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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.

Governor and lieutenant governor

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

Pete Ricketts defeated Bob Krist in the general election.

Attorney general

2018 Nebraska Attorney General election

← 2014 November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06) 2022 →

Nominee Doug Peterson Party Republican Popular vote 516,777 Percentage 100.00%

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.

Republican primary

• Doug Peterson, Incumbent attorney general

Results

Democratic primary

• Evangelos Argyrakis, attorney

Results

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. This left Peterson running unopposed in the general election.

Results

Secretary of state

2018 Nebraska Secretary of State election

← 2014 November 6, 2018 2022 →

Nominee Bob Evnen Spencer Danner Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 406,632 263,982 Percentage 60.6% 39.4%

County results Precinct resultsEvnen:      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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

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

Potential

• Jim Smith, state senator

Declined

• John Murante, state senator (running for state treasurer)
• Tyson Larson, state senator

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Spencer Danner, head of Omaha's Human Rights and Relations Department

;Declined

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

Results

General election

Governing magazine projected the race as "safe Republican".

Results

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. He faced off against Taylor Royal in the Republican primary.

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

Auditor of Public Accounts

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

State Board of Education

2018 Nebraska State Board of Education District 5 election

← 2014 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

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.

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. She faced Democratic challenger Jane Raybould. Fischer defeated Raybould in the general election.

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.

Don Bacon defeated Kara Eastman in the general election.

See also

• 2014 Nebraska elections
• 2010 Nebraska elections

References

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.
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.
11. ^ Walton, Don (March 20, 2017). "Senators may seek to succeed John Gale". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
12. ^ Schulte, Grant (March 20, 2017). "Nebraska Secretary of State Gale Will Not Seek Re-Election". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
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".
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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.

External links

• Candidates at Vote Smart
• Candidates at Ballotpedia
• Campaign finance at OpenSecrets

Official Attorney General campaign websites

• Doug Peterson (R) for Attorney General

Official Secretary of State campaign websites

• Spencer Danner (D) for Secretary of State
• Bob Evnen (R) for Secretary of State

Official State Treasurer campaign websites

• John Murante (R) for Treasurer

Official Auditor of Public Accounts campaign websites

• Charlie Janssen (R) for Auditor
• Jane Skinner (D) for Auditor

Official Public Service Commission district 1 campaign websites

• Dan Watermeier (R) for Public Service Commissioner
• Christa Yoakum (D) for Public Service Commissioner

Official Public Service Commission district 3 campaign websites

• Mike Forsythe (D) for Public Service Commissioner
• Tim Schram (R) for Public Service Commissioner

• 2018 Nebraska elections
• 2018 elections in the United States by state