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69165

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Lincoln County, NE

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

18 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
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69165 sample ballot preview: statewide, congressional and Lincoln County races

U.S. House, Nebraska District 3
5 candidates
Federal ▾
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Adrian Smith
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Adrian Smith represents Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House. Before Congress he worked as an educator and real estate agent and served on his hometown city council, per his congressional office. He represented District 48 in the Nebraska Legislature for eight years and now chairs the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
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Becky Kelly Stille
DEM
Biography
Becky Kelly Stille is the Democratic nominee for Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District. She earned a degree in accounting and spent 20 years in the agricultural industry, working as an accounting clerk, lab technician, quality manager and production supervisor, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Protect family farms
  • Expand rural health care access, including funding rural hospitals and lowering prescription drug costs
  • Support veterans
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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David J. Else
Biography
David J. Else is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District as the Legal Marijuana NOW nominee, per the Nebraska Secretary of State's Final Statewide General Candidate List, certified September 11, 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
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Macey Budke
Biography
Macey Budke is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District as the Nebraska Working People nominee, per the Nebraska Secretary of State's Final Statewide General Candidate List, certified September 11, 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
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Mark Cohen
Biography
Mark Cohen is an independent candidate for U.S. House in Nebraska's 3rd District. He is a former U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate who later practiced law in Omaha during the farm crisis, taught legal writing at the University of Arkansas School of Law, and holds a law degree from the University of Colorado and a master's degree in agricultural and food law, per his campaign site. He is also a karate instructor in Ogallala, Nebraska.
Top Priorities
  • agriculture policy
  • rural healthcare access
  • rural-focused policymaking
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Adrian Smith (R), Becky Kelly Stille (D), David J. Else (Legal Marijuana NOW), Macey Budke (Nebraska Working People), Mark Cohen (I) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District, per the Secretary of State's Final Statewide General Candidate List, certified September 11, 2026.
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.
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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 Lincoln County

ZIP 69165 sits in Lincoln County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Lincoln County races (13).

Lincoln County Clerk
1 candidate
County ▾
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Rebecca J. Rossell
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Rebecca J. Rossell is the Republican candidate for Lincoln County Clerk and the sitting clerk, serving as Clerk/Election Commissioner, per Lincoln County government. 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
Incumbent Rebecca J. Rossell, who is also the county's Election Commissioner, is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Lincoln County Clerk's official candidate list.
Lincoln County Register of Deeds
1 candidate
County ▾
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Kevin Kreger
REP
Biography
Kevin Kreger is the Republican candidate for Lincoln County Register of Deeds. He filed for the office after the previous Republican filer, Lois A. Block, withdrew from the race on March 2, 2026, per the Lincoln County Clerk's office. 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
Kevin Kreger is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Lincoln County Clerk's official candidate list. Fellow Republican filer Lois A. Block, the sitting Register of Deeds since 2007, withdrew her candidacy on March 2, 2026, per the same list, and is not seeking re-election.
Lincoln County Clerk of the District Court
1 candidate
County ▾
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Crystal Schliep
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Crystal Schliep is the Republican candidate for Lincoln County Clerk of the District Court and the sitting clerk of the district court, per Lincoln County government. 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
Incumbent Crystal Schliep is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Lincoln County Clerk's official candidate list.
Lincoln County Treasurer
1 candidate
County ▾
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Sheri Newton
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Newton currently serves as Lincoln County Treasurer, per Lincoln County website. 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
Incumbent Sheri Newton is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Lincoln County Clerk's official candidate list.
Lincoln County Sheriff
1 candidate
County ▾
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Jerome J. Kramer
REP
Biography
Jerome J. Kramer is the Republican candidate for Lincoln County Sheriff and the sitting sheriff, seeking a sixth term, per the North Platte Telegraph. He began his career as a detention officer in October 1981, rose to sergeant while serving as a deputy sheriff, and took office as sheriff on August 3, 2006, per the same source. He received the North Platte Area Chamber & Development Corporation's 2025 Professional of the Year award, per the North Platte Telegraph. 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
Jerome J. Kramer is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Lincoln County Clerk's official candidate list. The Sheriff's Office website does not name the sitting sheriff, so incumbency could not be confirmed from an official source.
Lincoln County Attorney
1 candidate
County ▾
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Rebecca R. Harling
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Harling currently serves as Lincoln County Attorney and has held the office since February 2008, per Lincoln County website. 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
Incumbent Rebecca R. Harling is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Lincoln County Clerk's official candidate list.
Lincoln County Public Defender
1 candidate
County ▾
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Amanda M. Speichert
REP
Biography
Amanda M. Speichert is the Republican candidate for Lincoln County Public Defender, per the Lincoln County Clerk's 2026 candidate list. 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
Amanda M. Speichert is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Lincoln County Clerk's official candidate list. The only Democratic filer, Robert P. Lindemeier, declined the nomination on July 2, 2026, per the same list.
Lincoln County Surveyor
1 candidate
County ▾
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Boni Edwards
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Edwards currently serves as Lincoln County Surveyor, per Lincoln County website. 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
Incumbent Boni Edwards is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Lincoln County Clerk's official candidate list.
Lincoln County Assessor
1 candidate
County ▾
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Julie J. Stenger
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Stenger currently serves as Lincoln County Assessor, per Lincoln County website. 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
Incumbent Julie J. Stenger is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Lincoln County Clerk's official candidate list.
State Board of Education District 7
1 candidate
County ▾
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Elizabeth Tegtmeier
INCUMBENT
Biography
Tegtmeier is a North Platte native with a teaching degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln who taught for four years in the North Platte School District, per her campaign site. She was elected to the Nebraska State Board of Education's District 7 seat in November 2022 and has since been elected Board President for three consecutive years, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Improving student literacy through the Nebraska Literacy Project
  • Parental involvement in education decisions
  • Fiscal responsibility of taxpayer funds
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
Incumbent Elizabeth Tegtmeier is unopposed for the nonpartisan Nebraska State Board of Education District 7 seat, per the Nebraska Secretary of State's certified candidate list. The name still appears on the ballot; the race is uncontested.

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