NEBRASKA

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ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline (Major Parties): March 2, 2020 Filing Deadline (Indep & Third Parties): August , 2020 Filing Deadline (Write-Ins): October 2020 Primary: May 12, 2020

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

This page was last updated on June 23, 2020

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ Pete Ricketts (R)* - Term-Limited in 2022. ]
Mike Foley (R) - Lt Governor, Ex-State Auditor & Ex-State Sen.
John Murante (R) - State Treasurer
Bob Krist (D) - State Sen., Retired USAF Lt. Colonel & '18 Nominee

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2022.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Mike Foley (R)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Bob Evnen (R)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Doug Peterson (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
Charlie Janssen (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
[ John Murante (R)* - Term-Limited in 2022. ]

STATE LEGISLATURE:

Nebraska Unicameral

U.S. SENATE:

Ben Sasse (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Chris Janicek (D) - Bakery Owner & '18 Candidate
Gene Siadek (L) - Ex-State Libertarian Party Chair & Civil Engineer
Alisha Shelton (D/Write-In) - Mental Health Counselor

Deb Fischer (R)*- (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2024.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Jeff Fortenberry (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Kate Bolz (D) - State Sen., Nonprofit Group Executive & College Professor
Dennis Grace (L) - Insurance Investigator

District 2:
Don Bacon (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Kara Eastman (D) - Non-Profit Executive, Social Worker & '18 Nominee
Tyler Schaeffer (L) - Bar Owner & Personal Trainer

District 3:
Adrian Smith (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mark Elworth Jr. (D) - Withdrew as Dem candidate, party to select replacement nominee.
Dustin Hobbs (L) - Toolmaker, Iraq War Veteran & Gun Rights Activist
Mark Elworth Jr. (MJ) - Marijuana Legalization Activist & Frequent Candidate

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Nebraska Democratic Party (D)
Green Party of Nebraska (G)
Libertarian Party of Nebraska (L)
Marijuana Party of Nebraska (MJ)
Nebraska Republican Party (R)

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 State Paper.com
New Nebraska Network
Norfolk Daily News
North Platte Telegraph
Omaha World-Herald
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
Sidney Sun
Sidney Telegraph

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