NEBRASKA

Your complete directory of Nebraska candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Election Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): March 2014
Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties): September 2014
Filing Deadline (Write-Ins): October 2014
Primary: May 13, 2014

This page was last updated on April 29, 2013

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ Dave Heineman (R)* - Term Limited in 2014. ]
Mike Foley (R) - State Auditor
Charlie Janssen (R) - State Sen., Ex-Fremont City Councilman, Businessman & Navy Veteran
Beau McCoy (R) - State Sen. & Home Improvement Contractor
Don Stenberg (R) - State Treasurer, Ex-Attorney General & Frequent US Sen. Candidate
Chris Beutler (D) - Lincoln Mayor

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2014.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Note: Gubernatorial nominees select Lt. Governor runningmates after the primary.)
[ Lavon Heidemann (R)* - Retiring in 2014. ]

SECRETARY OF STATE:
John Gale (R)*

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Jon Bruning (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
Mike Foley (R)*

STATE TREASURER:
Don Stenberg (R)*

STATE LEGISLATURE:

Nebraska Unicameral

U.S. SENATE:

[ Mike Johanns (R)* - Retiring in 2014. ]
Mike Foley (R) - State Auditor
Jeff Fortenberry (R) - Congressman
Dave Heineman (R) - Governor, Ex-Lt. Governor, Ex-State Treasurer, Ex- Fremont City Councilman & Army Veteran
Shane Osborn (R) - Ex-State Treasurer & Navy Veteran
Chris Beutler (D) - Lincoln Mayor
Chuck Hassebrook (D) - Ex-University of Nebraska Regent & Think Tank Executive Director
Steve Lathrop (D) - State Sen. & Attorney

Deb Fischner (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2018.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Jeff Fortenberry (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike Foley (R) - State Auditor
Dennis Parker (R) - Church Music Director, Navy Veteran & '10/'12 Candidate

District 2:
Lee Terry (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 3:
Adrian Smith (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Nebraska
Nebraska Democratic Party
Green Party of Nebraska
Libertarian Party of Nebraska
Nebraska Republican Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Alliance Times-Herald
Aurora News-Register
Beatrice Daily Sun
Columbus Telegram
Fremont Tribune
Hastings Tribune
Hooker County Tribune
Kearney Hub
KMTV-3 (Omaha)
Lexington Clipper-Herald
Lincoln Journal Star
McCook Daily Gazette
Nebraska Citizen (Politics)
Nebraska State Paper.com
New Nebraska Network
Norfolk Daily News
North Platte Telegraph
Omaha World-Herald
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
Sidney Sun
Sidney Telegraph