Nebraska 2021 General Election

The Green Papers: Nebraska 2021 General Election

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Nebraska
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2020 Census:	1,963,333	(0.63% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:	5	(0.93% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:	3	(0.69% of 435)
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 primary is for the Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican parties.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 117^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Republican	Senator Debra S. "Deb" Fischer • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

Class 2		Republican	Senator Benjamin E. "Ben" Sasse • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican		Grant City Superintendent Edward Dunn • FEC S6NE00137

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor J. Peter "Pete" Ricketts • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At Term Limit
	Candidate list (9)

		Democratic		state Senator Carol Blood
		Democratic		former state Senator Robert J. "Bob" Krist

		Republican		Michael Connely
		Republican		Charles W. Herbster
		Republican		state Senator Brent Lindstrom
		Republican		University of Nebraska Regent Jim Pillen
		Republican		Breland Ridenour
		Republican		former state Senator Theresa Thibodeau

		Libertarian		Scott Zimmerman

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Elected on a ticket with the Governor

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Mike Foley • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - Running for state Auditor in 2022.

117^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2024. No Term Limit. 117^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Republican (3 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Member of Congress Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Fortenberry • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress

		Democratic		state Senator Patty Pansing Brooks • FEC H2NE01092
		Democratic		Joseph Kual "Jazari Kual" Zakaria • FEC H2NE01100

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Fortenberry* • FEC H4NE01064; 30 Sep 21; Tot $465,277; Dsb $286,575

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Member of Congress Donald John "Don" Bacon • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	Candidate list (4) - 118th Congress

		Democratic		Alisha Shelton • FEC H2NE02124; 30 Sep 21; Tot $100,171; Dsb $46,175
		Democratic		state Senator Anthony "Tony" Vargas • FEC H2NE02132; 30 Sep 21; Tot $406,704; Dsb $122,462
		Democratic		Cornelius F. "Corn" Williams • FEC H2NE02140

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Donald John "Don" Bacon* • FEC H6NE02125; 30 Sep 21; Tot $1,088,037; Dsb $629,065

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Member of Congress Adrian M. Smith • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Adrian M. Smith* • FEC H6NE03115; 30 Sep 21; Tot $337,648; Dsb $429,662

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Republican	Secretary of State Bob Evnen • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Republican	Attorney General Doug Peterson • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 12 December 2021: Announced retirement.
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican		state Representative Mike Hilgers

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Republican	Treasurer John Murante • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Treasurer is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat - At term limit
	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: 2018, 2022

		Republican	Auditor of Public Accounts Charlie Janssen • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - Retiring
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican		Lieutenant Governor Mike Foley

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, 12 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.