2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Nebraska races on the 2026 ballot
The federal and statewide races and statewide ballot measures on Nebraska's general election ballot, with candidates listed alphabetically. Open the app to see the races for your address, including your U.S. House district and state legislative districts.
What's included: U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices, state legislative races (shown in the app once you enter your address) and statewide ballot measures.
Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: votercheck.necvr.ne.gov.
Not included: local races (county, city, school board, special districts); judicial races below the state supreme court; judicial retention questions unless listed; state supreme court (none found on the Nov. 3 ballot, or not yet compiled): see the official lookup link for your full sample ballot.
Candidate lists as of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
This is not an official ballot. Confirm your registration, polling place and ballot with your election office through vote.gov.
Federal
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U.S. Senator
Statewide
- Chuck Conboy · America First
- Mike Marvin · Legal Marijuana NOW
- Dan Osborn · Independent (by petition)
- Robin Richards · Nebraska Working People
- Pete Ricketts · RepublicanIncumbent
U.S. House
Nebraska has 3 U.S. House districts. You vote in one; enter your address to find yours.
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U.S. Representative, District 1
- Chris Backemeyer · Democratic
- Mike Flood · RepublicanIncumbent
- Dan Hartong · America First
- Nik Sandman · Libertarian
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U.S. Representative, District 2
- Eric Michael Foreman · Libertarian
- Brinker Harding · Republican
- Denise Powell · Democratic
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U.S. Representative, District 3
- Macey Budke · Nebraska Working People
- Mark Cohen · Independent (by petition)
- David J. Else · Legal Marijuana NOW
- Adrian Smith · RepublicanIncumbent
- Becky Kelly Stille · Democratic
Statewide offices
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Governor
Statewide
- Rick Beard · Legal Marijuana NOW
- Brett Lindstrom · America First
- Jim Pillen · RepublicanIncumbent
- Lynne Walz · Democratic
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Attorney General
Statewide
- Jocelyn Brasher · Democratic
- Mike Hilgers · RepublicanIncumbent
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Secretary of State
Statewide
- Bob Krist · America First
- Scott Petersen · Republican
- Paul Rumbaugh · Nebraska Working People
- Sarah J. Slattery · Democratic
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State Treasurer
Statewide
- Daniel Ebers · Democratic
- Joey Spellerberg · RepublicanIncumbent
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State Auditor
Statewide
- Mike Foley · RepublicanIncumbent
- John Knight · America First
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University of Nebraska Board of Regents
Statewide
- Brent Comstock · Nonpartisan
- Jeremy Hosein · Nonpartisan
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Public Service Commission
Statewide
- Wendy DeBoer · Democratic
- Dennis McCann · Republican
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University of Nebraska Board of Regents
Statewide
- Elizabeth Butler · Nonpartisan
- Jill Wolfe · Nonpartisan
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University of Nebraska Board of Regents
Statewide
- Susanne Shore · Nonpartisan
- Justin Solomon · Nonpartisan
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State Board of Education
Statewide
- Michaela Conway · Nonpartisan
- Angie Eberspacher · Nonpartisan
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State Board of Education
Statewide
- Grady Erickson · Nonpartisan
- Sherry Jones · NonpartisanIncumbent
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State Board of Education
Statewide
- Elizabeth Tegtmeier · NonpartisanIncumbent
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State Board of Education
Statewide
- Lou Ann Goding · Nonpartisan
- Sherrye Hutcherson · Nonpartisan
Statewide ballot measures
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Initiative Measure 440 (constitutional amendment: online sports wagering)
Statewide ballot measure
Would amend the Nebraska Constitution so laws may allow people in Nebraska to place sports wagers online through gaming operators licensed at Nebraska racetracks.
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Initiative Measure 441 (statute: online sports wagering)
Statewide ballot measure
Would enact statutes allowing and regulating online sports wagering offered by licensed racetrack gaming operators or their platform providers.
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Initiative Measure 442 (constitutional amendment: school athletic teams designated by sex)
Statewide ballot measure
Would require schools and colleges to designate each athletic team as male, female or coed based on biological sex, and would close teams designated for women or girls to students of the male sex.
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Constitutional amendment (LR 19CA): Legislative term limits
Statewide ballot measure
Would amend Article III, section 12 so a member of the Legislature may serve three consecutive four-year terms, instead of two, before becoming ineligible for four years.
State legislature
25 Nebraska legislative races are on the ballot. They depend on your district, so they appear in the app once you enter your address.
Voting in Nebraska
- Registration deadline
- Mailed-in registrations must be postmarked by Friday, October 16, 2026; online registration closes before midnight October 16; registration through deputy registrars by 6 p.m. October 16. In-person registration at the county election office remains open until 6 p.m. on Friday, October 23, 2026. Nebraska has no Election Day registration.
- Early voting
- Early voting in person at the county clerk or election commissioner's office began October 5, 2026 (not more than 30 days before the election) and continues until the day before the election.
- ID at the polls
- Voters must present an acceptable photo ID before casting a ballot. A voter with a reasonable impediment (for example a disability or illness, or a religious objection to being photographed) may complete a Reasonable Impediment Certification. A voter without ID may vote provisionally and present ID to the county election office by the Tuesday after the election.
Check your registration and sample ballot (votercheck.necvr.ne.gov)
Sources
- 2026 Election Calendar (Primary May 12, General November 3) (Nebraska Secretary of State, Public record)
- Voter ID (Nebraska Secretary of State, Public record)
- vote.gov state voter registration data (data/states.json and content/en/register/*.md) (U.S. General Services Administration (vote.gov), Public domain (U.S. government work))
About this page
Candidates: Legal Insights national 2026 ballot research for Nebraska (as of 2026-10-14). Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name, not in official ballot order, and never grouped by party. Incumbent is marked only where the state list or our research confirms it. We don't endorse or rate candidates or questions. How we research.