Incumbent Republican SenatorDeb Fischer ran for re-election to a second term. She defeated formerLancaster County CommissionerJane Raybould, the Democratic nominee, in the general election with 58% of the vote.
Incumbent Republican GovernorPete Ricketts ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged in the general election by State SenatorBob Krist, the Democratic nominee. Ricketts defeated Krist with 59% of the vote.
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State declined to run for re-election to a fifth term.Bob Evnen, an attorney and former member of the State Board of Education, won the Republican primary against administrative assistant Debra Terrell, with 59% of the vote. In the general election, he was opposed by Spencer Danner, the former head of theOmaha Human Rights and Relations Department.[2] Evnen defeated Tanner with 61% of the vote.
Incumbent Republican AuditorCharlie Janssen ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged in the general election byOmaha librarian Jane Skinner.[5] During the campaign, theOmaha World-Herald reported that, during a three-month investigation, Janssen repeatedly took "three-hour beer drinking lunches at a Lincoln sports bar," prompting calls from theNebraska Democratic Party that he resign.[6] Ultimately, though Janssen won re-election, it was by the thinnest margin of any statewide Republican candidate.
Incumbent Republican State TreasurerDon Stenberg was unable to seek a third consecutive term. State SenatorJohn Murante defeated public accountant Taylor Royal to win the Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election.
Incumbent Republican Attorney GeneralDoug Peterson ran for re-election to a second term. He won the Republican primary unopposed and was originally set to face Democratic nominee Evangelos Argyrakis, an Omaha-area attorney. However, after Argyrakis won the primary unopposed, he was arrested for strangulation after an altercation involving his father, and he dropped out of the race.[8] Though Democrats originally planned on replacing Argyrakis on the ballot, they ultimately did not do so,[9] and Peterson was re-elected unopposed.
Incumbent Republican CommissionerFrank E. Landis declined to seek a sixth term. State SenatorDan Watermeier ran in the Republican primary against formerCass County Commissioner Ron Nolte and Scott Smathers, the executive director of the Nebraska Sportsmen's Foundation. Community organizer Christa Yoakum and software developer John Atkeison both ran in the Democratic primary.[10] Watermeier won the Republican primary in a landslide, winning 59% of the vote, while Yoakum defeated Atkeison with 77% of the vote. In the general election, Watermeier and Yoakum took opposite positions on whether the Commission should ultimately approve the controversialKeystone XL pipeline, with Watermeier supporting the project and Yoakum opposing it.[11] Watermeier ended up narrowly defeating Yoakum with 52% of the vote.
Incumbent Republican CommissionerTim Schram ran for re-election to a third term. He and his Democratic opponent, retired business executive Mike Forsythe, were both unopposed in their respective primary elections. Schram defeated Forsythe by a wide margin, winning 62% of the vote.
Incumbent board member Patricia H. Timm ran for another term. She was challenged by retired teacher Maris Bentley, who founded a conservative advocacy group, Nebraskans for Founders' Values, which opposed changes made to theOmaha Public Schools sex education curriculum.[12] Timm led Bentley in the nonpartisan primary with 70% of the vote and defeated her in a landslide in the general election, winning 63% of the vote.
Incumbent board member Molly O'Holleran declined to seek another term. Robin Stevens, the former superintendent ofSchuyler Public Schools and O'Holleran's2018 opponent, ran to succeed her and won unopposed.
Incumbent board member Pat McPherson ran for re-election. He was challenged by retired teacher Bob Meyers, who ran for the position in2018, and Deborah Neary, the Executive Director of the Midlands Mentoring Partnership. During McPherson's term on the board, he attracted controversy over a post on a defunct blog that he ran that referred to former PresidentBarack Obama as a "half breed." McPherson denied that he authored the post and disavowed it, keeping a low profile on the board thereafter.[13] Neary emerged as the frontrunner, winning 51% of the vote in the primary to McPherson's 28%. In the ensuing general election, Neary defeated McPherson with 59% of the vote.
Incumbent Regent Bob Whitehouse declined to seek re-election. Two Democrats, attorney Elizabeth O'Connor and adjunct professor Larry Bradley, who ran for this seat in2012, ran to succeed him.[14] O'Connor defeated Bradley in a landslide.
Incumbent Regent Rob Schafer ran for re-election. He was challenged by former Regent Robert J. Prokop and photographer Joshua Redwine.[15] Schafer and Prokop advanced to the general election from the primary, winning 43% and 24% of the vote, respectively. Schafer defeated Prokop in the general election by a wide margin, winning 61% of the vote to Prokop's 39%.
Incumbent RegentHal Daub, the former Mayor ofOmaha and former Congressman, ran for re-election to a second term on the Board of Regents. He was challenged by Barbara Weitz, a retired faculty member at theUniversity of Nebraska Omaha, and attorney Ryan Wilkins.[16] Weitz and Daub placed first and second in the primary election and advanced to the general election, where Weitz narrowly defeated Daub with 53% of the vote.
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