A general election will be held in the U.S. state of Nebraska on November 6, 2018. All of Nebraska's executive officers will be 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.
Video Nebraska elections, 2018
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Incumbent Republican Governor Pete Ricketts is running 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 an Independent.
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Attorney General
Incumbent Republican Attorney General Doug Peterson is running for re-election to a second term.
Omaha Attorney Evangelos Argyrakis, Democrat, is running.
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.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Declared
- Bob Evnen, attorney and former member of the Nebraska State Board of Education
- Potential
- Jim Smith, State Senator
- Declined
- John Murante, State Senator (running for State Treasurer)
- Tyson Larson, State Senator
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Declared
- Spencer Danner, former head of the City of Omaha's Human Rights and Relations Department. He opposes voter ID laws, stating that the state should focus instead on modernizing the election system.
- 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
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 is running for the Republican nomination. Other potential Republican candidates include 2017 Omaha Mayoral candidate Taylor Royal.
Auditor of Public Accounts
Incumbent Republican Auditor of Public Accounts of Nebraska Charlie Janssen is running for re-election to a second term.
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, is running for re-election to a third term.
United States Senate
Incumbent Republican Senator Deb Fischer is running for re-election to a second term.
Democrat Jane Raybould will challenge her for the seat.
United States House of Representatives
All of Nebraska's three seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election in 2018.
In District 2, Republican Incumbent Don Bacon has announced he will run for re-election. Democrat Kara Eastman defeated Brad Ashford, who held the seat prior to losing to Bacon in 2016, and will challenge Bacon in the general election.
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