2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Nebraska Legislative District 18

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Jess Goldoni

Nonpartisan

Work
Founder, Nebrask.ai and j.raine LLC; marketing and social media professional

Jess Goldoni founded j.raine LLC and Nebrask.ai, worked as social media manager for the law firm Hauptman, O'Brien, Wolf & Lathrop, and was marketing director for a medical clinic.

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Taylor Royal

Nonpartisan

Work
CPA; Partner, Royal Wealth Partners (Northwestern Mutual private client group), Omaha

Taylor Royal is a Nebraska native and CPA who graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and earned a master's in accounting from Southern Methodist University. He began his career in international tax at Deloitte in Dallas and is now a partner at Royal Wealth Partners, a Northwestern Mutual private client group.

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Candidate list and race details

What's included
U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices, every state legislative district on the ballot and statewide ballot measures.
Everything else
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Candidate lists
As of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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