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Who is on the ballot in Nebraska on November 3, 2026?

For the November 3, 2026 general election. From the Nebraska Secretary of State candidate list, checked October 7, 2026.

This page lists every candidate on the Nebraska Secretary of State's list for U.S. Senate, governor and other statewide offices, Congress and the legislature: 81 candidates in 34 races. Within each race, candidates are in alphabetical order by last name. It shows the candidates on that office's Final Statewide General Candidate List of September 11, 2026, alphabetically by last name, with names and parties as the list gives them. Members of the Legislature are elected without party labels, and the list gives none.

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U.S. Senator

Statewide offices

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

  • Rick Beard and Keenya Barnes (Legal Marijuana NOW)
  • Brett Lindstrom and Michael Picard (America First)
  • Jim Pillen and Joe Kelly (Republican)
  • Lynne Walz and Ben Steffen (Democratic)

Secretary of State

  • Bob Krist (America First)
  • Scott Petersen (Republican)
  • Paul Rumbaugh (Nebraska Working People)
  • Sarah J. Slattery (Democratic)

State Treasurer

  • Daniel Ebers (Democratic)
  • Joey Spellerberg (Republican)

Attorney General

  • Jocelyn Brasher (Democratic)
  • Mike Hilgers (Republican)

Auditor of Public Accounts

  • Mike Foley (Republican)
  • John Knight (America First)

U.S. House of Representatives

All 3 Nebraska congressional districts elect a representative.

1st Congressional District

  • Chris Backemeyer (Democratic)
  • Mike Flood (Republican)
  • Dan Hartong (America First)
  • Nik Sandman (Libertarian)

2nd Congressional District

  • Eric Michael Foreman (Libertarian)
  • Brinker Harding (Republican)
  • Denise Powell (Democratic)

3rd Congressional District

  • Macey Budke (Nebraska Working People)
  • Mark Cohen (By Petition)
  • David J. Else (Legal Marijuana NOW)
  • Adrian Smith (Republican)
  • Becky Kelly Stille (Democratic)

Nebraska Legislature

The list has candidates in 25 districts. A district that is not shown has no candidate on the list for this election.

Member of the Legislature, District 2

  • Dean Helmick (Nonpartisan)
  • Caitlin Knutson (Nonpartisan)

Member of the Legislature, District 4

  • R. Brad von Gillern (Nonpartisan)
  • Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek (Nonpartisan)

Member of the Legislature, District 6

  • Patrick Leahy (Nonpartisan)
  • Nate Ostdiek (Nonpartisan)

Member of the Legislature, District 8

  • Erin Feichtinger (Nonpartisan)
  • Josh Livingston (Nonpartisan)

Member of the Legislature, District 10

  • Cindy Johnson (Nonpartisan)
  • Rebecca Rens (Nonpartisan)

Member of the Legislature, District 12

  • Christy Knorr (Nonpartisan)
  • Merv Riepe (Nonpartisan)

Member of the Legislature, District 14

  • Bill Bowes (Nonpartisan)
  • SuAnn Witt (Nonpartisan)

Member of the Legislature, District 16

  • Cindy Chatt (Nonpartisan)
  • Ted Japp (Nonpartisan)

Member of the Legislature, District 18

  • Jess Goldoni (Nonpartisan)
  • Taylor Royal (Nonpartisan)

Member of the Legislature, District 20

  • Chris Anderson (Nonpartisan)
  • John Fredrickson (Nonpartisan)

Member of the Legislature, District 22

  • Dawson Brunswick (Nonpartisan)

Member of the Legislature, District 24

  • Jana Hughes (Nonpartisan)
  • Dan Winter (Nonpartisan)

Member of the Legislature, District 26

  • George Dungan (Nonpartisan)
  • Tobias Howard (Nonpartisan)

Member of the Legislature, District 28

  • Patty Pansing Brooks (Nonpartisan)
  • Colby L. Woodson (Nonpartisan)

Member of the Legislature, District 30

  • Janet M. Bock (Nonpartisan)
  • Cally Ideus (Nonpartisan)

Member of the Legislature, District 32

  • Mark Schoenrock (Nonpartisan)
  • Shay Smith (Nonpartisan)

Member of the Legislature, District 34

  • Ben Blodgett (Nonpartisan)
  • Loren Lippincott (Nonpartisan)

Member of the Legislature, District 36

  • Rick Holdcroft (Nonpartisan)
  • Darin Tompkins (Nonpartisan)

Member of the Legislature, District 38

  • Tim Anderson (Nonpartisan)
  • Janell Anderson Ehrke (Nonpartisan)

Member of the Legislature, District 40

  • Barry DeKay (Nonpartisan)

Member of the Legislature, District 41

  • Jeremy Heneger (Nonpartisan)
  • Joe Johnson (Nonpartisan)

Member of the Legislature, District 42

  • Mike Jacobson (Nonpartisan)
  • Shaylee S. Scranton (Nonpartisan)

Member of the Legislature, District 44

  • Teresa Ibach (Nonpartisan)

Member of the Legislature, District 46

  • Danielle Conrad (Nonpartisan)

Member of the Legislature, District 48

  • Brian Hardin (Nonpartisan)
  • Jessica M. Landers (Nonpartisan)

Judges, county offices and local questions

These are not listed on this page: Public Service Commissioner, State Board of Education, University of Nebraska Regents, community college, natural resources, public power and educational service unit boards, judges up for a retention vote, county and local offices, and the ballot measures. The Nebraska Secretary of State's full candidate list has every office it covers. Your full sample ballot, with every contest and question you will see, comes from your county or local election office: find yours.

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