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Last updated: Oct. 2, 2024

Thousands of general elections are taking place across the United States on Nov. 5, 2024. Those elections include offices at the federal, state, and local levels. This is one of 50 pages in which Ballotpedia previews the elections happening in each state as part of the Daily Brew’s 50 states in 25 days series.

This page provides an overview of all elections happening in Nebraska within our coverage scope on Nov. 5, 2024. Those elections include offices for three U.S. Representatives, two  U.S. Senators, four members of the Board of Regents, four members of the State Board of Education, and two Public Service Commissioners, 25 state Senators, and one State Supreme Court Justice. Additionally there are six statewide ballot measures on the ballot in Nebraska. On this page, you will also find information regarding:

* How to vote in Nebraska
* The elected offices that Nebraska voters can expect to see on their ballots
* The races in Nebraska that Ballotpedia is covering as battlegrounds
* The ballot measures that voters in Nebraska will decide on
* Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup Tool
* The partisan balance of Nebraska's congressional delegation and state government
* Past presidential election results in Nebraska
* The competitiveness of legislative elections in Nebraska
* The candidates who are on the ballot in Nebraska

## Contents

* 1 Voting information
* 2 What's on the ballot?
* 2.1 2024 elections
* 2.2 Your ballot
* 2.3 Noteworthy elections
* 2.4 Ballot measures
* 3 State analysis
* 3.1 Partisan balance
* 3.2 Past presidential election results in Nebraska
* 3.3 State legislative competitiveness
* 3.3.1 2010-2024
* 3.3.2 In 2024
* 4 List of candidates
* 5 See also
* 6 Footnotes

## Voting information[edit]

See also: Voting in Nebraska

Election information in Nebraska: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

* In-person: Oct. 25, 2024
* By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 18, 2024
* Online: Oct. 18, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

* In-person: Oct. 25, 2024
* By mail: Received by Oct. 25, 2024
* Online: Oct. 25, 2024

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

* In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
* By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 7, 2024 to Nov. 4, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

8 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT / 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. MT

## What's on the ballot?[edit]

### 2024 elections[edit]

See also: Nebraska elections, 2024

Nebraska voters will elect one U.S. Senator and three U.S. Representatives. Additionally there will be a special election to fill the last two years of the six-year term that Ben Sasse (R) was elected to in 2020. Pete Ricketts (R), who Gov. Jim Pillen (R) appointed to fill the vacant left by Sasse's resignation, is running for election. All five incumbents are running for re-election.

There are four seats on the Board of Regents, four seats on the State Board of Education, and two seats on the Public Service Commission up for election. Incumbents are running for re-election for all seats on the Board of Regents and the Public Service Commission. All seats on the State Board of Education are open.

Twenty-five seats in the state Senate are up for election. Fifteen seats are open because an incumbent is not running for re-election.

One seat on the state supreme court is up for election. Nebraska is one of 20 states that use retention elections. In Nebraska, justices must run in a yes-no retention election during the first general election occurring after they have been on the court for three years. Subsequent terms last six years.

There are 22 seats across seven school boards up for election in Nebraska. The districts these boards represent are part of the 475 school districts included in Ballotpedia's coverage of school board elections. This includes all school districts in the 100 largest cities by population and the 200 largest school districts by student enrollment.

Municipal elections will be held in three counties across Nebraska. Those counties are part of the 80 counties included in Ballotpedia's coverage of municipal elections.

Below is a list of Nebraska elections covered by Ballotpedia in 2024. Click the links to learn more about each type:

Nebraska elections, 2024

Office  | Elections?  | More information
U.S. Senate | ✓ | Click here
U.S. House | ✓ | Click here
Congress special election | ✓ | Click here
Governor  | —  | —
Other state executive | ✓ | Click here
State Senate | ✓ | Click here
State House  | —  | —
Special state legislative  | —  | —
State Supreme Court | ✓ | Click here
Intermediate appellate courts  | —  | —
School boards | ✓ | Click here
Municipal government | ✓ | Click here
Recalls | ✓ | Click here
Ballot measures | ✓ | Click here
Local ballot measures | ✓ | Click here

Legend: ✓ election(s) / — no elections
Subject to Ballotpedia's scope

### Your ballot[edit]

See also: Sample Ballot Lookup

### Noteworthy elections[edit]

As of Oct. 2, 2024, Ballotpedia has identified two elections as battleground races. Those are the races that we expect to have a meaningful effect on the balance of power in governments or to be particularly competitive or compelling.

* Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024: Incumbent Don Bacon (R) and Tony Vargas (D) are running. In 2022, Bacon's margin of victory was 2.6 percentage points. As of Oct. 2, 2024, four major election forecasters differed in their ratings for the general election, with one rating it Lean Democratic and three rating it Toss-up.
* United States Senate election in Nebraska, 2024: Incumbent Deb Fischer (R) and Dan Osborn (Independent) are running. In 2018, Fischer's margin of victory was 19.1 percentage points. As of Oct. 2, 2024, four major election forecasters differed in their ratings for the general election, with one rating it Safe Republican and three rating it Likely Republican.

### Ballot measures[edit]

See also: Nebraska 2024 ballot measures

There are six statewide ballot measures on the ballot in Nebraska.

Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes

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CICA

| Initiative 434 | Prohibit abortion after the first trimester, except in cases of medical emergencies or if the pregnancy is the result of sexual assault or incest |

509,288 (55%)

417,624 (45%)

CISS

| Initiative 436 | Require employers to provide earned paid sick leave for employees |

662,348 (75%)

225,974 (25%)

CISS

| Initiative 437 | Legalize the medical use of marijuana in the state |

637,126 (71%)

259,643 (29%)

CISS

| Initiative 438 | Establish the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission to regulate the state's medical marijuana program |

600,481 (67%)

291,867 (33%)

CICA

| Initiative 439 | Provide for a state constitutional right to abortion before fetal viability |

455,184 (49%)

473,652 (51%)

| Referendum 435 | Uphold the law providing for an education scholarship program for students to attend accredited private schools |

382,921 (43%)

508,140 (57%)

There were 106 ballot measures on the ballot in Nebraska from 1985 to 2022. Voters approved 65 measures and defeated 41.

## State analysis[edit]

### Partisan balance[edit]

Republicans represent all three districts in Nebraska's U.S. House delegation. In the U.S. House, Republicans have a 220-212 majority with three vacancies.

Both of Nebraska's U.S. Senators are Republicans. Democrats have a majority in the U.S. Senate. There are 47 Democrats, 49 Republicans, and four independents. Three independents caucus with the Democratic Party, and one other counts towards the Democratic majority for committee purposes.

There are no formal party alignments or groups within the Nebraska State Senate. Coalitions tend to form issue-by-issue based on a member's philosophy of government, geographic background, and constituency. To learn more about how Ballotpedia determined the partisan affiliation for state senators, click here. Republicans have a 33-15 majority with one nonpartisan member in the state Senate. Republicans won a majority in the state Senate in 1999.

Because the governor is a Republican, Nebraska is one of 23 Republican trifectas. Nebraska's legislature does not have a lower chamber. It has held this status since 1999, when the state's Democratic trifecta was replaced by a Republican trifecta.

Nebraska's attorney general and secretary of state are also Republicans. This makes Nebraska one of 25 states with a Republican triplex. It has held this status since 2018, when a Democratic triplex replaced the state's Republican triplex. It has held this status since 1999, when Gov. Mike Johnson (R) assumed office.

### Past presidential election results in Nebraska[edit]

See also: Presidential election in Nebraska, 2024

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories

Democratic
Status  | 2012  | 2016  | 2020
Solid Democratic | D | D | D
Trending Democratic | R | D | D
Battleground Democratic | D | R | D
New Democratic | R | R | D
Republican
Status  | 2012  | 2016  | 2020
Solid Republican | R | R | R
Trending Republican | D | R | R
Battleground Republican | R | D | R
New Republican | D | D | R

Following the 2020 presidential election, 53.4% of Nebraskans lived in one of the state's 90 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 46.2% lived in one of two Trending Democratic counties: Douglas and Lancaster. Overall, Nebraska was Solid Republican, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Nebraska following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Nebraska county-level statistics, 2020

Solid Republican | 90 | 53.4%
Trending Democratic | 2 | 46.2%
Trending Republican | 1 | 0.3%
Total voted Democratic | 2 | 46.2%
Total voted Republican | 91 | 53.8%

### State legislative competitiveness[edit]

See also: Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 14, 2024

According to Ballotpedia's annual state legislative competitiveness report, Nebraska had a Competitiveness Index of 62.0, ranking it first of the 44 states that held elections.

* 15 of the 25 seats up for election were open (60%)
* Five of the 10 incumbents who ran for re-election faced contested primaries (50%)
* 19 of the 25 seats up for election were contested by both major parties (76%)

#### 2010-2024[edit]

Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents.

State Legislative Competitiveness Index in Nebraska, 2010-2024

Year | Open seats | Incs. in contested primaries | Major party competition | Competitiveness Index | Rank
2010 | 12.5% | 28.6% | 37.5% | 26.2 | 35 / 44
2012 | 36.0% | 25.0% | 52.0% | 37.7 | 18 / 44
2014 | 70.8% | 14.3% | 33.3% | 39.5 | 8 / 44
2016 | 44.0% | 28.6% | 44.0% | 38.9 | 12 / 44
2018 | 33.3% | 31.3% | 54.2% | 39.6 | 17 / 44
2020 | 24.0% | 10.5% | 56.0% | 30.2 | 30 / 44
2022 | 54.2% | 54.5% | 45.8% | 51.5 | 4 / 44
2024 | 60.0% | 50.0% | 76.0% | 62.0 | 1 / 44

#### In 2024[edit]

Hover over column headings to learn more about their contents. Click on headings for more state-specific information.

State Legislative Competitiveness Index in Nebraska, 2024

Chamber | Open seats | Incs. in contested primaries | Major party competition | Competitiveness Index
House | N/A
Senate | 60.0% | 50.0% | 76.0% | 62.0
Total | 60.0% | 50.0% | 76.0% | 62.0

## List of candidates[edit]

Federal Candidates

candidate| office| party| status

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Pete Ricketts Incumbent

U.S. Senate Nebraska (Special election)

Republican

Won General

Mac Stevens

U.S. Senate Nebraska (Special election)

Republican

Lost Primary

John Glen Weaver

U.S. Senate Nebraska (Special election)

Republican

Lost Primary

Preston Love Jr.

U.S. Senate Nebraska (Special election)

Democratic

Lost General

Deb Fischer Incumbent

U.S. Senate Nebraska

Republican

Won General

Arron Kowalski

U.S. Senate Nebraska

Republican

Lost Primary

Dan Osborn

U.S. Senate Nebraska

Independent

Lost General

Kenneth Peterson

U.S. Senate Nebraska

Legal Marijuana Now Party

Lost Primary

Kerry Eddy

U.S. Senate Nebraska

Legal Marijuana Now Party

Withdrew General

Mike Flood Incumbent

U.S. House Nebraska District 1

Republican

Won General

Michael Connely

U.S. House Nebraska District 1

Republican

Lost Primary

Carol Blood

U.S. House Nebraska District 1

Democratic

Lost General

Don Bacon Incumbent

U.S. House Nebraska District 2

Republican

Won General

Dan Frei

U.S. House Nebraska District 2

Republican

Lost Primary

Tony Vargas

U.S. House Nebraska District 2

Democratic

Lost General

Adrian Smith Incumbent

U.S. House Nebraska District 3

Republican

Won General

Robert McCuiston

U.S. House Nebraska District 3

Republican

Lost Primary

John Walz

U.S. House Nebraska District 3

Republican

Lost Primary

Daniel Ebers

U.S. House Nebraska District 3

Democratic

Lost General

David J. Else

U.S. House Nebraska District 3

Democratic

Lost Primary

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State Candidates

candidate| office| party| status

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Dan Watermeier Incumbent

Nebraska Public Service Commission District 1

Republican

Won General

Tim Schram Incumbent

Nebraska Public Service Commission District 3

Republican

Won General

Kristin Christensen

Nebraska State Board of Education District 1

Nonpartisan

Won General

Liz Davids

Nebraska State Board of Education District 1

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Maggie Douglas

Nebraska State Board of Education District 2

Nonpartisan

Won General

Karen Morgan

Nebraska State Board of Education District 2

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Linda Vermooten

Nebraska State Board of Education District 2

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Lisa Schonhoff

Nebraska State Board of Education District 3

Nonpartisan

Won General

Bill McAllister

Nebraska State Board of Education District 3

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Liz Renner

Nebraska State Board of Education District 4

Nonpartisan

Won General

Stacy Matula

Nebraska State Board of Education District 4

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

LeDonna White Griffin

Nebraska State Board of Education District 4

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Jim Scheer Incumbent

University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 3

Nonpartisan

Won General

Elizabeth O'Connor Incumbent

University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 4

Nonpartisan

Won General

Jim Rogers

University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 4

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Robert Schafer Incumbent

University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 5

Nonpartisan

Won General

Gary L. Rogge

University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 5

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Jerome Wohleb

University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 5

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Barbara Weitz Incumbent

University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 8

Nonpartisan

Won General

Zachary Mellender

University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 8

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Robert Hallstrom

Nebraska State Senate District 1

Nonpartisan

Won General

Bob Holman

Nebraska State Senate District 1

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Dennis Schaardt

Nebraska State Senate District 1

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Glenda Willnerd

Nebraska State Senate District 1

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Victor Rountree

Nebraska State Senate District 3

Nonpartisan

Won General

Felix Ungerman

Nebraska State Senate District 3

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Margo Juarez

Nebraska State Senate District 5

Nonpartisan

Won General

Gilbert Ayala

Nebraska State Senate District 5

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Flint Harkness

Nebraska State Senate District 5

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Dunixi Guereca

Nebraska State Senate District 7

Nonpartisan

Won General

Christopher Geary

Nebraska State Senate District 7

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Tim Pendrell

Nebraska State Senate District 7

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Ben Salazar

Nebraska State Senate District 7

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

John Cavanaugh Incumbent

Nebraska State Senate District 9

Nonpartisan

Won General

Julia Palzer

Nebraska State Senate District 9

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Terrell McKinney Incumbent

Nebraska State Senate District 11

Nonpartisan

Won General

Calandra Cooper

Nebraska State Senate District 11

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Ernie Chambers

Nebraska State Senate District 11

Nonpartisan

Withdrew General

Ashlei Spivey

Nebraska State Senate District 13

Nonpartisan

Won General

Nick Batter

Nebraska State Senate District 13

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Matthew Clough

Nebraska State Senate District 13

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Tracy Hightower-Henne

Nebraska State Senate District 13

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Dave Wordekemper

Nebraska State Senate District 15

Nonpartisan

Won General

Anthony Hanson

Nebraska State Senate District 15

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Roxie Kracl

Nebraska State Senate District 15

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Peter Mayberry

Nebraska State Senate District 15

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Scott Thomas

Nebraska State Senate District 15

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Glen Meyer

Nebraska State Senate District 17

Nonpartisan

Won General

Mike Albrecht

Nebraska State Senate District 17

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Cindy Kai

Nebraska State Senate District 17

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Rob Dover Incumbent

Nebraska State Senate District 19

Nonpartisan

Won General

Jeanne Reigle

Nebraska State Senate District 19

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Melissa Temple

Nebraska State Senate District 19

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Beau Ballard Incumbent

Nebraska State Senate District 21

Nonpartisan

Won General

Seth Derner

Nebraska State Senate District 21

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Bryan Paseka

Nebraska State Senate District 21

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Jared Storm

Nebraska State Senate District 23

Nonpartisan

Won General

Allie French

Nebraska State Senate District 23

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Dennis Fujan

Nebraska State Senate District 23

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Larissa Schultz

Nebraska State Senate District 23

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Jacob Wolff

Nebraska State Senate District 23

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Alan Zavodny

Nebraska State Senate District 23

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Carolyn Bosn Incumbent

Nebraska State Senate District 25

Nonpartisan

Won General

Nicki Behmer-Popp

Nebraska State Senate District 25

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Maher Aurang Zeb

Nebraska State Senate District 25

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Jason Prokop

Nebraska State Senate District 27

Nonpartisan

Won General

Dawn Liphardt

Nebraska State Senate District 27

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Eliot Bostar Incumbent

Nebraska State Senate District 29

Nonpartisan

Won General

Kathleen Kauth Incumbent

Nebraska State Senate District 31

Nonpartisan

Won General

Mary Ann Folchert

Nebraska State Senate District 31

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Dan Lonowski

Nebraska State Senate District 33

Nonpartisan

Won General

Joshua Frederick

Nebraska State Senate District 33

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Paul Hamelink

Nebraska State Senate District 33

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Michelle Smith

Nebraska State Senate District 33

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Dan Quick

Nebraska State Senate District 35

Nonpartisan

Won General

Raymond Aguilar Incumbent

Nebraska State Senate District 35

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Stanley Clouse

Nebraska State Senate District 37

Nonpartisan

Won General

Nathan Leach

Nebraska State Senate District 37

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Lana Peister

Nebraska State Senate District 37

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Tony Sorrentino

Nebraska State Senate District 39

Nonpartisan

Won General

Allison Heimes

Nebraska State Senate District 39

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Daniel McKeon

Nebraska State Senate District 41

Nonpartisan

Won General

Nadine Bane

Nebraska State Senate District 41

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Ethan Clark

Nebraska State Senate District 41

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Tanya Storer

Nebraska State Senate District 43

Nonpartisan

Won General

Tony Tangwall

Nebraska State Senate District 43

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Rita Sanders Incumbent

Nebraska State Senate District 45

Nonpartisan

Won General

Sarah Centineo

Nebraska State Senate District 45

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Paul Strommen

Nebraska State Senate District 47

Nonpartisan

Won General

Larry Bolinger

Nebraska State Senate District 47

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Bob Andersen

Nebraska State Senate District 49

Nonpartisan

Won General

Jen Day Incumbent

Nebraska State Senate District 49

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Caleb Muhs

Nebraska State Senate District 49

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Stephanie Stacy Incumbent

Nebraska Supreme Court District 1 (Retention election)

Nonpartisan

Won General

Julie Martin Incumbent

Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court (Retention election)

Nonpartisan

Won General

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Local Candidates

candidate| office| party| status

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Daniel Esch Incumbent

Douglas County Clerk-Comptroller

Democratic

Won General

Thomas Riley Incumbent

Douglas County Public Defender

Democratic

Won General

Roger Garcia Incumbent

Douglas County Board of Commissioners District 1

Democratic

Won General

Chris Rodgers Incumbent

Douglas County Board of Commissioners District 3

Democratic

Won General

Brian Fahey

Douglas County Board of Commissioners District 5

Democratic

Won General

Kenneth Anderson

Douglas County Board of Commissioners District 5

Republican

Lost Primary

Sean Kelly

Douglas County Board of Commissioners District 5

Republican

Lost General

Mike Friend Incumbent

Douglas County Board of Commissioners District 7

Republican

Won General

Christa Yoakum Incumbent

Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 2

Democratic

Won General

Jeremy Kuehn

Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 2

Republican

Lost General

Chelsea Johnson

Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 4

Democratic

Won General

David Russell

Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 4

Republican

Lost General

Neal Stenberg Incumbent

Southeast Community College Board of Governors At-large

Nonpartisan

Won General

Linda McDermitt Incumbent

Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors District 1

Nonpartisan

Won General

Jessica Powell

Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors District 2

Nonpartisan

Won General

Brad Ashby Incumbent

Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors District 2

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Adam Gotschall Incumbent

Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors District 3

Nonpartisan

Won General

Lynae Tucker-Chellew

Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors District 3

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Zach Reinhardt Incumbent

Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors District 4

Nonpartisan

Won General

Chuck Byers Incumbent

Southeast Community College Board of Governors District 1

Nonpartisan

Won General

Kathy Boellstorff Incumbent

Southeast Community College Board of Governors District 2

Nonpartisan

Won General

Jim Sherwood Incumbent

Southeast Community College Board of Governors District 3

Nonpartisan

Won General

Kristin Yates Incumbent

Southeast Community College Board of Governors District 4

Nonpartisan

Won General

Arlyn E. Uhrmacher Incumbent

Southeast Community College Board of Governors District 5

Nonpartisan

Won General

Denny Vaggalis

Southeast Community College Board of Governors District 5

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Ricky Smith Incumbent

Omaha Public Schools Board of Education Subdistrict 1

Nonpartisan

Won General

Nick Thielen Incumbent

Omaha Public Schools Board of Education Subdistrict 3

Nonpartisan

Won General

Paul Anderson

Omaha Public Schools Board of Education Subdistrict 3

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Gini Magnuson

Omaha Public Schools Board of Education Subdistrict 5

Nonpartisan

Won General

Andrew Finch

Omaha Public Schools Board of Education Subdistrict 5

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Spencer Head Incumbent

Omaha Public Schools Board of Education Subdistrict 5

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Jane Erdenberger Incumbent

Omaha Public Schools Board of Education Subdistrict 7

Nonpartisan

Won General

Kimara Snipes

Omaha Public Schools Board of Education Subdistrict 9

Nonpartisan

Won General

Erik Servellon

Omaha Public Schools Board of Education Subdistrict 9

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Larry Adams

Waverly School District school board Ward 2

Nonpartisan

Won General

Cole Stark

Waverly School District school board Ward 4

Nonpartisan

Won General

John Cooper

Waverly School District school board Ward 6

Nonpartisan

Won General

Matt Brewer

Waverly School District school board Ward 6

Nonpartisan

Withdrew General

Cornelius Williams

Omaha Regional Metropolitan Transit Board District 1

Nonpartisan

Won General

Douglas Ignowski

Omaha Regional Metropolitan Transit Board District 1

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Antonio Bradshaw

Omaha Regional Metropolitan Transit Board District 1

Nonpartisan

Withdrew General

Clarice Dombeck

Omaha Regional Metropolitan Transit Board District 2

Nonpartisan

Won General

William King

Omaha Regional Metropolitan Transit Board District 2

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Rose Kohl

Omaha Regional Metropolitan Transit Board District 2

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

David Levy

Omaha Regional Metropolitan Transit Board District 2

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Yanira Garcia

Omaha Regional Metropolitan Transit Board District 3

Nonpartisan

Won General

Andrew Adams

Omaha Regional Metropolitan Transit Board District 3

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

John Sullivan

Omaha Regional Metropolitan Transit Board District 3

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Daniel Padilla

Omaha Regional Metropolitan Transit Board District 4

Nonpartisan

Won General

Ben Cass

Omaha Regional Metropolitan Transit Board District 4

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Scott Dobbe

Omaha Regional Metropolitan Transit Board District 4

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Mark V. Holst

Omaha Regional Metropolitan Transit Board District 4

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Josh Corrigan

Omaha Regional Metropolitan Transit Board District 5

Nonpartisan

Won General

John McCann

Omaha Regional Metropolitan Transit Board District 5

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Curt Simon

Omaha Regional Metropolitan Transit Board District 6

Nonpartisan

Won General

Tim Lonergan

Omaha Regional Metropolitan Transit Board District 7

Nonpartisan

Won General

Carol Hahn Incumbent

Learning Community Coordinating Council Achievement Subcouncil 2 2 seats

Nonpartisan

Won General

Sharnelle Shelton Incumbent

Learning Community Coordinating Council Achievement Subcouncil 2 2 seats

Nonpartisan

Won General

Stephen Bloom

Learning Community Coordinating Council Achievement Subcouncil 4 2 seats

Nonpartisan

Won General

Raquel Rodriguez

Learning Community Coordinating Council Achievement Subcouncil 4 2 seats

Nonpartisan

Won General

Brooktynn Blood

Learning Community Coordinating Council Achievement Subcouncil 4 2 seats

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Angie Miller Incumbent

Learning Community Coordinating Council Achievement Subcouncil 4 2 seats

Nonpartisan

Withdrew General

Tim Hall Incumbent

Learning Community Coordinating Council Achievement Subcouncil 6 2 seats

Nonpartisan

Won General

Jason Taylor

Learning Community Coordinating Council Achievement Subcouncil 6 2 seats

Nonpartisan

Won General

Michael Elkins

Learning Community Coordinating Council Achievement Subcouncil 6 2 seats

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Don Jacobson Incumbent

Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Subdistrict 1

Nonpartisan

Won General

Rod DeBuhr

Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Subdistrict 1

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Carla McCullough Dittman

Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Subdistrict 1

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Seth Hawkins Incumbent

Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Subdistrict 2

Nonpartisan

Won General

Alexander Dierks

Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Subdistrict 2

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Kenneth Vogel Incumbent

Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Subdistrict 3

Nonpartisan

Won General

Gary Aldridge Incumbent

Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Subdistrict 4

Nonpartisan

Won General

Martin Nader

Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Subdistrict 4

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Suzanne Mealer

Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Subdistrict 5 (Special election)

Nonpartisan

Won General

Greg Osborn Incumbent

Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Subdistrict 5 (Special election)

Nonpartisan

Lost General

John Yoakum Incumbent

Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Subdistrict 5

Nonpartisan

Won General

Anthony Schutz Incumbent

Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Subdistrict 6

Nonpartisan

Won General

Chuck Hassebrook

Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Subdistrict 7

Nonpartisan

Won General

Christine Lamberty Incumbent

Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Subdistrict 8

Nonpartisan

Won General

Stevens Berry

Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Subdistrict 8

Nonpartisan

Withdrew General

Lisa Lewis Incumbent

Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Subdistrict 9

Nonpartisan

Won General

Stephanie Matejka

Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Subdistrict 10

Nonpartisan

Won General

James Begley Incumbent

Metropolitan Utilities District Board of Directors Subdivision 1

Nonpartisan

Won General

David Friend Incumbent

Metropolitan Utilities District Board of Directors Subdivision 2

Nonpartisan

Won General

Patrick Brennan

Metropolitan Utilities District Board of Directors Subdivision 2

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Dennis Madsen

Metropolitan Utilities District Board of Directors Subdivision 2

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Ted Stilwill Incumbent

Nebraska Educational Service Unit No. 3 Board District 2

Nonpartisan

Won General

Mary Scarborough Incumbent

Nebraska Educational Service Unit No. 3 Board District 4

Nonpartisan

Won General

Elizabeth Tompkins

Nebraska Educational Service Unit No. 3 Board District 6

Nonpartisan

Won General

Fred Tafoya Incumbent

Nebraska Educational Service Unit No. 3 Board District 6

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Ron Pearson Incumbent

Nebraska Educational Service Unit No. 3 Board District 8

Nonpartisan

Won General

Robert Lassen Incumbent

Nemaha Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 1

Nonpartisan

Won General

Todd Boellstorff Incumbent

Nemaha Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 2

Nonpartisan

Won General

Orval Gigstad Incumbent

Nemaha Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 3

Nonpartisan

Won General

Dan Hodges Incumbent

Nemaha Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 4

Nonpartisan

Won General

Patricia Coates Incumbent

Nemaha Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 4 (Special election)

Nonpartisan

Won General

Randy Fox Incumbent

Nemaha Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 5

Nonpartisan

Won General

Robbie Bohling Incumbent

Nemaha Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 7

Nonpartisan

Won General

Mike Speece Incumbent

Nemaha Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 8

Nonpartisan

Won General

Kraig Coonce Incumbent

Nemaha Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 9

Nonpartisan

Won General

Eldon Snoke Incumbent

Nemaha Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 10

Nonpartisan

Won General

Tim Schaardt Incumbent

Nemaha Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 10 (Special election)

Nonpartisan

Won General

Eric Williams Incumbent

Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors Subdivision 6

Nonpartisan

Won General

John Hudson

Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors Subdivision 7

Nonpartisan

Won General

Michael Cavanaugh Incumbent

Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors Subdivision 8

Nonpartisan

Won General

Morgan Rye-Craft

Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors Subdivision 8

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Tyler Sondag

Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors Subdivision 8

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Rodney Storm

Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District Board Subdistrict 1

Nonpartisan

Won General

Dan Conway

Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District Board Subdistrict 1

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Van Harman

Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District Board Subdistrict 1

Nonpartisan

Lost Primary

Shawn Melotz

Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District Board Subdistrict 1

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Larry Bradley Incumbent

Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District Board Subdistrict 3

Nonpartisan

Won General

Grant Melotz

Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District Board Subdistrict 3

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Richard Tesar Incumbent

Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District Board Subdistrict 5

Nonpartisan

Won General

Brian Adams

Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District Board Subdistrict 7

Nonpartisan

Won General

Sheila Korth

Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District Board Subdistrict 7

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Anne Hubbard

Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District Board Subdistrict 9

Nonpartisan

Won General

Patrick Bonnett Incumbent

Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District Board Subdistrict 9

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Phil Davidson Incumbent

Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District Board Subdistrict 11

Nonpartisan

Won General

Scot Ringenberg Incumbent

Elkhorn Public Schools school board At-large 3 seats

Nonpartisan

Won General

Jennifer Shatel Incumbent

Elkhorn Public Schools school board At-large 3 seats

Nonpartisan

Won General

Renee Vokt Incumbent

Elkhorn Public Schools school board At-large 3 seats

Nonpartisan

Won General

Brett Elliott

Elkhorn Public Schools school board At-large 3 seats

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Justin Curtis

Millard Board of Education At-large 3 seats

Nonpartisan

Won General

Amanda McGill Johnson Incumbent

Millard Board of Education At-large 3 seats

Nonpartisan

Won General

Linda Poole Incumbent

Millard Board of Education At-large 3 seats

Nonpartisan

Won General

Knut Haasch

Millard Board of Education At-large 3 seats

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Allison Kinney-Walker

Millard Board of Education At-large 3 seats

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Jennifer Meyer

Millard Board of Education At-large 3 seats

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Britt Reynolds

Nebraska Educational Service Unit No. 6 Board District 2

Nonpartisan

Won General

Rodney Diercks

Nebraska Educational Service Unit No. 6 Board District 4

Nonpartisan

Won General

Carla Schwahn Incumbent

Nebraska Educational Service Unit No. 6 Board District 6

Nonpartisan

Won General

Rhonda Burbach Incumbent

Norris School District 160 school board Ward 1

Nonpartisan

Won General

Brooks Ballard

Norris School District 160 school board Ward 1

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Jim Devine Incumbent

Norris School District 160 school board Ward 3

Nonpartisan

Won General

Michelle Malcom

Norris School District 160 school board Ward 3

Nonpartisan

Lost General

Gary Kubicek Incumbent

Norris School District 160 school board Ward 5

Nonpartisan

Won General

Marion Pillard

Norris School District 160 school board Ward 5

Nonpartisan

Withdrew General

Katie Krause Incumbent

Ralston Public Schools school board At-large 3 seats

Nonpartisan

Won General

Robin Richards Incumbent

Ralston Public Schools school board At-large 3 seats

Nonpartisan

Won General

Samantha Willey Incumbent

Ralston Public Schools school board At-large 3 seats

Nonpartisan

Won General

Brian McNeff Incumbent

Village of Brule Board of Trustees (Recall election)

Nonpartisan

Won General

Michael Gibson Incumbent

Village of Brule Board of Trustees (Recall election)

Nonpartisan

Won General

Sarah Rider Incumbent

Westside Community Schools school board At-large 2 seats

Nonpartisan

Won General

Meagan Van Gelder Incumbent

Westside Community Schools school board At-large 2 seats

Nonpartisan

Won General

Candice J. Novak Incumbent

Douglas County Separate Juvenile Court (Retention election)

Nonpartisan

Won General

Mary Stevens Incumbent

Douglas County Separate Juvenile Court (Retention election)

Nonpartisan

Won General

Amy Schuchman Incumbent

Douglas County Separate Juvenile Court (Retention election)

Nonpartisan

Won General

Michelle Sabata Incumbent

Lancaster County Separate Juvenile Court (Retention election)

Nonpartisan

Won General

Elise M. W. White Incumbent

Lancaster County Separate Juvenile Court (Retention election)

Nonpartisan

Won General

Susan Strong Incumbent

Nebraska 3rd District Court (Retention election)

Nonpartisan

Won General

Ryan Post Incumbent

Nebraska 3rd District Court (Retention election)

Nonpartisan

Won General

Lori Maret Incumbent

Nebraska 3rd District Court (Retention election)

Nonpartisan

Won General

Holly Parsley Incumbent

Nebraska 3rd Judicial District County Court (Retention election)

Nonpartisan

Won General

Thomas Zimmerman Incumbent

Nebraska 3rd Judicial District County Court (Retention election)

Nonpartisan

Won General

Todd Engleman Incumbent

Nebraska 4th District Court (Retention election)

Nonpartisan

Won General

Leigh Ann Retelsdorf Incumbent

Nebraska 4th District Court (Retention election)

Nonpartisan

Won General

Tressa Alioth Incumbent

Nebraska 4th District Court (Retention election)

Nonpartisan

Won General

Horacio Wheelock Incumbent

Nebraska 4th District Court (Retention election)

Nonpartisan

Won General

Jeffrey J. Lux Incumbent

Nebraska 4th District Court (Retention election)

Nonpartisan

Won General

Russell Derr Incumbent

Nebraska 4th District Court (Retention election)

Nonpartisan

Won General

Stephanie Hansen Incumbent

Nebraska 4th Judicial District County Court (Retention election)

Nonpartisan

Won General

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* Nebraska elections, 2024
* Election results, 2024
* Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2024

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