Nebraska 2023 General Election

The Green Papers: Nebraska 2023 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	(0.00% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:	3	(0.69% of 435)
Capital:	Lincoln

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Nebraska State and Local Government

Nebraska Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

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

Special Elections for Congress: The Governor has to schedule a special election within 90 days of the vacancy. Each political party selects a nominee who will run to serve the remainder of the term.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 118^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
	Candidate list (3)

		Democratic		Michael James "Mike" Janulewicz • FEC S4NE00181

		*Republican*		*Senator Debra S. "Deb" Fischer* • FEC S2NE00094; 30 Sep 23; Tot $1,841,223; Dsb $588,389
		Republican		John Glen Weaver • FEC S4NE00215; 30 Sep 23; Tot $5,172; Dsb $1,585

Class 2		Republican	Senator Pete Ricketts • 12 January 2023: Appointed [to fill the seat of Senator Benjamin E. "Ben" Sasse (Republican)]. Previously served as Governor being first elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican		Grant City Superintendent Edward Dunn • FEC S6NE00137
		*Republican*		*Senator Pete Ricketts* • FEC S6NE00129; 30 Sep 23; Tot $1,848,118; Dsb $564,753
	6 October 2022: Senator Benjamin E. "Ben" Sasse (Republican) stated he will resign by the end of 2022 to become President of the University of Florida. Governor J. Peter "Pete" Ricketts (Republican) will then appoint a replacement to fill the seat through January 2025. A special election will be called in 2024 to fill the final 2 years of the term which ends in January 2027. 10 November 2022: Florida's Board of Governors names Senator Sasse as president-elect of the University of Florida. 5 December 2022: Senator Sasse, who was first elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2020, submits his resignation effective 8 January 2023. Governor-elect Jim Pillen (Republican) will begin receiving applications and evaluating replacement candidates. The deadline for applications is 23 December 2022. 12 January 2023: Governor Jim Pillen (Republican) appoints Pete Ricketts (Republican) to fill the vacant seat. He was sworn on 23 January 2023.

Class 2			• Seat up for special election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 (presumably) • Special Election
	Candidate list (4)

		Democratic		Preston Love, Jr. • FEC S4NE00223

		*Republican*		*Senator Pete Ricketts* • FEC S4NE00173
		Republican		John Glen Weaver • FEC S4NE00215; 30 Sep 23; Tot $5,172; Dsb $1,585

		Independent		Dan Osborn • FEC S4NE00207; 30 Sep 23; Tot $55,636; Dsb $8,601
	6 October 2022: Senator Benjamin E. "Ben" Sasse (Republican) resigned. 12 January 2023: Governor J. Peter "Pete" Ricketts (Republican) appointed Pete Ricketts (Republican) to fill the seat through January 2025. A special election will be called in 2024 to fill the final 2 years of the term which ends in January 2027.

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Jim Pillen • First elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Elected on a ticket with the Governor

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Joe Kelly • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

118^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2024, 2026. No Term Limit. 118^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Republican (3 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Member of Congress Mike Flood • First elected in a special election: 28 June 2022 [re: resignation of Member of Congress Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Fortenberry] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Mike Flood* • FEC H2NE01118; 30 Sep 23; Tot $709,792; Dsb $481,409
		Republican		Ava Cher Solomon • FEC H4NE00017 Human Rights Party. FEC H4NE01171 Republican Party. • FEC H4NE01171

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Member of Congress Donald John "Don" Bacon • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		state Senator Anthony "Tony" Vargas • FEC H2NE02132; 30 Sep 23; Tot $870,930; Dsb $172,404

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Donald John "Don" Bacon* • FEC H6NE02125; 30 Sep 23; Tot $1,879,917; Dsb $830,248

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Member of Congress Adrian M. Smith • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Adrian M. Smith* • FEC H6NE03115; 30 Sep 23; Tot $689,470; Dsb $544,013
		Republican		John Walz • FEC H4NE03078

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

		Republican	Secretary of State Bob Evnen • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

		Republican	Attorney General Mike Hilgers • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Republican	Treasurer Tom Briese • Appointed: 18 September 2023 [re: resignation of John Murante (Republican)] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's 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. 14 September 2023: Treasurer John Murante (Republican), who was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022, resigned effective 18 September 2023 to head the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement System. Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen (Republican) appointed State Senator Tom Briese of Albion as the replacement Treasurer.

Auditor of Public Accounts 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

		Republican	Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Foley • Previously served at Lieutenant Governor 2015-2023. First elected Auditor: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

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): 3 candidates
	• Republican: 11 incumbents, 11 candidates
Independents
	• (blank): 1 incumbent
	• Independent: 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.