The number ofelections in Nebraska varies by year.Nebraska has agubernatorial election every four years. Members of the state'sUnited States congressionaldelegation run for election or re-election at the times set out in theUnited States Constitution.Primary elections assist in choosing political parties' nominees for various positions. On a regional basis, elections also cover municipal issues. In addition, aspecial election can occur within certain timeframes, as outlined in Nebraska state law.
Omaha andLincoln both have regularly scheduled odd-numbered year elections, with Omaha holding elections for mayor and city council in the year following a presidential election, and Lincoln holding elections each odd-numbered year.
In a 2020 study, Nebraska was ranked as the 22nd easiest state for citizens to vote in.[1]
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 1868 | 9,772 | 63.91% | 5,519 | 36.09% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1872 | 18,329 | 70.68% | 7,603 | 29.32% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1876 | 31,915 | 64.70% | 17,413 | 35.30% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1880 | 54,979 | 62.87% | 28,523 | 32.62% | 3,950 | 4.52% |
| 1884 | 76,912 | 57.31% | 54,391 | 40.53% | 2,899 | 2.16% |
| 1888 | 108,425 | 53.51% | 80,552 | 39.75% | 13,655 | 6.74% |
| 1892 | 87,213 | 43.56% | 24,943 | 12.46% | 88,036 | 43.98% |
| 1896 | 103,064 | 46.18% | 115,007 | 51.53% | 5,111 | 2.29% |
| 1900 | 121,835 | 50.46% | 114,013 | 47.22% | 5,582 | 2.31% |
| 1904 | 138,558 | 61.38% | 52,921 | 23.44% | 34,253 | 15.17% |
| 1908 | 126,997 | 47.60% | 131,099 | 49.14% | 8,703 | 3.26% |
| 1912 | 54,226 | 21.74% | 109,008 | 43.69% | 86,249 | 34.57% |
| 1916 | 117,771 | 40.99% | 158,827 | 55.28% | 10,717 | 3.73% |
| 1920 | 247,498 | 64.66% | 119,608 | 31.25% | 15,637 | 4.09% |
| 1924 | 218,585 | 47.09% | 137,289 | 29.58% | 108,299 | 23.33% |
| 1928 | 345,745 | 63.19% | 197,959 | 36.18% | 3,440 | 0.63% |
| 1932 | 201,177 | 35.29% | 359,082 | 62.98% | 9,878 | 1.73% |
| 1936 | 247,731 | 40.74% | 347,445 | 57.14% | 12,847 | 2.11% |
| 1940 | 352,201 | 57.19% | 263,677 | 42.81% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1944 | 329,880 | 58.58% | 233,246 | 41.42% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 264,774 | 54.15% | 224,165 | 45.85% | 1 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 421,603 | 69.15% | 188,057 | 30.85% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 378,108 | 65.51% | 199,029 | 34.49% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 380,553 | 62.07% | 232,542 | 37.93% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1964 | 276,847 | 47.39% | 307,307 | 52.61% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 321,163 | 59.82% | 170,784 | 31.81% | 44,904 | 8.36% |
| 1972 | 406,298 | 70.50% | 169,991 | 29.50% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1976 | 359,705 | 59.19% | 233,692 | 38.46% | 14,271 | 2.35% |
| 1980 | 419,937 | 65.53% | 166,851 | 26.04% | 54,066 | 8.44% |
| 1984 | 460,054 | 70.55% | 187,866 | 28.81% | 4,170 | 0.64% |
| 1988 | 398,447 | 60.15% | 259,646 | 39.20% | 4,279 | 0.65% |
| 1992 | 344,346 | 46.58% | 217,344 | 29.40% | 177,593 | 24.02% |
| 1996 | 363,467 | 53.65% | 236,761 | 34.95% | 77,187 | 11.39% |
| 2000 | 433,862 | 62.25% | 231,780 | 33.25% | 31,377 | 4.50% |
| 2004 | 512,814 | 65.90% | 254,328 | 32.68% | 11,044 | 1.42% |
| 2008 | 452,979 | 56.53% | 333,319 | 41.60% | 14,983 | 1.87% |
| 2012 | 475,064 | 59.80% | 302,081 | 38.03% | 17,234 | 2.17% |
| 2016 | 495,961 | 58.75% | 284,494 | 33.70% | 63,777 | 7.55% |
| 2020 | 556,846 | 58.22% | 374,583 | 39.17% | 24,954 | 2.61% |
| 2024 | 564,816 | 59.32% | 369,995 | 38.86% | 17,371 | 1.82% |
To register to vote in Nebraska, each applicant must be a citizen of the United States, a resident of the Nebraska county in which they are registering, and at least 18 years old by the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Citizens are eligible to register to vote on January 1 of the year they will turn 18 before the November general election. Individuals who have been convicted of a felony are ineligible to register to vote until the terms of their sentence have been completed, and individuals who have been declared mentally incompetent by a court are ineligible to register to vote.[3][4]
TheGovernor of Nebraska is elected every four years, and is restricted to two terms.[5]
State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020
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