Kay Avonne Orr is an American politician who served as the 36th governor of Nebraska from 1987 to 1991. A member of the Republican Party,she was the state's first and to date only female governor.
The 2006 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2006;the primary election was held on May 9,2006. Republican incumbent Dave Heineman was elected to a full term,defeating Democrat David Hahn.
Helen Boosalis was an American Democratic Party politician from Nebraska.
Russ Karpisek is a politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served in the Nebraska Legislature from 2007 to 2015.
Robert J. Krist is an American politician who served as the Nebraska State Senator from the 10th district from 2009 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party until 2017,his district includes Bennington and part of Omaha. Krist joined the Democratic Party in 2018;he was its nominee for Governor of Nebraska in the 2018 election.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 6,2012,concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 1998 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3,1998. Term limits prevented incumbent Governor Ben Nelson,a Democrat,from seeking a third term in office. Republican nominee Mike Johanns,Mayor of Lincoln,defeated Democratic nominee,attorney Bill Hoppner. As of 2024,this was the last gubernatorial election in Nebraska in which the margin of victory was within single digits. Johanns later served Nebraska in the United States Senate with Nelson from 2009 to 2013.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,and elected the three U.S. representatives from the state of Nebraska. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held on May 15,2012.
The 2014 Nebraska gubernatorial election took place on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the 40th Governor of Nebraska. Republican Candidate and former COO of TD Ameritrade Pete Ricketts defeated Democratic candidate and former Regent of the University of Nebraska Chuck Hassebrook,receiving 57.2% of the vote to Hassebrook's 39.2% This was the first open seat election,and the first time a Democrat won a county for governor since 1998.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 4,2014. Incumbent Republican Senator Mike Johanns did not run for re-election to a second term. Republican nominee Ben Sasse defeated Democratic nominee David Domina to succeed him.
Curt Friesen is a politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. In 2006,he unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Nebraska Legislature. In 2014,he was elected to the legislature,and has since represented a central portion of the state. Friesen is a member of the Republican Party.
In the 1990 Nebraska gubernatorial election,Democratic challenger Ben Nelson narrowly defeated first-term Republican incumbent Kay Orr for the governorship of the state of Nebraska.
The 2018 Nebraska gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor of Nebraska,concurrently with the election of Nebraska's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various Nebraska and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor Pete Ricketts won re-election to a second term.
Carol Blood is an American politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. In 2016,she was elected to represent District 3 in Sarpy County in the Nebraska Legislature with 51.56% of the vote. In 2020 she was re-elected with 50.4% of the vote. She was the Democratic nominee in the 2022 Nebraska gubernatorial election. Blood is a member of the Democratic Party,though elections to the Nebraska Legislature are officially nonpartisan.
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.
Jane Michele Raybould is a member of the Nebraska Legislature from Lincoln,Nebraska,in District 28. She is a former member of the Lincoln city council.
The 2022 Nebraska gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the next governor of Nebraska. Incumbent Republican governor Pete Ricketts was term-limited and unable to seek a third term. In the general election,Republican Jim Pillen won the gubernatorial election by a 23-point margin.
The 2022 Nebraska Attorney General election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the next attorney general of Nebraska. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Doug Peterson was eligible to run for a third term,but he announced on December 14,2021,that he would not run for re-election.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska were held on November 8,2022,to elect the three U.S. representatives from the state of Nebraska,one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The elections coincided with the Nebraska gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the U.S. House of Representatives,elections to the U.S. Senate,and various state and local elections.
Charles Wesley Herbster is an American agribusiness executive,cattle producer,political donor,and politician. He was an agriculture advisor and chairman of Donald Trump's agriculture and rural advisory committee during Trump's 2020 presidential campaign. Herbster also ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Governor of Nebraska in 2014 and 2022.
