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Douglas County, NE

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Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

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U.S. House, Nebraska District 2
3 candidates
Federal ▾
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Brinker Harding
REP
Biography
Brinker Harding is the Republican nominee for Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District. He has served on the Omaha City Council since 2017 and previously was chief of staff and director of economic development for Mayor Hal Daub from 1995 to 2000, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Economic growth paired with a balanced budget
  • Support for public safety and police
  • Infrastructure development through public-private partnerships
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Denise Powell
DEM
Biography
Denise Powell is the Democratic nominee for Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District. She describes herself as a mom, small business owner and former corporate executive who moved into community organizing supporting local candidates and public schools after 2016, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Economic fairness, opposing tax breaks for billionaires and supporting working families with the cost of living
  • Protecting Medicaid and senior benefits
  • Defending public schools and the University of Nebraska system
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Eric Michael Foreman
Biography
Eric Michael Foreman is the Libertarian candidate for U.S. House in Nebraska's 2nd District. He works in property management and maintenance and has previously worked in construction and food service, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Restore accountability so that people, not parties or lobbyists, are in charge of government, per questionnaire
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Brinker Harding (R), Denise Powell (D), Eric Michael Foreman (L) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, per the Secretary of State's Final Statewide General Candidate List, certified September 11, 2026. The seat is open: Don Bacon did not file for re-election and is not on the certified list.
U.S. Senate
5 candidates
Federal ▾
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Pete Ricketts
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Pete Ricketts is Nebraska's incumbent U.S. senator and the Republican nominee seeking his first full six-year term in 2026. A former two-term Nebraska governor and businessman, he was appointed to the Senate in 2023 and won the 2024 special election. His campaign emphasizes conservative fiscal policy, agriculture, border security, and Nebraska's low-tax business climate.
Top Priorities
  • Advance conservative fiscal and regulatory policy
  • Support Nebraska agriculture, trade, and rural communities
  • Strengthen border security and public safety
Campaign Finance
$4,866,649 raised · top industries: Itemized individual contributions (over $200), Large-dollar contributions
Key voting record
Voted yes on the 2025 Republican tax-and-spending package, which passed the Senate 51-50. Supported
Voted yes on expanded federal detention requirements for certain immigration-related offenses. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
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Dan Osborn
Biography
Dan Osborn is an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Nebraska, an industrial mechanic, Navy veteran, and former local union president who led the 2021 Kellogg's strike in Omaha. After a closer-than-expected 2024 run, he qualified for the 2026 ballot by petition in June 2026. His Nebraska Fairness Plan emphasizes anti-corruption reform, a congressional stock-trading ban, and working-class economic priorities.
Top Priorities
  • End dark money and ban congressional stock trading
  • Represent working-class Nebraskans over party leadership
  • Lower costs for families, farmers, and small businesses
Campaign Finance
$3,856,315 raised · top industries: Unitemized small-dollar donations (under $200), Itemized individual contributions (over $200)
Campaign siteFull profile
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Mike Marvin
Biography
Mike Marvin suspended his U.S. Senate campaign on August 21, 2026, citing a worsening health condition, and endorsed nonpartisan candidate Dan Osborn; because Nebraska's deadline to withdraw from the general-election ballot passed on August 3, his name is still printed on the November 3 ballot, per the Nebraska Examiner and the Secretary of State's office. Marvin of Omaha is the Legal Marijuana NOW Party nominee, a bus driver in Omaha for 26 years and former executive director of the NAPE/AFSCME public-employees union, with five decades of organizing for working families. His platform centered on marijuana legalization and workers' rights.
Top Priorities
  • Legalize marijuana in Nebraska and nationally
  • Champion public employees and working families
  • Bring five decades of labor organizing experience to federal policy
Campaign Finance
$9,390 raised · top industries: Itemized individual contributions (over $200)
Campaign siteFull profile
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Robin Richards
Biography
Robin Richards of Ralston is the chair of the Nebraska Working People Party and filed as its U.S. Senate candidate on September 1, 2026, the deadline for a newly recognized party to place candidates on the general-election ballot. The Nebraska Supreme Court cleared the party for recognition on August 26 and the Secretary of State certified it the same day; his office confirmed valid signatures for the party's filings. Her ballot status is reported by the Nebraska Examiner and is not yet on a certified Secretary of State list. No campaign website was found as of September 12, 2026.
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Chuck Conboy
Biography
Chuck Conboy of Papillion filed as the America First Party's U.S. Senate candidate on September 1, 2026, the deadline for a newly recognized party to place candidates on the general-election ballot. The Nebraska Supreme Court cleared the party for recognition on August 26 and the Secretary of State certified it the same day; his office confirmed valid signatures for the party's five filings. His ballot status is reported by Nebraska Public Media and the Nebraska Examiner and is not yet on a certified Secretary of State list. No campaign website was found as of September 12, 2026.
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Governor
4 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Jim Pillen
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Jim Pillen is Nebraska's incumbent governor and the Republican nominee for re-election in 2026, winning his May primary with about 76% of the vote. A veterinarian, hog producer, and former University of Nebraska regent from Columbus, his first term has emphasized property-tax relief, agriculture, water policy, and conservative budgeting.
Top Priorities
  • Deliver property-tax relief and conservative budgeting
  • Support Nebraska agriculture and water resources
  • Grow the state workforce and rural economy
Campaign Finance
$24,200,000 raised · top industries: Individual contributions statewide, Agriculture and business donors
Campaign siteFull profile
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Lynne Walz
DEM
Biography
Lynne Walz is the Democratic nominee for Nebraska governor, a former state senator from Fremont, former school board member, teacher, and realtor. She won the May 2026 Democratic primary with about 91% of the vote and is running a bipartisan-toned campaign focused on good-paying jobs, public schools, and lowering everyday costs for Nebraska families.
Top Priorities
  • Create and attract good-paying jobs
  • Support public schools and teachers
  • Lower the cost of food, health care, and child care
Campaign Finance
$1,192,000 raised · top industries: Itemized individual contributions (over $200)
Campaign siteFull profile
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Rick Beard
Biography
Rick Beard is the Legal Marijuana NOW Party nominee for Nebraska governor, a former farmer, former wine shop owner, and longtime marijuana-legalization activist who takes no PAC or party money. His platform centers on a state-operated cannabis business to fund property-tax relief, removing corporate money from Nebraska politics, and upholding voter-approved initiatives like medical cannabis and minimum-wage increases.
Top Priorities
  • Legalize and tax cannabis through a state-run business to fund property-tax relief
  • Get corporate and PAC money out of Nebraska politics
  • Uphold voter-approved initiatives on medical cannabis, wages, and sick leave
Campaign siteFull profile
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Brett Lindstrom
Biography
Brett Lindstrom is the America First Party nominee for Nebraska governor, running with running mate Michael Picard of Omaha, a Navy veteran and director of a youth volleyball club, per the Nebraska Examiner. A former Nebraska state senator, Lindstrom filed with the Secretary of State on September 1, 2026 to appear on the November ballot on the America First line, per the Nebraska Examiner. His campaign describes a fiscal-policy platform it calls the "Nebraska Doctrine," per the Nebraska Examiner. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
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Attorney General
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Mike Hilgers
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Mike Hilgers is Nebraska's incumbent attorney general and the Republican nominee for re-election in 2026, advancing unopposed from the May primary. A former speaker of the Nebraska Legislature and business founder, his office has emphasized consumer protection, public safety, opioid enforcement, and litigation defending Nebraska law.
Top Priorities
  • Strengthen public safety and law enforcement partnerships
  • Protect consumers and pursue fraud enforcement
  • Defend Nebraska laws and constitutional authority
Campaign Finance
$1,216,000 raised · top industries: Republican Attorneys General Association, Itemized individual contributions (over $200)
Campaign siteFull profile
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Jocelyn Brasher
DEM
Biography
Jocelyn Brasher is the Democratic nominee for Nebraska attorney general and a former assistant Nebraska attorney general who spent five years in the office's Consumer Protection Bureau. If elected she would be the first woman to serve as Nebraska attorney general. Her campaign emphasizes consumer protection, fraud enforcement, and an office focused on Nebraskans rather than national politics.
Top Priorities
  • Protect Nebraskans from fraud, scams, and unfair business practices
  • Refocus the office on consumer protection over national litigation
  • Support public safety and accountable law enforcement
Campaign Finance
top industries: Individual and in-kind contributions
Campaign siteFull profile
Secretary of State
4 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Scott Petersen
REP
Biography
Scott Petersen is the Republican nominee for Nebraska secretary of state, an Omaha businessman who won the Republican nomination over two-term incumbent Bob Evnen in May 2026. His campaign emphasizes election security, auditable election systems, ballot chain-of-custody rules, and modernizing state business services.
Top Priorities
  • Tighten election security, audits, and ballot chain of custody
  • Restore voter confidence with transparent, verifiable results
  • Modernize business filings and state services
Campaign Finance
$115,000 raised · top industries: Itemized individual contributions (over $200)
Campaign siteFull profile
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Sarah Slattery
DEM
Biography
Sarah Slattery is the Democratic nominee for Nebraska secretary of state, a professional chef and small-business owner from Plattsmouth who serves on the Plattsmouth Bridge Commission and Library Board. If elected she would be Nebraska's first female secretary of state. Her campaign emphasizes defending Nebraska's existing election system, voter access, and practical service for businesses.
Top Priorities
  • Defend Nebraska's secure, accessible election system
  • Protect voter access, including mail voting options
  • Support small businesses through efficient state services
Campaign Finance
$14,890 raised · top industries: Itemized individual contributions (over $200)
Campaign siteFull profile
PR
Paul Rumbaugh
Biography
Paul Rumbaugh, of Omaha, is the Nebraska Working People Party nominee for Nebraska secretary of state, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Full profile
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Bob Krist
Biography
Bob Krist, of Omaha, is the America First Party nominee for Nebraska secretary of state and a former Nebraska state senator, per the Nebraska Examiner. He was appointed to the Legislature as a Republican in 2009, was the 2018 Democratic nominee for governor, and rejoined the Republican Party in 2022 before filing with the America First Party for this race on September 1, 2026, per the Nebraska Examiner. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
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Treasurer
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Joey Spellerberg
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Joey Spellerberg is Nebraska's incumbent state treasurer and the Republican nominee for a first full term in 2026. The former mayor of Fremont, he was appointed treasurer in November 2025 after Tom Briese resigned, and has emphasized returning unclaimed property, sound management of state funds, and college-savings programs.
Top Priorities
  • Return unclaimed property to Nebraskans
  • Manage state funds conservatively and transparently
  • Strengthen college-savings and financial programs
Campaign Finance
$7,005 raised · top industries: Itemized individual contributions (over $200)
Campaign siteFull profile
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Daniel Ebers
DEM
Biography
Daniel Ebers is the Democratic nominee for Nebraska state treasurer, a hotel manager from Lincoln who was the party's 2024 nominee for U.S. House and a past county treasurer candidate. He advanced unopposed from the May 2026 Democratic primary, and his campaign emphasizes accountable management of state funds.
Top Priorities
  • Provide accountable, transparent management of state funds
  • Improve customer service in the treasurer's office
  • Offer a Democratic alternative for statewide fiscal office
Campaign siteFull profile
Auditor
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Mike Foley
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Mike Foley is Nebraska's incumbent auditor of public accounts and the Republican nominee for re-election in 2026. A former lieutenant governor and state senator, he has served multiple nonconsecutive terms as auditor, with a record focused on uncovering misspending in state agencies and local governments.
Top Priorities
  • Audit state agencies and local governments for misspending
  • Increase transparency of public funds
  • Protect taxpayers through independent oversight
Campaign siteFull profile
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John Knight
Biography
John Knight, of Clay Center, is the America First Party nominee for Nebraska auditor of public accounts, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
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Countywide races in Douglas County

ZIP 68116 sits in Douglas County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Douglas County races (21).

Douglas County Assessor/Register of Deeds
1 candidate
County ▾
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Dakotah Smith
DEM
Biography
Dakotah Smith brings 10 years of residential and commercial real estate brokerage experience to his run for assessor, per his campaign site. He says that background will help him ensure property assessments are handled fairly and transparently.
Campaign siteFull profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Smith is unopposed on the November ballot. The office's current occupant, Michael J. Goodwillie, is not a candidate this cycle, per the Douglas County Assessor's office website and the Election Commission's certified candidate list.
Douglas County Attorney
2 candidates
County ▾
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Donald W. Kleine
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Don Kleine has served as Douglas County Attorney since 2006, per his campaign site. He previously served as chief of the Nebraska Attorney General's criminal bureau and as chief deputy to former Douglas County Attorney Jim Jansen, per the same source. His office established Nebraska's first problem-solving courts, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Prioritizing prosecution of violent crime while expanding diversion programs for addiction and mental illness
  • Continuing the office's problem-solving courts for people dealing with addiction
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Makayla Danner
DEM
Biography
Makayla Danner has worked more than 20 years as a City of Omaha prosecutor focused on child abuse, neglect and youth crime cases, per the Nebraska Examiner. She is an adjunct professor at the University of Nebraska Omaha, per her campaign site, which also lists an endorsement from Omaha Mayor John Ewing Jr.
Top Priorities
  • Prioritizing prosecution of violent offenders while expanding diversion programming for appropriate nonviolent offenders
  • Supporting expanded drug courts and mental-health diversion
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Kleine, the incumbent since 2006, faces Danner, a longtime City of Omaha prosecutor, on the November ballot, per the Douglas County Election Commission's Notice of General Election.
Douglas County Clerk of the District Court
1 candidate
County ▾
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Justin T. Wayne
DEM
Biography
Justin T. Wayne is the Democratic nominee for Douglas County Clerk of the District Court, unopposed on the November 2026 ballot, per the Douglas County Election Commission. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Wayne is unopposed on the November ballot. The current Clerk of the District Court, Crystal Rhoades, is not seeking re-election, per the Clerk of the District Court's website.
Douglas County Engineer
1 candidate
County ▾
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Todd Pfitzer
REP
Biography
Todd Pfitzer's campaign describes engineering and infrastructure priorities including green infrastructure and storm-water management, ADA implementation, and pedestrian and bicycle accommodations, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Storm-water management and green infrastructure improvements
  • ADA implementation and pedestrian and bicycle accommodations
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Pfitzer is unopposed on the November ballot, per the Douglas County Election Commission's Notice of General Election.
Douglas County Sheriff
2 candidates
County ▾
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Aaron Hanson
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Hanson was elected in 2022 as Douglas County's 31st Sheriff after 29 years of law enforcement service, including 26 years with the Omaha Police Department in roles such as K9 Unit Handler and Gang Unit Sergeant, per his campaign site. Before being elected Sheriff, he served as Executive Director of the Nebraska Center for Workforce Development and as President of the Omaha Police Officers Association, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Addressing repeat violent offenders through specialized units
  • Addressing mental health and homelessness issues
  • Traffic safety enforcement
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Mark Martinez
DEM
Biography
Mark Martinez served as U.S. Marshal for the District of Nebraska from 2010 to 2018, per the Nebraska Examiner. He previously spent 25 years with the Omaha Police Department, reaching the rank of deputy chief, before his marshal service, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
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About this race
Hanson, the incumbent since January 2023, faces Martinez, a former U.S. Marshal for the District of Nebraska, on the November ballot, per the Douglas County Election Commission's Notice of General Election. Martinez's ballot eligibility was challenged by the Douglas County Republican Party over his law-enforcement certificate status; a Nebraska Supreme Court justice ruled he could remain on the ballot, per the Nebraska Examiner.
Douglas County Treasurer
1 candidate
County ▾
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Tony Vargas
DEM
Biography
Tony Vargas served in the Nebraska Legislature, including eight years on the Appropriations Committee, per his campaign site. He says he passed the state's first long-term fiscal-planning legislation and worked to strengthen public schools and expand access to health care as a senator.
Campaign siteFull profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Vargas is unopposed on the November ballot. The current Treasurer, Timothy W. Cavanaugh, is not on the November ballot, per the Treasurer's office website.

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