Nebraska down ballot state executive elections, 2014

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Nebraska Down Ballot State Executive Elections
Primary Date: May 13, 2014
General Election Date: November 4, 2014
Nebraska State Executive Elections Top Ballot Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General Down Ballot Treasurer, Auditor, Public Service Commissioner
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Three down ballot state executive positions were up for election in the state of Nebraska in 2014. The three down ballot offices on the ballot in 2014 were the Nebraska Treasurer, the Nebraska Auditor and a seat on the Nebraska Public Service Commission. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Voters in Nebraska selected new officeholders for two out of the three positions up for election. State Auditor Mike Foley (R) ran in the gubernatorial primary and was later selected as the Republican lieutenant gubernatorial candidate, leaving the race between state legislators Charlie Janssen (R) and Amanda McGill (D). Anne C. Boyle did not file for re-election to the Public Service Commission, leaving an open seat on the board heading into the election. State Treasurer Don Stenberg (R) ran for another term in office, but faces opposition from Democratic candidate Michael O'Hara and Libertarian Party candidate Michael Knebel. Don Stenberg, Charlie Janssen and Crystal Rhoades won in the general election.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Nebraska, a top-two primary system is used for the nonpartisan legislature and some other statewide races. All other primaries are semi-closed.^[1]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Treasurer

Candidates

General election

Don Stenberg - Incumbent
Michael O'Hara^[2]
Michael Knebel^[2]

Lost in primary

Christopher Costello^[2]

Results

Primary

Republican primary

Nebraska Treasurer, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Don Stenberg	85%	172,861
Christopher Costello	15%	30,566
Total Votes		203,427
Election results via Nebraska Secretary of State.

Democratic primary

Michael O'Hara won the Democratic nomination without opposition.

General election

Nebraska Treasurer, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Don Stenberg Incumbent	68.1%	357,474
	Democratic	Michael O'Hara	26.5%	139,101
	Libertarian	Michael Knebel	5.3%	28,009
Total Votes				524,584
Election results via Nebraska Secretary of State

Campaign finance

Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $47,847 during the election. This information was last updated on April 25, 2015.^[3]

Campaign Contribution Totals
Candidate	Office	Result	Contributions
Don Stenberg	Nebraska Treasurer		$32,370
Michael O'Hara	Nebraska Treasurer		$15,477
Michael Knebel	Nebraska Treasurer		$0
Christopher Costello	Nebraska Treasurer		$0
Grand Total Raised			$47,847

Duties

Some of the duties of the Nebraska Treasurer include:^[4]

• Responsible for receipting in all monies from state government from taxes to tuition.
• Responsible for returning money, stocks, bonds, dividends, utility deposits, vendor payments, gift certificates and insurance proceeds to the rightful owners.
• The State Treasurer is the trustee of the Nebraska College Savings Program, a nationally distributed 529 plan that helps parents and grandparents save for their children’s and grandchildren’s education.
• Responsible for the centralized receipting and disbursing of child support and related court-ordered payments.
• The Nebraska Long-Term Care Savings Plan: A Nebraska-based plan providing state tax deductions and tax-free withdrawals for expenses and insurance premiums depending upon age and circumstance.
• NebraskaSpending.gov: A website, maintained by the State Treasurer’s Office, that discloses how the State of Nebraska spends and receives funds.

Auditor

Candidates

General election

Charlie Janssen^[5]
Amanda McGill - member of the Nebraska Unicameral, representing District 26^[6]

Filed for other office

Mike Foley - Incumbent

Lost in primary

Larry Anderson^[2]

Results

Primary

Republican primary

Nebraska Auditor, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Charlie Janssen	56.6%	93,212
Larry Anderson	43.4%	71,389
Total Votes		164,601
Election results via Nebraska Secretary of State.

Democratic primary

Amanda McGill won the Democratic nomination without opposition.

General election

Nebraska Auditor, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Charlie Janssen	59.1%	294,688
	Democratic	Amanda McGill	40.9%	204,221
Total Votes				498,909
Election results via Nebraska Secretary of State

Campaign finance

Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $234,106 during the election. This information was last updated on April 25, 2015.^[7]

Campaign Contribution Totals
Candidate	Office	Result	Contributions
Charlie Janssen	Nebraska Auditor		$143,664
Amanda McGill	Nebraska Auditor		$90,442
Larry Anderson	Nebraska Auditor		$0
Grand Total Raised			$234,106

Duties

The major duties of the office of the Auditor of Public Accounts include:^[8]

• Constitutional authority to audit all State fiscal activity
• Statutory requirement to:
  • Conduct audits of all State agencies, officers, boards, bureaus, and commissions;
  • Conduct annual audits of certain political subdivisions, educational service units, and federal funds by contract;
  • Establish uniform accounting systems for county officers (except Lancaster, Douglas, and Sarpy counties);
  • Establish uniform budgeting for all political subdivisions;
  • Central filing for Nebraska school, municipal, and public bonds;
  • Set audit standards for all auditors conducting audits for State agencies and political subdivisions;
  • Provide audit guidelines for all auditors of political subdivisions;
  • Review all audits conducted by auditors of political subdivisions;
  • Conduct investigations of reports of alleged government waste, fraud, and mismanagement;
  • Conduct performance audits of political subdivisions receiving more than $25,000 from the State during the audit year;
  • Conduct performance audits of State agencies when expressly authorized by the Legislature; and
  • Report to the Legislature any potential problems relating to the effectiveness, efficiency, or performance of State programs discovered in the course of conducting government audits.

Past elections

2010

Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Foley Incumbent	79.6%	345,436
	Libertarian	Michele Sallach-Grace	20.4%	88,433
Total Votes				433,869
Election results via Nebraska Secretary of State

Public Service Commission (District 2)

Candidates

General election

Crystal Rhoades - Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiatives (JDAI) Coordinator for Douglas County.^[9]
John Sieler^[5]

Lost in primary

Jim Esch^[5]
John Green^[5]

Not running

Anne C. Boyle - Incumbent

Results

Primary

Democratic primary

Nebraska Public Service Commissioner, Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Crystal Rhoades	43.5%	5,974
Jim Esch	40.1%	5,507
John Green	16.5%	2,265
Total Votes		13,746
Election results via Nebraska Secretary of State.

Republican primary

John Sieler won the Republican nomination without opposition.

General election

Nebraska Public Service Commissioner, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Crystal Rhoades	56.6%	46,405
	Republican	John Sieler	43.4%	35,519
Total Votes				81,924
Election results via Nebraska Secretary of State

Campaign finance

Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $99,962 during the election. This information was last updated on April 25, 2015.^[10]

Campaign Contribution Totals
Candidate	Office	Result	Contributions
Crystal Rhoades	Nebraska Public Service Commissioner District 2		$36,078
Jim Esch	Nebraska Public Service Commissioner District 2		$26,240
John Green	Nebraska Public Service Commissioner District 2		$24,550
John Sieler	Nebraska Public Service Commissioner District 2		$13,094
Grand Total Raised			$99,962

Duties

Public service commissioners are responsible for regulating the following:^[11]

• Telecommunication carriers
• Natural gas jurisdictional utilities
• Mayor oil pipelines
• Railroad safety
• Household goods movers and passenger carriers
• Grain warehouses and dealers
• Construction of manufactured and modular homes and recreational vehicles
• High voltage electric transmission lines
• Private water company rates

The Commission also oversees and administers the following statutorily created funds:

• The Nebraska Universal Service Fund
• The Enhanced Wireless 911 Fund
• The Nebraska Telecommunications Relay System Fund

Past elections

2012

Frank Landis and Tim Schram won re-election without opposition in Districts 1 and 3, respectively.^[12]

2010

Rod Johnson and Gerald Vap won re-election without opposition in Districts 4 and 5, respectively.^[13]

2008

Nebraska Public Service Commission, District 2, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Anne Boyle Incumbent	61.8%	80,728
	Republican	John McCollister	33.4%	43,615
	Green	Doug Paterson	4.9%	6,367
Total Votes				130,710
Election results via Nebraska Secretary of State

Key deadlines

Recent news

Treasurer

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Auditor

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Public Service Commission

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See also

• Nebraska state executive official elections, 2014
• Nebraska Auditor
• Nebraska Treasurer
• Nebraska Public Service Commission

External links

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