Nebraska state executive official elections, 2024

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Nebraska state executive official elections
Election details
Filing deadline: February 15, 2024 (incumbent) March 1, 2024 (non-incumbent)
Primary: May 14, 2024 General: November 5, 2024
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
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Ten state executive offices were up for election in Nebraska in 2024:

Board of Regents (4 seats)
State Board of Education (4 seats)
Public Service Commissioner (2 seats)

Board of Regents

District 3

General election candidates

• Jim Scheer  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔

Primary candidates

• Jim Scheer  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔

District 4

General election candidates

• Elizabeth O'Connor  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Jim Rogers  (Nonpartisan) 

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Primary candidates

• Elizabeth O'Connor  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Jim Rogers  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 

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District 5

General election candidates

• Robert Schafer  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Gary L. Rogge  (Nonpartisan)

Primary candidates

• Robert Schafer  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Gary L. Rogge  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Jerome Wohleb  (Nonpartisan) 

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District 8

General election candidates

• Barbara Weitz  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Zachary Mellender  (Nonpartisan) 

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Primary candidates

• Barbara Weitz  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Zachary Mellender  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 

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State Board of Education

District 1

General election candidates

• Kristin Christensen  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Liz Davids  (Nonpartisan) 

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Primary candidates

• Kristin Christensen  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Liz Davids  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 

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District 2

General election candidates

• Maggie Douglas  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Linda Vermooten  (Nonpartisan)

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Primary candidates

• Maggie Douglas  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Karen Morgan  (Nonpartisan)
• Linda Vermooten  (Nonpartisan) ✔

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District 3

General election candidates

• Bill McAllister  (Nonpartisan)
• Lisa Schonhoff  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 

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Primary candidates

• Bill McAllister  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Lisa Schonhoff  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 

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District 4

General election candidates

• Liz Renner  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• LeDonna White Griffin  (Nonpartisan) 

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Primary candidates

• Stacy Matula  (Nonpartisan)
• Liz Renner  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• LeDonna White Griffin  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 

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Public Service Commissioner

District 1

General election candidates

• Dan Watermeier  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔

 Democratic primary candidates

No candidates filed for the Democratic Party primary.

 Republican primary candidates

• Dan Watermeier (Incumbent) ✔

District 3

General election candidates

• Tim Schram  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔

 Democratic primary candidates

No candidates filed for the Democratic Party primary.

 Republican primary candidates

• Tim Schram (Incumbent) ✔

Voting information

See also: Voting in Nebraska

Election information in Nebraska: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 25, 2024
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 18, 2024
• Online: Oct. 18, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 25, 2024
• By mail: Received by Oct. 25, 2024
• Online: Oct. 25, 2024

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
• By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 7, 2024 to Nov. 4, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (CST)

Context of the 2024 elections

Party control in Nebraska

Nebraska Party Control: 1992-2024
Seven years of Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-seven years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

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Governor	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
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Past elections

2022

The following offices were up for election in 2022:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Auditor
State Board of Education (4 seats)
State Board of Regents (2 seats)
Public Service Commissioner (2 seats)

External links

Suggest a link

• State of Nebraska official website