegtmeier (Nonpartisan)

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### District 8[edit]

General election candidates

Note: The list of general election candidates is incomplete pending results from the primary.

Primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

* Deborah Neary (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan)
* Marni Hodgen (Nonpartisan)
* John Sieler (Nonpartisan)

## Past elections[edit]

### 2020[edit]

See also: Nebraska State Board of Education election, 2020

#### District 1[edit]

General election

##### General election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 1

Incumbent Patsy Koch Johns won election in the general election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Patsy Koch Johns (Nonpartisan)  |

100.0

| 93,015

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 93,015

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Nonpartisan primary election

##### Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 1

Incumbent Patsy Koch Johns advanced from the primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 1 on May 12, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Patsy Koch Johns (Nonpartisan)  |

100.0

| 51,460

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 51,460

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#### District 2[edit]

General election

##### General election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 2

Incumbent Lisa Fricke defeated Robert Anthony in the general election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Lisa Fricke (Nonpartisan)  |

64.6

| 71,932

| Robert Anthony (Nonpartisan) |

35.4

| 39,335

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 111,267

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Nonpartisan primary election

##### Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 2

Incumbent Lisa Fricke and Robert Anthony advanced from the primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 2 on May 12, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

|
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|

✔ |

| Lisa Fricke (Nonpartisan)  |

70.4

| 39,330
✔ |

| Robert Anthony (Nonpartisan) |

29.6

| 16,516

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 55,846

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#### District 3[edit]

General election

##### General election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 3

Patti Gubbels defeated Mike Goos in the general election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Patti Gubbels (Nonpartisan)  |

66.1

| 54,199

| Mike Goos (Nonpartisan)  |

33.9

| 27,796

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 81,995

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Nonpartisan primary election

##### Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 3

Patti Gubbels and Mike Goos advanced from the primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 3 on May 12, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

|
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|

✔ |

| Patti Gubbels (Nonpartisan)  |

69.8

| 32,050
✔ |

| Mike Goos (Nonpartisan)  |

30.2

| 13,895

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 45,945

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#### District 4[edit]

General election

##### General election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 4

Jacquelyn Morrison defeated Adrian Petrescu in the general election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 4 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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|

✔ |

| Jacquelyn Morrison (Nonpartisan)  |

74.1

| 53,839

| Adrian Petrescu (Nonpartisan)  |

25.9

| 18,847

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 72,686

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Nonpartisan primary election

##### Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 4

Jacquelyn Morrison and Adrian Petrescu advanced from the primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 4 on May 12, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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|

✔ |

| Jacquelyn Morrison (Nonpartisan)  |

74.7

| 26,484
✔ |

| Adrian Petrescu (Nonpartisan)  |

25.3

| 8,988

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 35,472

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### 2018[edit]

See also: Nebraska State Board of Education election, 2018

#### District 5[edit]

General election

##### General election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 5

Incumbent Patricia Timm defeated Maris Bentley in the general election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 5 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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|

✔ |

| Patricia Timm (Nonpartisan)  |

63.1

| 38,800

| Maris Bentley (Nonpartisan)  |

36.9

| 22,713

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 61,513
(100.00% precincts reporting)

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Nonpartisan primary election

##### Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 5

Incumbent Patricia Timm and Maris Bentley advanced from the primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 5 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Patricia Timm (Nonpartisan)  |

70.2

| 21,273
✔ |

| Maris Bentley (Nonpartisan)  |

29.8

| 9,023

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

| Total votes: 30,296

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#### District 6[edit]

General election

##### General election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 6

Incumbent Maureen Nickels won election in the general election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 6 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

|
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✔ |

| Maureen Nickels (Nonpartisan)  |

100.0

| 56,395

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 56,395
(100.00% precincts reporting)

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Nonpartisan primary election

##### Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 6

Incumbent Maureen Nickels advanced from the primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 6 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Maureen Nickels (Nonpartisan)  |

100.0

| 27,904

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

| Total votes: 27,904

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#### District 7[edit]

General election

##### General election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 7

Robin Stevens won election in the general election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 7 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Robin Stevens (Nonpartisan)  |

100.0

| 58,764

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 58,764
(100.00% precincts reporting)

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Nonpartisan primary election

##### Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 7

Robin Stevens advanced from the primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 7 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Robin Stevens (Nonpartisan)  |

100.0

| 30,727

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

| Total votes: 30,727

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#### District 8[edit]

General election

##### General election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 8

Deborah Neary defeated incumbent Patrick McPherson in the general election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 8 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Deborah Neary (Nonpartisan)  |

59.1

| 46,697

| Patrick McPherson (Nonpartisan)  |

40.9

| 32,292

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 78,989
(100.00% precincts reporting)

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Nonpartisan primary election

##### Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 8

Deborah Neary and incumbent Patrick McPherson defeated Bob Meyers in the primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 8 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Deborah Neary (Nonpartisan)  |

50.9

| 15,018
✔ |

| Patrick McPherson (Nonpartisan)  |

27.6

| 8,137

| Bob Meyers (Nonpartisan)  |

21.6

| 6,373

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

| Total votes: 29,528

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## See also[edit]

Nebraska | State Executive Elections | News and Analysis

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