Nebraska elections, 2024
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This page provides information on the 2024 elections in Nebraska, including theoffices on the ballot covered by Ballotpedia,election dates, andfrequently asked questions.
Election dates
Statewide election dates in Nebraska are listed below. For more dates, please see theelections calendar.
Statewide election dates
May 14, 2024: Primary
November 5, 2024: General election
Offices on the ballot
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| Office | Elections? | More information |
| U.S. Senate | ✓ | Click here |
| U.S. House | ✓ | Click here |
| Congress special election | ✓ | Click here |
| Governor | — | — |
| Other state executive | ✓ | Click here |
| State Senate | ✓ | Click here |
| State House | — | — |
| Special state legislative | — | — |
| State Supreme Court | ✓ | Click here |
| Intermediate appellate courts | — | — |
| School boards | ✓ | Click here |
| Municipal government | ✓ | Click here |
| Recalls | ✓ | Click here |
| Ballot measures | ✓ | Click here |
| Local ballot measures | ✓ | Click here |
Legend:✓ election(s) / — no elections
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Noteworthy elections
Below is a list of races in this state that received in-depth coverage on Ballotpedia. Click the link below to learn about that race.
Statewide ballot measures
- See also:Nebraska 2024 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initiative 434 | Abortion | Prohibit abortion after the first trimester, except in cases of medical emergencies or if the pregnancy is the result of sexual assault or incest | 509,288 (55%) | 417,624 (45%) | ||
| Initiative 436 | Sick leave | Require employers to provide earned paid sick leave for employees | 662,348 (75%) | 225,974 (25%) | ||
| Initiative 437 | Marijuana | Legalize the medical use of marijuana in the state | 637,126 (71%) | 259,643 (29%) | ||
| Initiative 438 | Marijuana | Establish the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission to regulate the state's medical marijuana program | 600,481 (67%) | 291,867 (33%) | ||
| Initiative 439 | Constitutional rights;Abortion | Provide for a state constitutional right to abortion before fetal viability | 455,184 (49%) | 473,652 (51%) | ||
| Referendum 435 | School choice | Uphold the law providing for an education scholarship program for students to attend accredited private schools | 382,921 (43%) | 508,140 (57%) |
What's on your ballot?
- See also:Sample Ballot Lookup
List of candidates
The following table displays a list of candidates in Nebraska. The list does not include presidential candidates, and it may not include all candidates for local offices. Pleaseclick here to learn more about Ballotpedia's coverage scope.
| candidate | office | party | status |
|---|---|---|---|
Pete Ricketts Incumbent | U.S. Senate Nebraska (Special election) | Republican | Won General |
U.S. Senate Nebraska (Special election) | Republican | Lost Primary | |
U.S. Senate Nebraska (Special election) | Republican | Lost Primary | |
U.S. Senate Nebraska (Special election) | Democratic | Lost General | |
Deb Fischer Incumbent | Republican | Won General | |
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Legal Marijuana Now Party | Lost Primary | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Legal Marijuana Now Party | Withdrew General | ||
Mike Flood Incumbent | Republican | Won General | |
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Don Bacon Incumbent | Republican | Won General | |
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Adrian Smith Incumbent | Republican | Won General | |
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Lost Primary |
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
| candidate | office | party | status |
|---|---|---|---|
Dan Watermeier Incumbent | Republican | Won General | |
Tim Schram Incumbent | Republican | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Jim Scheer Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Elizabeth O'Connor Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Robert Schafer Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Barbara Weitz Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
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Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
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Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
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Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
John Cavanaugh Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Terrell McKinney Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Nonpartisan | Withdrew General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Rob Dover Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Beau Ballard Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Carolyn Bosn Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Eliot Bostar Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Kathleen Kauth Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Raymond Aguilar Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Lost General | |
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
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Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
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Rita Sanders Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Jen Day Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Lost General | |
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Stephanie Stacy Incumbent | Nebraska Supreme Court District 1 (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General |
Julie Martin Incumbent | Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General |
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
| candidate | office | party | status |
|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Esch Incumbent | Democratic | Won General | |
Thomas Riley Incumbent | Democratic | Won General | |
Roger Garcia Incumbent | Democratic | Won General | |
Chris Rodgers Incumbent | Democratic | Won General | |
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost Primary | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Mike Friend Incumbent | Republican | Won General | |
Christa Yoakum Incumbent | Democratic | Won General | |
Republican | Lost General | ||
Democratic | Won General | ||
Republican | Lost General | ||
Neal Stenberg Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Linda McDermitt Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Brad Ashby Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Lost General | |
Adam Gotschall Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Zach Reinhardt Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Fred Uhe Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Chuck Byers Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Kathy Boellstorff Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Jim Sherwood Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Kristin Yates Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Arlyn E. Uhrmacher Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Ricky Smith Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nick Thielen Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Spencer Head Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Lost General | |
Jane Erdenberger Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Withdrew General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Nonpartisan | Withdrew General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
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Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
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Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
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Carol Hahn Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Sharnelle Shelton Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Raquel Rodriguez Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Angie Miller Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Withdrew General | |
Tim Hall Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Don Jacobson Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Seth Hawkins Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Kenneth Vogel Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Gary Aldridge Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Subdistrict 5 (Special election) | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Greg Osborn Incumbent | Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Subdistrict 5 (Special election) | Nonpartisan | Lost General |
John Yoakum Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Anthony Schutz Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Christine Lamberty Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Withdrew General | ||
Lisa Lewis Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
James Begley Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
David Friend Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Ted Stilwill Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Mary Scarborough Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Fred Tafoya Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Lost General | |
Ron Pearson Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Carla Schwahn Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Robert Lassen Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Todd Boellstorff Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Orval Gigstad Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Dan Hodges Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Patricia Coates Incumbent | Nemaha Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 4 (Special election) | Nonpartisan | Won General |
Randy Fox Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Won (Write-in) General | ||
Robbie Bohling Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Mike Speece Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Kraig Coonce Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Eldon Snoke Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Tim Schaardt Incumbent | Nemaha Natural Resources District Board of Directors Subdistrict 10 (Special election) | Nonpartisan | Won General |
Eric Williams Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Michael Cavanaugh Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost Primary | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Larry Bradley Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Richard Tesar Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Patrick Bonnett Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Lost General | |
Phil Davidson Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Scot Ringenberg Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Jennifer Shatel Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Renee Vokt Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Won General | ||
Amanda McGill Johnson Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Linda Poole Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Rhonda Burbach Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Jim Devine Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Lost General | ||
Gary Kubicek Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Nonpartisan | Withdrew General | ||
Katie Krause Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Robin Richards Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Samantha Willey Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Sarah Rider Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Meagan Van Gelder Incumbent | Nonpartisan | Won General | |
Candice J. Novak Incumbent | Douglas County Separate Juvenile Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General |
Mary Stevens Incumbent | Douglas County Separate Juvenile Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General |
Amy Schuchman Incumbent | Douglas County Separate Juvenile Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General |
Michelle Sabata Incumbent | Lancaster County Separate Juvenile Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General |
Elise M. W. White Incumbent | Lancaster County Separate Juvenile Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General |
Susan Strong Incumbent | Nebraska 3rd District Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General |
Ryan Post Incumbent | Nebraska 3rd District Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General |
Lori Maret Incumbent | Nebraska 3rd District Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General |
Holly Parsley Incumbent | Nebraska 3rd Judicial District County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General |
Thomas Zimmerman Incumbent | Nebraska 3rd Judicial District County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General |
Todd Engleman Incumbent | Nebraska 4th District Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General |
Leigh Ann Retelsdorf Incumbent | Nebraska 4th District Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General |
Tressa Alioth Incumbent | Nebraska 4th District Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General |
Horacio Wheelock Incumbent | Nebraska 4th District Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General |
Jeffrey J. Lux Incumbent | Nebraska 4th District Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General |
Russell Derr Incumbent | Nebraska 4th District Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General |
Stephanie Hansen Incumbent | Nebraska 4th Judicial District County Court (Retention election) | Nonpartisan | Won General |
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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