2018 Nebraska elections

2018 Nebraska Secretary of State election
	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

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.

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

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

Republican primary

Doug Peterson, Incumbent attorney general^[4]

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Peterson (incumbent)	140,675	100.00
Total votes			140,675	100.00

Democratic primary

Evangelos Argyrakis, attorney^[5]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Evangelos Argyrakis	67,022	100.00
Total votes			67,022	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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Peterson (incumbent)	516,777	100.00
Total votes			516,777	100.00
	Republican hold

Secretary of state

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

Jim Smith, state senator^[11]

Declined

John Murante, state senator (running for state treasurer)^[11]^[12]^[13]
Tyson Larson, state senator^[12]

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Evnen (incumbent)	81,371	58.5
	Republican	Debra Perrell	57,816	41.5
Total votes			139,187	100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Spencer Danner, head of Omaha's Human Rights and Relations Department^[14]

;Declined

Jane Raybould, Lincoln City Councilwoman, former Lancaster County Commissioner and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014 (running for U.S. Senate)^[12]
Adam Morfeld, state senator^[11]^[12] (running for legislature)
Chris Rodgers, Douglas County Commissioner^[12]
Katie Weitz, nonprofit executive^[12]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Spencer Danner	76,769	100.00
Total votes			76,769	100.00

General election

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

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Evnen	406,632	60.6
	Democratic	Spencer Danner	263,982	39.4
Total votes			670,614	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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November 6, 2018

2022 →


Nominee	Patricia Timm	Maris Bentley
Party	Nonpartisan	Nonpartisan
Popular vote	38,800	22,713
Percentage	63.1%	36.9%

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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Patricia Timm	38,800	63.1
	Nonpartisan	Maris Bentley	22,713	36.9
Total votes			61,513	100.0

District 6^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Maureen Nickels	56,395	100.0
Total votes			56,395	100.0

District 7^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Robin Stevens	58,764	100.0
Total votes			58,764	100.0

District 8^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Deborah Neary	46,697	59.1
	Nonpartisan	Patrick McPherson (incumbent)	32,292	40.9
Total votes			78,989	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]

References

^ Walton, Don (April 21, 2016). "Ricketts ties conservative goals to two terms". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
^ Young, JoAnne. "Omaha Sen. Bob Krist announces his independent run for governor". Retrieved March 18, 2018.
^ Duggan, Joe (August 30, 2017). "Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson announces run for re-election in 2018". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
^ Duggan, Joe (August 30, 2017). "Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson announces run for re-election in 2018". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
^ Walton, Don (December 18, 2017). "Omaha Democratic files for attorney general". Journal Star. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
^ Moring, Roseann. "Attorney general candidate steps down amid strangulation charge; Democrats plan a replacement". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c Walton, Don (March 20, 2017). "Senators may seek to succeed John Gale". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Schulte, Grant (March 20, 2017). "Nebraska Secretary of State Gale Will Not Seek Re-Election". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Walton, Don (July 24, 2017). "Murante will seek state treasurer post". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
^ "Democrat Spencer Danner running for Nebraska Secretary of State". February 8, 2018. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
^ Jacobson, Louis (June 4, 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever". Governing. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
^ Hammel, Paul (May 23, 2017). "Taylor Royal's website says he's running for state treasurer, but he says it's not official yet". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ "Support of prominent Republicans carries Murante to victory over Royal in state treasurer's race". Scottsbluff Star-Herald. BH News Service. May 16, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
^ Duggan, Joe (June 28, 2017). "Nebraska State Auditor Charlie Janssen plans to run for re-election in 2018". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ "Nebraska State Board of Education election, 2018".
^ "Nebraska State Board of Education election, 2018".
^ "Nebraska State Board of Education election, 2018".
^ "Nebraska State Board of Education election, 2018".
^ Hammel, Paul (June 23, 2017). "Nebraska Public Service Commissioner Tim Schram running for re-election". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
^ Klecker, Mara (June 24, 2017). "Deb Fischer announces re-election plans, says national security, transportation will be priorities". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ Morling, Roseanne. "Jane Raybould, a Democrat from Lincoln, will challenge U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer in 2018". Omaha World Herald.
^ "Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018 - Ballotpedia". Retrieved March 18, 2018.

External links

Official Attorney General campaign websites

Doug Peterson (R) for Attorney General

Official Secretary of State campaign websites

Official State Treasurer campaign websites

John Murante (R) for Treasurer

Official Auditor of Public Accounts campaign websites

Official Public Service Commission district 1 campaign websites

Official Public Service Commission district 3 campaign websites

[rickettsties-1] Walton, Don (April 21, 2016). "Ricketts ties conservative goals to two terms". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved July 7, 2016.

[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.

[journalstarresults-7] "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.

[8] 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.

[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.

[senatorsmayseek-11] Walton, Don (March 20, 2017). "Senators may seek to succeed John Gale". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved March 22, 2017.

[galewillnot-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Schulte, Grant (March 20, 2017). "Nebraska Secretary of State Gale Will Not Seek Re-Election". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved March 22, 2017.

[murantetreasurer-13] Walton, Don (July 24, 2017). "Murante will seek state treasurer post". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved September 1, 2017.

[14] "Democrat Spencer Danner running for Nebraska Secretary of State". February 8, 2018. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

[15] Jacobson, Louis (June 4, 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever". Governing. Retrieved September 22, 2019.

[16] Hammel, Paul (May 23, 2017). "Taylor Royal's website says he's running for state treasurer, but he says it's not official yet". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

[17] "Support of prominent Republicans carries Murante to victory over Royal in state treasurer's race". Scottsbluff Star-Herald. BH News Service. May 16, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2019.

[18] Duggan, Joe (June 28, 2017). "Nebraska State Auditor Charlie Janssen plans to run for re-election in 2018". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

[19] "Nebraska State Board of Education election, 2018".

[20] "Nebraska State Board of Education election, 2018".

[21] "Nebraska State Board of Education election, 2018".

[22] "Nebraska State Board of Education election, 2018".

[23] Hammel, Paul (June 23, 2017). "Nebraska Public Service Commissioner Tim Schram running for re-election". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved September 1, 2017.

[24] Klecker, Mara (June 24, 2017). "Deb Fischer announces re-election plans, says national security, transportation will be priorities". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

[25] Morling, Roseanne. "Jane Raybould, a Democrat from Lincoln, will challenge U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer in 2018". Omaha World Herald.

[26] "Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018 - Ballotpedia". Retrieved March 18, 2018.

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2018 Nebraska elections

Governor and lieutenant governor

Attorney general

Republican primary

Results

Democratic primary

Results

General election

Results

Secretary of state

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Results

State treasurer

Republican primary

Auditor of Public Accounts

State Board of Education

Public Service Commission

District 1

District 3

United States Senate

United States House of Representatives

See also

References

External links

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