Nebraska State Board of Regents election, 2020

Elections in Nebraska, 2020

• Election date: Nov. 3
• Registration deadline(s): Oct. 23 (in person); Oct. 16 (online; by mail)
• Online registration: Yes
• Same-day registration: No
• Recount laws

• Early voting starts: Oct. 5
• Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (received)
• Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
• Voter ID: No ID
• Poll times: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Central time zone); 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Mountain time zone)

---

On the ballot: U.S. Senate • U.S. House • State executive offices • State Senate • Supreme court • Appellate courts • Local judges • State ballot measures • Local ballot measures • School boards • Municipal • Recalls

• Presidential election
  • Presidential candidates
• Congress elections
  • U.S. Congress
  • U.S. Senate
  • U.S. House
  • Congressional special elections
• State elections
  • Ballot measures
  • State executives
  • State legislatures
  • State legislature special elections
  • State supreme courts
  • Intermediate appellate courts
• Local elections
  • Ballot measures
  • Municipal government
  • Mayors
  • School boards
  • Trial courts
  • Political recalls
• Voter information
  • Sample ballot
  • Election calendar
  • Election results
  • Poll opening and closing times
  • Voting policies

2022 → ← 2018
Nebraska State Board of Regents
Election details
Filing deadline: March 2, 2020
Primary: May 12, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): Timothy Clare (District 1) Howard Hawks (District 2)
How to vote
Poll times: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Central time zone); 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Mountain time zone) Voting in Nebraska
Ballotpedia analysis
Federal and state primary competitiveness State executive elections in 2020 Impact of term limits in 2020 State government trifectas State government triplexes Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2020
Nebraska executive elections
Public Service Commissioner State board of regents (2 seats) State Board of Education (4 seats)

Nebraska held an election for two of eight seats on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents on November 3, 2020. The primary was scheduled for May 12, 2020. The filing deadline was March 2, 2020.

Incumbent Timothy Clare won election in the general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 1.

Jack Stark won election in the general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 2.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Nebraska modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

• Absentee/mail-in voting: Mail-in ballots were sent to all registered voters in the general election.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Candidates and election results

District 1

General election

General election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 1

Incumbent Timothy Clare won election in the general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Timothy Clare (Nonpartisan)	100.0	94,646

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 94,646
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 1

Incumbent Timothy Clare advanced from the primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 1 on May 12, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Timothy Clare (Nonpartisan)	100.0	52,973

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,973
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

District 2

General election

General election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 2

Jack Stark won election in the general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jack Stark (Nonpartisan)	100.0	101,098

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 101,098
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mike Kennedy (Nonpartisan)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 2

Mike Kennedy and Jack Stark defeated Viv Ewing in the primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 2 on May 12, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Kennedy (Nonpartisan)	34.7	20,129
✔		Jack Stark (Nonpartisan)	33.7	19,567
	Submit photo	Viv Ewing (Nonpartisan)	31.5	18,285

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,981
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Past elections

2018

See also: Nebraska State Board of Regents election, 2018

General election

General election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 3

Incumbent Jim Pillen won election in the general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Pillen (Nonpartisan)	100.0	55,440

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,440 (100.00% precincts reporting)
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 3

Incumbent Jim Pillen advanced from the primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 3 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Pillen (Nonpartisan)	100.0	29,077

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 29,077
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

General election

General election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 4

Elizabeth O'Connor defeated Larry Bradley in the general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elizabeth O'Connor (Nonpartisan)	72.6	38,304
	Submit photo	Larry Bradley (Nonpartisan)	27.4	14,478

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,782 (100.00% precincts reporting)
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 4

Elizabeth O'Connor and Larry Bradley advanced from the primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 4 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elizabeth O'Connor (Nonpartisan)	72.1	15,418
✔	Submit photo	Larry Bradley (Nonpartisan)	27.9	5,958

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 21,376
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Anne Herman (Nonpartisan)

General election

General election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 5

Incumbent Robert Schafer defeated Robert Prokop in the general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Schafer (Nonpartisan)	60.6	39,538
	Submit photo	Robert Prokop (Nonpartisan)	39.4	25,732

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,270 (100.00% precincts reporting)
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 5

Incumbent Robert Schafer and Robert Prokop defeated Joshua Redwine in the primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 5 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Schafer (Nonpartisan)	50.5	16,354
✔	Submit photo	Robert Prokop (Nonpartisan)	28.0	9,047
	Submit photo	Joshua Redwine (Nonpartisan)	21.5	6,962

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 32,363
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

General election

General election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 8

Barbara Weitz defeated incumbent Hal Daub in the general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 8 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Barbara Weitz (Nonpartisan)	52.9	48,265
	Submit photo	Hal Daub (Nonpartisan)	47.1	42,941

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 91,206 (100.00% precincts reporting)
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 8

Barbara Weitz and incumbent Hal Daub defeated Ryan Wilkins in the primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 8 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Barbara Weitz (Nonpartisan)	43.8	14,487
✔	Submit photo	Hal Daub (Nonpartisan)	41.6	13,774
		Ryan Wilkins (Nonpartisan)	14.6	4,844

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 33,105
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

External links

Suggest a link

• Nebraska Board of Regents