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Municipal elections in Douglas County, Nebraska (2018)

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2018 Douglas County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: February 15, 2018 (incumbents)
March 1, 2018 (non-incumbents)
Primary election: May 15, 2018
General election: November 6, 2018
Election stats
Offices up: County commissioner, County assessor, County attorney, County clerk of the district court, County engineer, County sheriff, County treasurer, Workers' compensation court, and the boards of the Metropolitan Community College, Omaha Public Power District, Metropolitan Utilities District, Learning Community Coordinating Council, and Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District
Total seats up: 31
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2018
Douglas County, Nebraska, held general elections for county commissioner, county assessor, county attorney, county clerk of the district court, county engineer, county sheriff, county treasurer, workers' compensation court, and the boards of the Metropolitan Community College, Omaha Public Power District, Metropolitan Utilities District, Learning Community Coordinating Council, and Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District on November 6, 2018. If a race had multiple candidates for a party nomination, a primary was held on May 15, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was February 15, 2018 (incumbents)
March 1, 2018 (non-incumbents).


Contents

Elections

County Commission

General election

County commission

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
OfficeDemocratic Party DemocraticRepublican Party RepublicanOther
District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Cavanaugh (i)

Larry Roland

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngP.J. Morgan (i)

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Ann Borgeson (i)


Primary election

County commission

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
OfficeDemocratic Party DemocraticRepublican Party RepublicanOther
District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Cavanaugh (i)
Pam Tusa

Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Roland

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngP.J. Morgan (i)

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Ann Borgeson (i)


Other county offices

General elections

Primary elections


Special districts

Metropolitan Community College Board

General election

Metropolitan Community College Board

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
OfficeCandidates
At-large

Green check mark transparent.pngRon Hug (i)
Paul Anderson 
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngPhillip Klein (i)
District 2

Brad Ashby (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngErin Feichtinger 
District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngMaureen Monahan 
Jim Trebbien 
District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngAngela Monegain 
Scott Packer 
District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Grabowski 


Primary

Metropolitan Community College Board

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
OfficeCandidates
At-large

Green check mark transparent.pngRon Hug (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Anderson 
Thom Sisson 
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngPhillip Klein* (i)
District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngBrad Ashby (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngErin Feichtinger 
Roger Humphries 
Nyok Kuoiloi 
Jake Seeman 
Mort Sullivan 
Dennis Womack 
District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngMaureen Monahan 
Andrew Smith 
Green check mark transparent.pngJim Trebbien 
District 4

Mark V. Holst 
Green check mark transparent.pngAngela Monegain 
Green check mark transparent.pngScott Packer 
District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Grabowski


Educational Service Unit No. 3

General election

Educational Service Unit No. 3

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
OfficeCandidates
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngDenny Wilkins (i)
District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngStuart Dornan (i)
Sean Fennessy 
District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngBrett Kuhn (i)
District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Wright (i)


Omaha Public Power District Board

General election

Omaha Public Power District Board

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
OfficeCandidates
Subdivision 1

Green check mark transparent.pngAmanda Bogner 
Kristine Dungan 
Subdivision 6

Thomas Barrett 
Green check mark transparent.pngEric Williams 
Subdivision 7

Michael Mines (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJanece Mollhoff 
Subdivision 8

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Cavanaugh (i)
Linda Duckworth 


Primary election

Omaha Public Power District Board

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
OfficeCandidates
Subdivision 1

Green check mark transparent.pngAmanda Bogner 
Green check mark transparent.pngKristine Dungan 
Dustin Jennings 
Mark Treinen 
Subdivision 6

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Barrett
Green check mark transparent.pngEric Williams

Did not make the ballot:
Mort Sullivan 

Subdivision 7

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Mines* (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJanece Mollhoff
Subdivision 8

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Cavanaugh (i)
Jim Dinan 
Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Duckworth 
Ron Griger II 


Metropolitan Utilities District Board

General election

Metropolitan Utilities District Board

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
OfficeCandidates
Subdivision 1

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Begley (i)
Mike McGowan 
Subdivision 2

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Friend (i)
Jason Valandra 


Primary

Metropolitan Utilities District Board

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
OfficeCandidates
Subdivision 1

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Begley (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngMike McGowan 
Subdivision 2

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Friend (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJason Valandra 


Learning Community Coordinating Council

General election

Learning Community Coordinating Council

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
OfficeCandidates
Achievement Subcouncil 1 (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngBradley Ekwerekwu 
Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Thommes 

Did not make the ballot:
Linda Bowman 

Achievement Subcouncil 3 (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Hoeger 
Green check mark transparent.pngMelinda Kozel 
Achievement Subcouncil 5 (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngTonya Ward (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngAnayeli Martinez Real 
Erik Servellon 


Primary

Learning Community Coordinating Council

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
OfficeCandidates
Achievement Subcouncil 1 (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Bowman 
Green check mark transparent.pngBradley Ekwerekwu 
Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Thommes 
Achievement Subcouncil 3 (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Hoeger 
Green check mark transparent.pngMelinda Kozel 
Achievement Subcouncil 5 (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngTonya Ward (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngAnayeli Martinez Real 
Green check mark transparent.pngErik Servellon 


Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District

General election

Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
OfficeCandidates
Subdistrict 2

Green check mark transparent.pngFred Conley (i)
Subdistrict 4

Green check mark transparent.pngTim McCormick 
Barb Nichols 
Subdistrict 6

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Thompson (i)
Subdistrict 8

Green check mark transparent.pngTim Fowler (i)
Jim Kusek 
Subdistrict 10

Terry Dale 
Green check mark transparent.pngKevyn Sopinski 


Primary

Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
OfficeCandidates
Subdistrict 2

Green check mark transparent.pngFred Conley* (i)
Subdistrict 4

Sean Fennessy 
Green check mark transparent.pngTim McCormick 
Green check mark transparent.pngBarb Nichols 
Mark Raffety 
Subdistrict 6

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Thompson* (i)
Subdistrict 8

Green check mark transparent.pngTim Fowler* (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJim Kusek
Subdistrict 10

Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Dale 
Royce Sheibal 
Green check mark transparent.pngKevyn Sopinski 


Judicial

Workers' Compensation Court

General election candidates

General election candidates

District Court Fourth District

Nebraska District Court Fourth District 2018 Retention election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
OfficeCandidates
Derr's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngRussell Derr (i)
Gleason's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Gleason (i)
Otepka's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Otepka (i)
Retelsdorf's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngLeigh Ann Retelsdorf (i)
Wheelock's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngHoracio Wheelock (i)


County Court Fourth District

Nebraska County Court Fourth District 2018 Retention election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
OfficeCandidates
Hansen's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Hansen (i)
Vaughn's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngDerek Vaughn (i)


Additional elections on the ballot

See also:Nebraska elections, 2018

About the county

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by theUnited States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Douglas County, Nebraska
Douglas CountyNebraska
Population517,1101,826,341
Land area (sq mi)32676,817
Race and ethnicity**
White79.2%87.1%
Black/African American11.1%4.8%
Asian3.8%2.4%
Native American0.6%0.9%
Pacific Islander0.1%0.1%
Other (single race)2.1%2.1%
Multiple3.2%2.6%
Hispanic/Latino12.6%10.9%
Education
High school graduation rate90.6%91.4%
College graduation rate39.7%31.9%
Income
Median household income$64,629$61,439
Persons below poverty level12%11.1%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau,"Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau,"American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the censushere.


Pivot Counties

See also:Pivot Counties by state

One of 93 Nebraska counties—1.08 percent—is aPivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted forBarack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and forDonald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
CountyTrump margin of victory in 2016Obama margin of victory in 2012Obama margin of victory in 2008
Thurston County, Nebraska5.94%13.91%6.96%

In the 2016 presidential election,Donald Trump (R) won Nebraska with 58.7 percent of the vote.Hillary Clinton (D) received 33.7 percent. In presidential elections between 1868 and 2016, Nebraska voted Republican 82 percent of the time and Democratic 18 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Nebraska voted Republican all five times.[1]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Senate districts in Nebraska. Click[show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled byDaily Kos.[2][3]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 10 out of 49 state Senate districts in Nebraska with an average margin of victory of 26.2 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 12 out of 49 state Senate districts in Nebraska with an average margin of victory of 22.8 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 39 out of 49 state Senate districts in Nebraska with an average margin of victory of 31.1 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 37 out of 49 state Senate districts in Nebraska with an average margin of victory of 38.3 points. Trump won five districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.
2016 presidential results by state Senate District
DistrictObamaRomney2012 MarginClintonTrump2016 MarginParty Control
135.00%62.82%R+27.825.56%68.52%R+43R
234.70%63.63%R+28.928.10%65.62%R+37.5R
339.04%59.04%R+2036.88%55.76%R+18.9D
433.37%65.51%R+32.137.83%56.86%R+19R
556.53%41.59%D+14.953.64%40.42%D+13.2D
644.02%54.75%R+10.749.08%45.79%D+3.3R
763.42%34.32%D+29.163.88%29.08%D+34.8D
861.53%36.52%D+2563.44%29.78%D+33.7D
958.49%39.32%D+19.261.55%31.87%D+29.7D
1045.04%53.54%R+8.544.08%50.23%R+6.1I
1191.12%8.07%D+83.185.83%10.84%D+75I
1243.61%54.71%R+11.142.37%51.31%R+8.9R
1364.84%33.83%D+3161.33%33.93%D+27.4D
1437.62%60.56%R+22.936.43%56.65%R+20.2R
1538.07%60.36%R+22.329.77%65.08%R+35.3D
1631.13%67.37%R+36.223.45%70.90%R+47.4R
1743.76%54.47%R+10.733.78%61.06%R+27.3R
1844.60%54.31%R+9.745.14%48.75%R+3.6R
1925.28%72.70%R+47.419.05%75.26%R+56.2R
2042.76%55.71%R+1345.35%48.92%R+3.6R
2146.85%51.27%R+4.440.87%51.98%R+11.1R
2223.32%75.02%R+51.718.05%77.74%R+59.7R
2331.22%66.98%R+35.823.17%71.65%R+48.5R
2426.29%72.16%R+45.920.95%73.47%R+52.5R
2538.80%59.40%R+20.641.24%53.38%R+12.1R
2652.21%46.11%D+6.146.82%45.23%D+1.6D
2752.75%45.63%D+7.150.52%42.64%D+7.9D
2860.87%37.83%D+2359.15%33.04%D+26.1D
2947.69%50.58%R+2.949.38%43.97%D+5.4D
3038.34%59.25%R+20.931.53%62.47%R+30.9R
3133.78%65.04%R+31.336.93%57.43%R+20.5D
3235.71%62.38%R+26.727.09%67.12%R+40L
3331.50%66.71%R+35.224.02%70.78%R+46.8R
3427.77%70.53%R+42.820.10%75.21%R+55.1R
3539.62%58.44%R+18.833.52%60.87%R+27.3D
3624.72%73.31%R+48.619.26%75.74%R+56.5R
3728.68%69.17%R+40.524.94%68.00%R+43.1R
3823.21%74.90%R+51.715.08%80.37%R+65.3R
3929.09%69.93%R+40.831.42%63.56%R+32.1R
4022.84%75.26%R+52.414.16%81.28%R+67.1R
4123.54%74.61%R+51.114.72%81.15%R+66.4R
4228.61%68.98%R+40.418.33%76.53%R+58.2R
4323.14%74.74%R+51.614.87%80.38%R+65.5R
4418.45%80.00%R+61.612.02%84.03%R+72R
4540.96%57.13%R+16.237.00%55.32%R+18.3D
4660.88%37.77%D+23.153.57%38.24%D+15.3D
4721.99%75.82%R+53.813.60%81.46%R+67.9R
4830.41%67.81%R+37.422.76%71.50%R+48.7R
4934.76%63.76%R+2934.09%59.61%R+25.5R
Total38.21%60.08%R+21.934.35%59.89%R+25.5-
Source:Daily Kos

See also

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