Municipal elections in Lancaster County, Nebraska (2020)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: February 18, 2020 (incumbents); March 2, 2020 (non-incumbents) |
| Primary election: May 12, 2020 General election: November 3, 2020 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: County commissioners, special districts, and judicial seats |
| Total seats up: 38 |
| Election type: Partisan |
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Lancaster County, Nebraska, held general elections for county commissioner Districts 2 and 4; special districts; and judicial retentions for the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court (two seats), the Third District Court (three seats), and the Third District County Court (one seat) on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for May 12, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was February 18, 2020 for incumbents and was March 2, 2020 for non-incumbents.
Election procedure changes in 2020
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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.
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Elections
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Board of Commissioners
Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 2
General election
General election for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 2
Incumbent Christa Yoakum defeated Eric Underwood in the general election for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Christa Yoakum (D) | 52.7 | 11,775 | |
| Eric Underwood (R) | 47.2 | 10,549 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 37 | ||
| Total votes: 22,361 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Christa Yoakum advanced from the Democratic primary for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 2.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Eric Underwood advanced from the Republican primary for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 2.
Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 4
Note: The Democratic primary was canceled after no candidates filed to run.
General election
General election for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 4
Incumbent Roma Amundson won election in the general election for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Roma Amundson (R) | 96.3 | 26,167 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.7 | 1,019 | ||
| Total votes: 27,186 | ||||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Roma Amundson advanced from the Republican primary for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 4.
Special districts
Educational Service Unit No. 6
Educational Service Unit No. 6 general election, 2020 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 2 |
 Dale Kahla (i) |
| District 4 |
Larry Starr (i) |
| District 6 |
Carla Schwahn (i) |
Lower Platte South Natural Resources District
Lower Platte South Natural Resources District general election (November 3, 2020) | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Subdistrict 1 |
Don Jacobson (i) |
| Subdistrict 2 |
Ron Nolte Did not make the ballot: |
| Subdistrict 3 |
Mike DeKalb (i) Kenneth Vogel |
| Subdistrict 4 |
Gary Aldridge (i) LeRoy Sievers |
| Subdistrict 5 |
Greg Osborn (i)John Yoakum |
| Subdistrict 6 |
Anthony Schutz (i) |
| Subdistrict 7 |
Chelsea Johnson (i) |
| Subdistrict 8 |
Christy Eichorn Christine Lamberty |
| Subdistrict 9 |
Milt Schmidt (i)Lisa Lewis |
| Subdistrict 10 |
Ray Stevens (i) Bastienne Salners |
Lower Platte South Natural Resources District primary election (May 12, 2020) | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Subdistrict 1 |
Don Jacobson* (i) |
| Subdistrict 2 |
Sarah Wilson* (i)Ron Nolte* |
| Subdistrict 3 |
Mike DeKalb* (i)Kenneth Vogel* |
| Subdistrict 4 |
Gary Aldridge (i) Edison McDonald Ron Roeber LeRoy Sievers |
| Subdistrict 5 |
Greg Osborn* (i)John Yoakum* |
| Subdistrict 6 |
Anthony Schutz* (i) |
| Subdistrict 7 |
Chelsea Johnson* (i) |
| Subdistrict 8 |
Christy Eichorn* Christine Lamberty* |
| Subdistrict 9 |
Milt Schmidt* (i)Lisa Lewis* |
| Subdistrict 10 |
Ray Stevens (i)Bastienne Salners Eric Wimer |
Nemaha Natural Resources District
Nemaha Natural Resources District general election (November 3, 2020) | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Subdistrict 1 |
Robert Lassen (i) |
| Subdistrict 2 |
Michael McDonald (i) |
| Subdistrict 3 |
Orval Gigstad (i) |
| Subdistrict 4 (2 seats) |
Jessica Donnelly (i)Dan Hodges (i)Daniel Giittinger |
| Subdistrict 5 |
Randy Fox (i) |
| Subdistrict 6 |
Robbie Bohling (i) |
| Subdistrict 7 |
Mike Speece (i) |
| Subdistrict 8 |
Eldon Snoke (i) |
| Subdistrict 9 |
Jon Keithley (i) |
| Subdistrict 10 |
Jim Gerweck (i) |
Nemaha Natural Resources District primary election (May 12, 2020) | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Subdistrict 1 |
Robert Lassen* (i) |
| Subdistrict 2 |
Michael McDonald* (i) |
| Subdistrict 3 |
Orval Gigstad* (i) |
| Subdistrict 4 (2 seats) |
Jessica Donnelly* (i)Dan Hodges* (i)Daniel Giittinger* |
| Subdistrict 5 |
Randy Fox* (i) |
| Subdistrict 6 |
Robbie Bohling* (i) |
| Subdistrict 7 |
Mike Speece* (i) |
| Subdistrict 8 |
Eldon Snoke* (i) |
| Subdistrict 9 |
Jon Keithley* (i) |
| Subdistrict 10 |
Jim Gerweck* (i) |
Southeast Community College
Southeast Community College general election (November 3, 2020) | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| at-large |
Timothy Cerveny (i)Neal Stenberg |
| District 1 |
Chuck Byers Jeanne Stec |
| District 2 |
Kathy Boellstorff (i) Chad Aldrich |
| District 3 |
Edward Price (i) |
| District 4 |
Kristin Yates (i) |
| District 5 |
Arlyn E. Uhrmacher |
Southeast Community College primary election (May 12, 2020) | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| at-large |
Timothy Cerveny (i)Neal Stenberg Bob Van Valkenburg |
| District 1 |
Chuck Byers* Jeanne Stec* |
| District 2 |
Kathy Boellstorff* (i)Chad Aldrich* |
| District 3 |
Edward Price* (i) |
| District 4 |
Kristin Yates* (i) |
| District 5 |
Arlyn E. Uhrmacher* |
Judicial
Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court
Stine's seat
Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court, Stine's seat
Thomas E. Stine was retained to the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court on November 3, 2020 with 75.6% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
75.6
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564,633 | ||
No |
24.4
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182,366 | |||
Total Votes |
746,999 | ||||
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Block's seat
Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court, Block's seat
Dirk V. Block was retained to the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court on November 3, 2020 with 75.7% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
75.7
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560,888 | ||
No |
24.3
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179,783 | |||
Total Votes |
740,671 | ||||
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Third District Court
Jacobsen's seat
Nebraska 3rd District Court, Jacobsen's seat
Andrew Jacobsen was retained to the Nebraska 3rd District Court on November 3, 2020 with 78.6% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
78.6
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95,322 | ||
No |
21.4
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25,885 | |||
Total Votes |
121,207 | ||||
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McManaman's seat
Nebraska 3rd District Court, McManaman's seat
Kevin McManaman was retained to the Nebraska 3rd District Court on November 3, 2020 with 78.1% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
78.1
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94,318 | ||
No |
21.9
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26,401 | |||
Total Votes |
120,719 | ||||
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Ideus' seat
Nebraska 3rd District Court, Ideus' seat
Darla Ideus was retained to the Nebraska 3rd District Court on November 3, 2020 with 78.5% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
78.5
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94,517 | ||
No |
21.5
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25,840 | |||
Total Votes |
120,357 | ||||
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Third District County Court
Nebraska 3rd Judicial District County Court, Reuter's seat
Rodney Reuter was retained to the Nebraska 3rd Judicial District County Court on November 3, 2020 with 77.6% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
77.6
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93,031 | ||
No |
22.4
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26,863 | |||
Total Votes |
119,894 | ||||
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Ballot measures
- See also: May 12, 2020 ballot measures in Nebraska
- Lincoln, Nebraska, City Contracts Charter Amendment (May 2020)
- Lincoln, Nebraska, Gender Neutral References to Mayoral Office Charter Amendment (May 2020)
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Nebraska elections, 2020
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Lancaster County, Nebraska | ||
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| Lancaster County | Nebraska | |
| Population | 322,608 | 1,961,504 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 837 | 76,817 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 85.2% | 85.3% |
| Black/African American | 3.9% | 4.8% |
| Asian | 4.2% | 2.5% |
| Native American | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Two or more | 4.6% | 3.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.3% | 11.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 93.2% | 91.6% |
| College graduation rate | 39.8% | 32.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $62,464 | $63,015 |
| Persons below poverty level | 11.9% | 10.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
One of 93 Nebraska counties—1.08 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
| Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
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| County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
| Thurston County, Nebraska | 5.94% | 13.91% | 6.96% | ||||
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Nebraska with 58.7 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 33.7 percent. In presidential elections between 1868 and 2016, Nebraska voted Republican 82 percent of the time and Democratic 18 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Nebraska voted Republican all five times.[1]
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Senate districts in Nebraska. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 10 out of 49 state Senate districts in Nebraska with an average margin of victory of 26.2 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 12 out of 49 state Senate districts in Nebraska with an average margin of victory of 22.8 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 39 out of 49 state Senate districts in Nebraska with an average margin of victory of 31.1 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 37 out of 49 state Senate districts in Nebraska with an average margin of victory of 38.3 points. Trump won five districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections. |
| 2016 presidential results by state Senate District | |||||||
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| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 35.00% | 62.82% | R+27.8 | 25.56% | 68.52% | R+43 | R |
| 2 | 34.70% | 63.63% | R+28.9 | 28.10% | 65.62% | R+37.5 | R |
| 3 | 39.04% | 59.04% | R+20 | 36.88% | 55.76% | R+18.9 | D |
| 4 | 33.37% | 65.51% | R+32.1 | 37.83% | 56.86% | R+19 | R |
| 5 | 56.53% | 41.59% | D+14.9 | 53.64% | 40.42% | D+13.2 | D |
| 6 | 44.02% | 54.75% | R+10.7 | 49.08% | 45.79% | D+3.3 | R |
| 7 | 63.42% | 34.32% | D+29.1 | 63.88% | 29.08% | D+34.8 | D |
| 8 | 61.53% | 36.52% | D+25 | 63.44% | 29.78% | D+33.7 | D |
| 9 | 58.49% | 39.32% | D+19.2 | 61.55% | 31.87% | D+29.7 | D |
| 10 | 45.04% | 53.54% | R+8.5 | 44.08% | 50.23% | R+6.1 | I |
| 11 | 91.12% | 8.07% | D+83.1 | 85.83% | 10.84% | D+75 | I |
| 12 | 43.61% | 54.71% | R+11.1 | 42.37% | 51.31% | R+8.9 | R |
| 13 | 64.84% | 33.83% | D+31 | 61.33% | 33.93% | D+27.4 | D |
| 14 | 37.62% | 60.56% | R+22.9 | 36.43% | 56.65% | R+20.2 | R |
| 15 | 38.07% | 60.36% | R+22.3 | 29.77% | 65.08% | R+35.3 | D |
| 16 | 31.13% | 67.37% | R+36.2 | 23.45% | 70.90% | R+47.4 | R |
| 17 | 43.76% | 54.47% | R+10.7 | 33.78% | 61.06% | R+27.3 | R |
| 18 | 44.60% | 54.31% | R+9.7 | 45.14% | 48.75% | R+3.6 | R |
| 19 | 25.28% | 72.70% | R+47.4 | 19.05% | 75.26% | R+56.2 | R |
| 20 | 42.76% | 55.71% | R+13 | 45.35% | 48.92% | R+3.6 | R |
| 21 | 46.85% | 51.27% | R+4.4 | 40.87% | 51.98% | R+11.1 | R |
| 22 | 23.32% | 75.02% | R+51.7 | 18.05% | 77.74% | R+59.7 | R |
| 23 | 31.22% | 66.98% | R+35.8 | 23.17% | 71.65% | R+48.5 | R |
| 24 | 26.29% | 72.16% | R+45.9 | 20.95% | 73.47% | R+52.5 | R |
| 25 | 38.80% | 59.40% | R+20.6 | 41.24% | 53.38% | R+12.1 | R |
| 26 | 52.21% | 46.11% | D+6.1 | 46.82% | 45.23% | D+1.6 | D |
| 27 | 52.75% | 45.63% | D+7.1 | 50.52% | 42.64% | D+7.9 | D |
| 28 | 60.87% | 37.83% | D+23 | 59.15% | 33.04% | D+26.1 | D |
| 29 | 47.69% | 50.58% | R+2.9 | 49.38% | 43.97% | D+5.4 | D |
| 30 | 38.34% | 59.25% | R+20.9 | 31.53% | 62.47% | R+30.9 | R |
| 31 | 33.78% | 65.04% | R+31.3 | 36.93% | 57.43% | R+20.5 | D |
| 32 | 35.71% | 62.38% | R+26.7 | 27.09% | 67.12% | R+40 | L |
| 33 | 31.50% | 66.71% | R+35.2 | 24.02% | 70.78% | R+46.8 | R |
| 34 | 27.77% | 70.53% | R+42.8 | 20.10% | 75.21% | R+55.1 | R |
| 35 | 39.62% | 58.44% | R+18.8 | 33.52% | 60.87% | R+27.3 | D |
| 36 | 24.72% | 73.31% | R+48.6 | 19.26% | 75.74% | R+56.5 | R |
| 37 | 28.68% | 69.17% | R+40.5 | 24.94% | 68.00% | R+43.1 | R |
| 38 | 23.21% | 74.90% | R+51.7 | 15.08% | 80.37% | R+65.3 | R |
| 39 | 29.09% | 69.93% | R+40.8 | 31.42% | 63.56% | R+32.1 | R |
| 40 | 22.84% | 75.26% | R+52.4 | 14.16% | 81.28% | R+67.1 | R |
| 41 | 23.54% | 74.61% | R+51.1 | 14.72% | 81.15% | R+66.4 | R |
| 42 | 28.61% | 68.98% | R+40.4 | 18.33% | 76.53% | R+58.2 | R |
| 43 | 23.14% | 74.74% | R+51.6 | 14.87% | 80.38% | R+65.5 | R |
| 44 | 18.45% | 80.00% | R+61.6 | 12.02% | 84.03% | R+72 | R |
| 45 | 40.96% | 57.13% | R+16.2 | 37.00% | 55.32% | R+18.3 | D |
| 46 | 60.88% | 37.77% | D+23.1 | 53.57% | 38.24% | D+15.3 | D |
| 47 | 21.99% | 75.82% | R+53.8 | 13.60% | 81.46% | R+67.9 | R |
| 48 | 30.41% | 67.81% | R+37.4 | 22.76% | 71.50% | R+48.7 | R |
| 49 | 34.76% | 63.76% | R+29 | 34.09% | 59.61% | R+25.5 | R |
| Total | 38.21% | 60.08% | R+21.9 | 34.35% | 59.89% | R+25.5 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
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