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Nebraska State Board of Education
Election details
Filing deadline: March 1, 2018
Primary: May 15, 2018 General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent(s): Patricia Timm (District 5) Maureen Nickels (District 6) Molly O'Holleran (District 7) Patrick McPherson (District 8)
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Nebraska held an election for four of the eight seats on the state board of education on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was February 15, 2018, for incumbents and March 1, 2018, for challengers.

The seats up for election included District 5, held by Patricia Timm, District 6, held by Maureen Nickels, District 7, held by Molly O'Holleran, and District 8, held by Patrick McPherson.

Candidates and election results

District 5

General election

General election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 5

Incumbent Patricia Timm defeated Maris Bentley in the general election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Timm (Nonpartisan)	63.1	38,800
		Maris Bentley (Nonpartisan)	36.9	22,713

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 61,513 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 5

Incumbent Patricia Timm and Maris Bentley advanced from the primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 5 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Timm (Nonpartisan)	70.2	21,273
✔		Maris Bentley (Nonpartisan)	29.8	9,023

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 30,296
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District 6

General election

General election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 6

Incumbent Maureen Nickels won election in the general election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 6 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maureen Nickels (Nonpartisan)	100.0	56,395

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,395 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 6

Incumbent Maureen Nickels advanced from the primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 6 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maureen Nickels (Nonpartisan)	100.0	27,904

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 27,904
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District 7

General election

General election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 7

Robin Stevens won election in the general election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robin Stevens (Nonpartisan)	100.0	58,764

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,764 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 7

Robin Stevens advanced from the primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 7 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robin Stevens (Nonpartisan)	100.0	30,727

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 30,727
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District 8

General election

General election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 8

Deborah Neary defeated incumbent Patrick McPherson in the general election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 8 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Deborah Neary (Nonpartisan)	59.1	46,697
		Patrick McPherson (Nonpartisan)	40.9	32,292

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 78,989 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 8

Deborah Neary and incumbent Patrick McPherson defeated Bob Meyers in the primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 8 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Deborah Neary (Nonpartisan)	50.9	15,018
✔		Patrick McPherson (Nonpartisan)	27.6	8,137
		Bob Meyers (Nonpartisan)	21.6	6,373

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 29,528
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State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Nebraska heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

• Following the 2014 elections, Republicans held both U.S. Senate seats in Nebraska.
• Republicans held all three U.S. House seats in Nebraska.

State executives

• As of May 2018, Republicans held six of 10 state executive positions and the remaining four positions were held by nonpartisan officials.
• The governor of Nebraska was Republican Pete Ricketts.

State legislature

• Republicans controlled the Nebraska unicameral with a 30-16 majority.

Trifecta status

• Nebraska was a Republican trifecta, meaning that the Republican Party controlled the state government. Pete Ricketts (R) served as governor and Republicans controlled the state legislature.

2018 elections

See also: Nebraska elections, 2018

Nebraska held elections for the following positions in 2018:

• One U.S. Senate seat
• Three U.S. House seats
• Governor and lieutenant governor
• Four lower state executive positions
• 24 out of 49 state Senate seats
• Municipal elections in Douglas and Lancaster Counties

Demographics

As of July 2017, Nebraska had a population of approximately 1,920,000 people, with its three largest cities being Omaha (pop. est. 450,000), Lincoln (pop. est. 280,000), and Bellevue (pop. est. 54,000).^[1][2]

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Nebraska from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Nebraska Secretary of State.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Nebraska every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Nebraska 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Donald Trump	58.7%	Hillary Clinton	33.7%	25.0%
2012	Mitt Romney	59.8%	Barack Obama	38.0%	21.8%
2008	John McCain	56.5%	Barack Obama	41.6%	14.9%
2004	George W. Bush	65.9%	John Kerry	32.7%	33.2%
2000	George W. Bush	62.2%	Al Gore	33.3%	28.9%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Nebraska from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Nebraska 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2014	Ben Sasse	64.3%	Dave Domina	31.5%	32.8%
2012	Deb Fischer	57.8%	Bob Kerrey	42.2%	15.6%
2008	Mike Johanns	57.5%	Scott Kleeb	40.1%	17.4%
2006	Ben Nelson	63.9%	Pete Ricketts	36.1%	27.8%
2002	Chuck Hagel	82.3%	Charlie Matulka	14.6%	67.7%
2000	Ben Nelson	51.1%	Don Stenberg	48.9%	2.2%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Nebraska.

Election results (Governor), Nebraska 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2014	Pete Ricketts	57.2%	Chuck Hassebrook	39.2%	18.0%
2010	Dave Heineman	73.9%	Mike Meister	26.1%	47.8%
2006	Dave Heineman	73.4%	David Hahn	24.5%	48.9%
2002	Mike Johanns	68.7%	Stormy Dean	27.5%	41.2%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Nebraska in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Nebraska 2000-2016
Year	Republicans	Republicans (%)	Democrats	Democrats (%)	Balance of power
2016	3	100%	0	0%	R+3
2014	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	R+1
2012	3	100%	0	0%	R+3
2010	3	100%	0	0%	R+3
2008	3	100%	0	0%	R+3
2006	3	100%	0	0%	R+3
2004	3	100%	0	0%	R+3
2002	3	100%	0	0%	R+3
2002	3	100%	0	0%	R+3

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls the state legislature and the governor's office.

See also

External links

Suggest a link

• Nebraska State Board of Education website

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