2018 Nebraska elections

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Nebraska on November 6, 2018. 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.

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Governor and lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican governor Pete Ricketts ran for re-election to a second term. [1] Republican state senator Bob Krist announced that he would give up his party affiliation and run for governor as a Democrat. [2]

Pete Ricketts defeated Bob Krist in the general election.

Attorney general

2018 Nebraska Attorney General election
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Nominee Doug Peterson
Party Republican
Popular vote516,777
Percentage100.00%
Attorney General before election

Doug Peterson
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Doug Peterson
Republican

Incumbent Republican attorney general Doug Peterson ran for re-election to a second term. [3]

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Doug Peterson (incumbent) 140,675 100.00
Total votes140,675 100.00

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Evangelos Argyrakis 67,022 100.00
Total votes67,022 100.00

General election

Withdrawal

Omaha Attorney Evangelos Argyrakis, ran in the Democratic primary. However, after being charged with felony strangulation following an altercation with his 82-year-old father on April 8, 2018, Nebraska Democratic Party called on him to step aside, which he did on June 25, 2018. [6] This left Peterson running unopposed in the general election. [7]

Results

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Doug Peterson (incumbent) 516,777 100.00
Total votes516,777 100.00
Republican hold

Secretary of state

2018 Nebraska Secretary of State election
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Nominee Bob Evnen Spencer Danner
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote406,632263,982
Percentage60.6%39.4%
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Evnen:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Danner:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     50%
     No votes
Secretary of State before election

John A. Gale
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Bob Evnen
Republican

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. [8]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Bob Evnen, attorney and former member of the Nebraska State Board of Education [9]
  • Debra Perrell [10]
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, head of Omaha's Human Rights and Relations Department [14]
Declined

Results

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

General election

Governing magazine projected the race as "safe Republican". [15]

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

State treasurer

Incumbent Republican Nebraska state treasurer Don Stenberg is term-limited and is not eligible to run for re-election to a third term.

Republican primary

State Senator John Murante ran for the Republican nomination. [13] He faced off against Taylor Royal in the Republican primary. [16]

John Murante defeated Taylor Royal in the Republican primary, and ran unopposed in the general election. [17] [7]

Auditor of Public Accounts

Incumbent Republican Auditor of Public Accounts of Nebraska Charlie Janssen ran for re-election to a second term. [18]

State Board of Education

2018 Nebraska State Board of Education District 5 election
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NomineePatricia TimmMaris Bentley
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote38,80022,713
Percentage63.1%36.9%
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Timm:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Bentley:     50–60%
Board Member before election

Patricia Timm
Republican

Elected Board Member

Patricia Timm
Republican

District 5 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
NonpartisanPatricia Timm38,80063.1
NonpartisanMaris Bentley22,71336.9
Total votes61,513 100.0
District 6 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
NonpartisanMaureen Nickels56,395100.0
Total votes56,395 100.0
District 7 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
NonpartisanRobin Stevens58,764100.0
Total votes58,764 100.0
District 8 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
NonpartisanDeborah Neary46,69759.1
NonpartisanPatrick McPherson (incumbent)32,29240.9
Total votes78,989 100.0

Public Service Commission

District 1

Nebraska Public Service Commission District 1 incumbent Republican Frank Landis, who was first elected in 1988, has not announced whether he will run for re-election to a sixth term.

District 3

Nebraska Public Service Commission District 3 incumbent Republican Tim Schram, who was first elected in 2006, ran for re-election to a third term. [23]

State Legislature

Nebraska's state legislature is unique among American states in that it is unicameral, meaning that it is only one chamber. Consisting of 49 legislative districts, the Nebraska State Legislature had 24 seats up for election in 2018.

United States Senate

Incumbent Republican senator Deb Fischer ran for re-election to a second term. [24] She faced Democratic challenger Jane Raybould. [25] Fischer defeated Raybould in the general election. [7]

United States House of Representatives

All of Nebraska's three seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.

In District 2, Republican Incumbent Don Bacon ran for re-election. Kara Eastman defeated Brad Ashford, who held the seat prior to losing to Bacon in 2016, in the Democratic primary. [26]

Don Bacon defeated Kara Eastman in the general election. [7]

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  2. ↑ Young, JoAnne. "Omaha Sen. Bob Krist announces his independent run for governor" . Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ Duggan, Joe (August 30, 2017). "Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson announces run for re-election in 2018". Omaha World-Herald . Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ Duggan, Joe (August 30, 2017). "Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson announces run for re-election in 2018". Omaha World-Herald . Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  5. ↑ Walton, Don (December 18, 2017). "Omaha Democratic files for attorney general". Journal Star . Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  6. ↑ Moring, Roseann. "Attorney general candidate steps down amid strangulation charge; Democrats plan a replacement". Omaha World-Herald . Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Election 2018: GOP sweeps Nebraska's top races; Lincoln voters term-limit Beutler; Medicaid expansion wins". Lincoln Journal Star. November 7, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
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  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. 1 2 3 Walton, Don (March 20, 2017). "Senators may seek to succeed John Gale". Lincoln Journal Star . Retrieved March 22, 2017.
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  13. 1 2 Walton, Don (July 24, 2017). "Murante will seek state treasurer post". Lincoln Journal Star . Retrieved September 1, 2017.
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