Nebraska Public Service Commission election, 2024

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Nebraska Public Service Commission
Election details
Filing deadline: February 15, 2024 (incumbent) March 1, 2024 (non-incumbent)
Primary: May 14, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 Pre-election incumbent(s): Dan Watermeier (R) (District 1) Tim Schram (R) (District 3)
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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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Nebraska held an election for two of five seats on the Nebraska Public Service Commission on November 5, 2024. The primary was May 14, 2024. The filing deadline for an incumbent was February 15, 2024. The filing deadline for non-incumbent candidates was March 1, 2024.

Incumbent Dan Watermeier won election in the general election for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 1.

Incumbent Tim Schram won election in the general election for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 3.

Candidates and election results

District 1

General election

General election for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 1

Incumbent Dan Watermeier won election in the general election for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Watermeier (R)	100.0	137,263

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 137,263
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 1

Incumbent Dan Watermeier advanced from the Republican primary for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 1 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Watermeier	100.0	32,590

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,590
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District 3

General election

General election for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 3

Incumbent Tim Schram won election in the general election for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Schram (R)	100.0	162,613

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 162,613
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 3

Incumbent Tim Schram advanced from the Republican primary for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 3 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Schram	100.0	33,306

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,306
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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)

Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.

2022

See also: Nebraska state executive official elections, 2022

District 4

General election candidates

• Eric Kamler  (Republican Party) ✔

 Democratic primary candidates

No candidates filed for the Democratic Party primary.

 Republican primary candidates

• Rod Johnson (Incumbent)
• Eric Kamler ✔

District 5

General election candidates

• Kevin Stocker  (Republican Party) ✔ 

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 Democratic primary candidates

No candidates filed for the Democratic Party primary.

 Republican primary candidates

• Mary Ridder (Incumbent)
• Dakota Delka
• Kevin Stocker ✔ 

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2020

See also: Nebraska state executive official elections, 2020

General election candidates

• Crystal Rhoades  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Tim Davis  (Republican Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Crystal Rhoades (Incumbent) ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• Tim Davis ✔
• Krystal Gabel

2018

See also: Nebraska Public Service Commission election, 2018

General election

General election for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 1

Dan Watermeier defeated Christa Yoakum in the general election for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Watermeier (R)	51.1	73,891
		Christa Yoakum (D)	48.9	70,595

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 144,486 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 1

Christa Yoakum defeated John Atkeison in the Democratic primary for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 1 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christa Yoakum	76.7	18,510
		John Atkeison	23.3	5,634

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 24,144
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 1

Dan Watermeier defeated Ron Nolte and Scott Smathers in the Republican primary for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 1 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Watermeier	59.1	15,997
		Ron Nolte	24.1	6,518
	Submit photo	Scott Smathers	16.9	4,570

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 27,085
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General election

General election for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 3

Incumbent Tim Schram defeated Mike Forsythe in the general election for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Schram (R)	62.1	99,986
	Submit photo	Mike Forsythe (D)	37.9	61,133

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 161,119
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 3

Mike Forsythe advanced from the Democratic primary for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 3 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mike Forsythe	100.0	14,439

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 14,439
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 3

Incumbent Tim Schram advanced from the Republican primary for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 3 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Schram	100.0	24,596

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 24,596
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