Tag: nebraska
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Campaign behind a ballot initiative to increase the minimum wage in Nebraska submits signatures
On July 7, Raise the Wage Nebraska, the campaign behind a ballot initiative to increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 by 2026, submitted over 152,00 signatures to the secretary of state. Currently, the minimum wage is $9 per hour. In Nebraska, the number of signatures required to qualify an initiated state statute for the…
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Mike Flood wins Republican primary in Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District
With 76% of the vote, state Sen. Mike Flood defeated four other candidates on May 10 to win the Republican nomination for Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District. This was the first contested Republican primary in the district since 2014 and the first after former incumbent Jeff Fortenberry (R) was found guilty in a federal campaign finance…
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Vargas defeats Shelton in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary election
Tony Vargas defeated Alisha Shelton in the May 10 Democratic Party primary for Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, receiving 72% of the vote to Shelton’s 28%. Vargas served on the Omaha Board of Education from 2013 to 2016 and won election to Nebraska State Senate District 7 in 2016, defeating John Synowiecki in the general election…
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No incumbents defeated in Nebraska’s state Senate primary elections
All 11 incumbents seeking re-election to the Nebraska Senate will advance to the general election after winning their respective primary elections on May 10. Since 2010, only one incumbent state senator has lost in a contested primary in Nebraska: Sen. Nicole Fox (R) in 2016. Six of the incumbents running for re-election faced contested primaries…
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Challenger receives 62% of vote in primary, will face incumbent in Nebraska State Board of Education election in November
Elizabeth Tegtmeier and incumbent Robin Stevens advanced from the primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 7 on May 10, 2022. Based on unofficial returns, Tegtmeier received 62.4% of the vote, Stevens received 20.4%, and Pat Moore received 17.2%. District 7 includes 44 counties in western Nebraska. At the center of this primary was…
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Jim Pillen wins Republican primary for Nebraska governor
Jim Pillen defeated eight other candidates in the Republican Party primary for governor of Nebraska on May 10. Incumbent Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) was term-limited. Along with Pillen, Charles Herbster and Brett Lindstrom led the primary field in endorsements, funding, and media attention. The Lincoln Journal Star’s Don Walton wrote on May 1 that the primary had…
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Omaha voters to decide six bond measures totaling $260 million on May 10; May 2 is the early voting ballot request deadline
In Omaha, Nebraska, voters will decide six bond questions totaling $260.3 million on May 10. The questions include a $120 million continuation of the street preservation bond issue that voters approved in 2020. The other five bond questions total $140.3 million and concern: sewers and sewer facilities – $24.1 million parks and recreation – $15.4…
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Nebraska legislature sends constitutional amendment to voters to authorize local governments to develop commercial air travel
On April 12, the Nebraska legislature voted to send a constitutional amendment to the ballot authorizing any city, county, or other political subdivision that operates an airport to spend revenue to develop commercial air travel at the local airport. To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a 60% vote is required in the…
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Sexual education proposal at center of primary for Nebraska State Board of Education
Three candidates are running in the primary election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 7 on May 10, 2022. Those candidates are incumbent Robin Stevens, Pat Moore, and Elizabeth Tegtmeier. The two candidates to receive the most votes in the primary will advance to the general election on Nov. 8, 2022. Stevens faced no…
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Nebraska’s 2022 U.S. Congress elections see most candidates running per district since 2012
The filing deadline for candidates running for state or federal office in Nebraska was February 15, 2022. This year, 16 candidates are running for Nebraska’s 3 U.S. House districts, including 9 Republicans, 6 Democrats, and one Legal Marijuana Now candidate. That’s 5.33 candidates per district, more than the 4.67 candidates per district in 2020 and…