Nebraska 2018 General Election

The Green Papers: Nebraska 2018 General Election

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Nebraska
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 15 May 2018
✓ General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

✓ Thursday 15 February 2018 - Filing Deadline - Primary (Incumbents) .
✓ Thursday 1 March 2018 - Filing Deadline - Primary (non-incumbents) .
✓ Tuesday 15 May 2018 - Primary . Polling hours 8:00a-8:00p CDT / 7:00a-7:00p MDT (1300-0100 UTC). The polls open and close at the same GMT/UTC time, that is, polls open and close at a particular local time in the advanced time zone and open and close one hour earlier local time in the lagging time zone.
✓ Tuesday 4 September 2018 - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor .
✓ Tuesday 6 November 2018 - General Election . Polling hours reportedly 8:00a-8:00p CST / 7:00a-7:00p MST (1400-0200 UTC). The polls open and close at the same GMT/UTC time, that is, polls open and close at a particular local time in the advanced time zone and open and close one hour earlier local time in the lagging time zone.

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	1,831,825	(0.59% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	5	(0.93% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	3	(0.69% of 435)
Capital:	Lincoln

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Nebraska State and Local Government

The primay is for the Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican parties.

2018 Elections from the Nebraska Secretary of State.

15 May 2018 Primary: Returns from the Nebraska Secretary of State.
Results from Politico.

6 November 2018:
List of Statewide Candidates from the Nebraska Secretary of State.
Certified election returns from the Nebraska Secretary of State.
Certified election results are likely to be found here once made available.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 115^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Republican	Senator Debra S. "Deb" Fischer • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3)

		Republican	403,151	57.72%	Senator Debra S. "Deb" Fischer • FEC S2NE00094; 26 Nov 18; Tot $4,483,605; Dsb $4,939,809

		Democratic	269,917	38.65%	Lincoln City Councilmember Jane Michele Raybould • FEC S8NE00182; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,105,373; Dsb $2,077,047

		Libertarian	25,349	3.63%	Jim Schultz • FEC S8NE00240
Total			698,417	100.00%

Class 2		Republican	Senator Benjamin E. "Ben" Sasse • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (1)

		*Republican*			*Senator Benjamin E. "Ben" Sasse* • FEC S4NE00090

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor J. Peter "Pete" Ricketts • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	411,812	59.00%	Governor J. Peter "Pete" Ricketts • for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Mike Foley

		Democratic	286,169	41.00%	state Senator Bob Krist • for Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Lynne M. Walz • 12 September 2017: Bob Krist announced he would change his registration from Republican to Independent. 13 September 2017: Bob Krist announced he want to form a "Unity Ticket". 17 July 2017: Bob Krist is planning to run as a 3rd Party candidate but has not stated which party. The "Unity", "Unification", and "Centrist" parties have been mentioned. [Running as an independent candidate requires more petition signatures to be placed on the ballot than a third party candidate. -Ed] 27 December 2017: Bob Krist will attempt to create the United Nebraska Party. 13 February 2018: Bob Krist announced he will run as a Democrat.
Total			697,981	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Elected on a ticket with the Governor

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Mike Foley • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

115^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Republican (3 Renominated)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Fortenberry • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	141,712	60.36%	Congressman Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Fortenberry • FEC H4NE01064; 26 Nov 18; Tot $766,626; Dsb $597,363

		Democratic	93,069	39.64%	Jessica McClure • FEC H8NE01081; 31 Dec 18; Tot $72,676; Dsb $76,893
Total			234,781	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Donald John "Don" Bacon • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	126,715	51.00%	Congressman Donald John "Don" Bacon • FEC H6NE02125; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,616,379; Dsb $2,524,204

		Democratic	121,770	49.00%	Kara Eastman • FEC H8NE02220; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,630,231; Dsb $2,502,969
Total			248,485	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Adrian M. Smith • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	163,650	76.72%	Congressman Adrian M. Smith • FEC H6NE03115; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,223,016; Dsb $1,588,701

		Democratic	49,654	23.28%	Paul Gilbert Theobald • FEC H8NE03095; 26 Nov 18; Tot $79,989; Dsb $72,919
Total			213,304	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

Open		Republican	Secretary of State John A. Gale • Appointed 2000 (upon the resignation of Scott Moore); first elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 20 March 2017: Announced that he will not seek re-election.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	406,632	60.64%	former State Board of Education Member Bob Evnen

		Democratic	263,982	39.36%	Spencer Danner
Total			670,614	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Attorney General Doug Peterson • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican	516,777	100.00%	Attorney General Doug Peterson
Total			516,777	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

Open		Republican	Treasurer Don Stenberg • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Treasurer is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat - At term limit.
			Open Office (no incumbent) and Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican	516,210	100.00%	state Senator John Murante
Total			516,210	100.00%
	Candidates for State Treasurer shall meet the qualifications found in Article IV, section 3, of the Constitution of Nebraska. Such officers shall be elected on the partisan ballot.

Auditor of Public Accounts 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Auditor of Public Accounts Charlie Janssen • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	380,666	57.56%	Auditor of Public Accounts Charlie Janssen

		Democratic	280,669	42.44%	Jane Skinner
Total			661,335	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 7 candidates
	• Republican: 11 incumbents, 10 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.