2014 Nebraska elections

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Nebraska on November 4, 2014. All of Nebraska's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat, and all of Nebraska's three seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on May 13, 2014, for offices that require them.

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Governor and lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican Governor Dave Heineman is term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term.

Republicans Jon Bruning, [1] Tom Carlson, [2] Mike Foley, [3] Beau McCoy, [4] Pete Ricketts [5] and Bryan Slone; [6] Democrat Chuck Hassebrook [7] and Libertarian Mark G. Elworth, Jr. ran.

In Nebraska, gubernatorial nominees select their running mates after the primary elections. The Republican ticket, consisting of Pete Ricketts and Mike Foley, defeated the Democratic ticket of Chuck Hassebrook and Jane Raybould.

Attorney general

2014 Nebraska Attorney General election
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Nominee Doug Peterson Janet Stewart
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote339,846174,614
Percentage66.06%33.94%
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County results
Peterson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Attorney General before election

Jon Bruning
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Doug Peterson
Republican

Incumbent Republican attorney general Jon Bruning did not run for re-election to a fourth term. He instead ran unsuccessfully for governor.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
Withdrew

Results

Nebraska Attorney General Republican Primary, May 13, 2014 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Doug Peterson 67,578 35.65%
Republican Brian C. Buescher 48,31625.49%
Republican Mike Hilgers43,37122.88%
Republican Pete Pirsch 30,32115.99%
Plurality19,26210.16%
Total votes189,586 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Janet Stewart 47,159 72.28
Democratic Allan Eurek18,08727.72

General election

Results

General election results [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Doug Peterson 339,846 66.06
Democratic Janet Stewart174,61433.94

Secretary of state

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State John A. Gale, who was appointed to the position in December 2000, ran successfully for re-election to a fourth full term in office. [18]

He was challenged by only Libertarian Ben Backus, an IT technician. [19] No Democrat filed to run for the office.

State Treasurer

Incumbent Republican Nebraska State Treasurer Don Stenberg had considered running for governor or the U.S. Senate, but he decided to run for re-election to a second term. [20]

He faced Christopher Costello in the Republican primary. [21]

Republican primary results [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Don Stenberg 171,227 84.99
Republican Christopher Costello30,24015.01

Democrat Michael J. O'Hara, former Omaha Public Power District Director, and Libertarian Michael Knebel also ran. [21]

Auditor of Public Accounts

Incumbent Republican auditor of public accounts of Nebraska Mike Foley did not run for re-election to a third term. He instead ran unsuccessfully for governor, instead becoming the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
Withdrew
Declined
  • Mike Foley, incumbent auditor of public accounts (running for governor) [3]

Results

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Republican Primary results by county:
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  •   60–70%
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  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Tie
Republican primary results [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charlie Janssen 92,304 56.65
Republican Larry Anderson70,63843.35

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Public Service Commission

One of the five seats on the Nebraska Public Service Commission was up for election. District 2 incumbent Democrat Anne C. Boyle, who was first elected in 1996, retired rather than run for re-election to a fourth term. The district is based in Omaha. [25]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
Declined

Results

Democratic primary results [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Crystal Rhoades 5,705 43.46
Democratic Jim Esch5,23839.91
Democratic John Green2,18316.63

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
  • John Sieler, member of the Nebraska State Board of Education [29]

United States Senate

Incumbent Republican senator Mike Johanns did not run for re-election to a second term. Republicans Sid Dinsdale, [30] Clifton Johnson, [31] Bart McLeay, [32] Shane Osborn [33] and Ben Sasse; [34] Democrats David Domina [35] and Larry Marvin [36] and Independents Jim Jenkins [37] and Todd Watson [38] ran.

Republican Ben Sasse defeated Democrat David Domina to win the seat.

United States House of Representatives

All of Nebraska's three seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014.

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