Nebraska

2026 election candidates — data as of 2026-10-17

Attorney General

Jocelyn BrasherDemocratic
Mike HilgersRepublican

Auditor of Public Accounts

John KnightAmerica First
Mike FoleyRepublican

Governor

Brett LindstromAmerica First
Jim PillenRepublican
Lynne WalzDemocratic
Rick BeardLegal Marijuana Now

Public Service Commissioner — District 2

Dennis McCannRepublican
Wendy DeBoerDemocratic

Secretary of State

Bob KristAmerica First
Paul RumbaughNebraska Working People
Sarah J. SlatteryDemocratic
Scott PetersenRepublican

State Board of Education — District 5

Angie EberspacherNon-Partisan
Michaela ConwayNon-Partisan

State Board of Education — District 6

Grady EricksonNon-Partisan
Sherry JonesNon-Partisan

State Board of Education — District 7

Elizabeth TegtmeierNon-Partisan

State Board of Education — District 8

Lou Ann GodingNon-Partisan
Sherrye HutchersonNon-Partisan

State Senator — District 10

Cindy JohnsonNon-Partisan
Rebecca RensNon-Partisan

State Senator — District 12

Christy KnorrNon-Partisan
Merv RiepeNon-Partisan

State Senator — District 14

Bill BowesNon-Partisan
SuAnn WittNon-Partisan

State Senator — District 16

Cindy ChattNon-Partisan
Ted JappNon-Partisan

State Senator — District 18

Jess GoldoniNon-Partisan
Taylor RoyalNon-Partisan

State Senator — District 2

Caitlin KnutsonNon-Partisan
Dean HelmickNon-Partisan

State Senator — District 20

Chris AndersonNon-Partisan
John FredricksonNon-Partisan

State Senator — District 22

Dawson BrunswickNon-Partisan

State Senator — District 24

Dan WinterNon-Partisan
Jana HughesNon-Partisan

State Senator — District 26

George DunganNon-Partisan
Tobias HowardNon-Partisan

State Senator — District 28

Colby L. WoodsonNon-Partisan
Patty Pansing BrooksNon-Partisan

State Senator — District 30

Cally IdeusNon-Partisan
Janet M. BockNon-Partisan

State Senator — District 32

Mark SchoenrockNon-Partisan
Shay SmithNon-Partisan

State Senator — District 34

Ben BlodgettNon-Partisan
Loren LippincottNon-Partisan

State Senator — District 36

Darin TompkinsNon-Partisan
Rick HoldcroftNon-Partisan

State Senator — District 38

Janell Anderson EhrkeNon-Partisan
Tim AndersonNon-Partisan

State Senator — District 4

Cindy Maxwell-OstdiekNon-Partisan
R. Brad von GillernNon-Partisan

State Senator — District 40

Barry DeKayNon-Partisan

State Senator — District 41

Jeremy HenegerNon-Partisan
Joe JohnsonNon-Partisan

State Senator — District 42

Mike JacobsonNon-Partisan
Shaylee S. ScrantonNon-Partisan

State Senator — District 44

Teresa IbachNon-Partisan

State Senator — District 46

Danielle ConradNon-Partisan

State Senator — District 48

Brian HardinNon-Partisan
Jessica M. LandersNon-Partisan

State Senator — District 6

Nate OstdiekNon-Partisan
Patrick LeahyNon-Partisan

State Senator — District 8

Erin FeichtingerNon-Partisan
Josh LivingstonNon-Partisan

State Treasurer

Daniel EbersDemocratic
Joey SpellerbergRepublican

U.S. Representative — District 1

Chris BackemeyerDemocratic
Dan HartongAmerica First
Mike FloodRepublican
Nik SandmanLibertarian

U.S. Representative — District 2

Brinker HardingRepublican
Denise PowellDemocratic
Eric Michael ForemanLibertarian

U.S. Representative — District 3

Adrian SmithRepublican
Becky Kelly StilleDemocratic
David J. ElseLegal Marijuana Now
Macey BudkeNebraska Working People
Mark CohenBy Petition

U.S. Senate

Chuck ConboyAmerica First
Dan OsbornBy Petition
Mike MarvinLegal Marijuana Now
Pete RickettsRepublican
Robin RichardsNebraska Working People

University of Nebraska Board of Regents — District 1

Brent ComstockNon-Partisan
Jeremy HoseinNon-Partisan

University of Nebraska Board of Regents — District 2

Elizabeth ButlerNon-Partisan
Jill WolfeNon-Partisan

University of Nebraska Board of Regents — District 4

Justin SolomonNon-Partisan
Susanne ShoreNon-Partisan

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