2018 Nebraska Secretary of State election

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2018 Nebraska Secretary of State election
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 2014November 6, 2018 2022  
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Nominee Bob Evnen Spencer Danner
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote406,632263,982
Percentage60.6%39.4%

Secretary of State before election

John A. Gale
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Bob Evnen
Republican

The 2018 Nebraska Secretary of State election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Secretary of State of Nebraska, concurrently with the 2018 gubernatorial election, 2018 Attorney General election, election of Nebraska's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state elections.

Contents

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State John Gale, who was appointed to the position in December 2000, has announced he will not run for re-election. [1] Attorney Bob Evnen defeated Danner in the general election by a big margin.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Bob Evnen, attorney and former member of the Nebraska State Board of Education [2]
  • Debra Perrell [3]

Potential

Declined

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Evnen (incumbent) 81,371 58.5
Republican Debra Perrell57,81641.5
Total votes139,187 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Spencer Danner, former head of the City of Omaha's Human Rights and Relations Department. He opposes voter ID laws, stating that the state should focus instead on modernizing the election system. [6]

Declined

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Spencer Danner 76,769 100.00
Total votes76,769 100.00

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Governing magazine [7] Safe RJune 4, 2018

Results

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Evnen 406,632 60.6
Democratic Spencer Danner 263,98239.4
Total votes670,614 100.00
Republican hold


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References

  1. Hammel, Paul (March 21, 2017). "Longtime Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale won't run for re-election". Omaha World-Herald . Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  2. Duggan, Joe (April 18, 2017). "Lincoln attorney Bob Evnen to run for Nebraska secretary of state, says he'd push for voter ID law". Omaha World-Herald . Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  3. Liewer, Steve (April 22, 2018). "Hershey woman challenging ex-Ed Board member in Republican sec. of state race". The North Platte Telegraph. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
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