The Journal Star's 2026 General Election Voter's Guide
We reached out to candidates in contested general elections and asked them to provide biographical information and answer questions relevant to the offices they seek.
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U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts will face independent challenger Dan Osborn. There are three other candidates also running.
U.S. Mike Flood faces challengers Chris Backemeyer, a Democrat, and Nik Sandman, a libertarian.Â
Gov. Jim Pillen faces former state Sen. Lynne Walz. Legal Marijuana NOW candidate Rick Beard is also running.
Republican Attorney General Mike Hilgers faces Democratic challenger Jocelyn Brasher.
Four candidates are vying to be Nebraska's chief election officer.
Mike Foley is running for another term as state auditor. America First candidate John Knight is his sole opponent.
Republican Joey Spellerberg is running for his first full term against Democrat Daniel Ebers.
Democrat Michaela Conway and Republican Angie Eberspacher are competing in District 5, which includes parts of Lincoln.
Six Southeast Nebraska districts will elect new senators.
Incumbent Matt Schulte, a Republican representing southern Lancaster County, faces nonpartisan candidate Bryan Seck.
Republican Pat Condon faces Democratic challenger Randall Ritnour.
Republican Ben Houchin and Democrat Jay Pitts are vying to replace Sheriff Terry Wagner.
Incumbent Dan Nolte is running against Tim Johns.
Republican challenger Jasmine Gibson looks to unseat Democratic incumbent Rachel Garver.
The next Lancaster County clerk of the district court will be Democrat Kristen Anderson or Republican Landon Parks.
Republican Jeremy Hosein and Brent Comstock, a nonpartistan, are vying for the District 1 seat on the Board of Regents.
There are five board seats on this year's general election ballot, but only one is competitive.Â
Voters will choose between candidates in three contested races for the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District board.
Nebraskans will see three statewide ballot initiatives and one constitutional amendment referred by the state Legislature on the Nov. 3 ballot. Here's what the measures seek to change.
Lancaster County has eight countywide elected offices and five elected commissioners who represent districts of the county.
During the general election, city of Lincoln voters will be asked six ballot questions concerning a north Lincoln volleyball facility and how city elections work.
There is about $250,000 available for nonprofits that meet the guidelines, according to a Monday news release from county human services director Sara Hoyle.
Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen's office will hold public hearings for each of the three statewide citizen-led ballot measures appearing on the Nov. 3 ballot.
The County Board will hold a hearing next Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. focusing on County Engineer Pam Dingman's road and bridge plans for 2026 through 2031.
Jeremy Hosein is aiming to turn his experience in health care, business and government into a position on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents representing District 1.
Comstock said returning to Nebraska to start a business gives him a unique skillset and perspective for the University of Nebraska Board of Regents' District 1 seat.
Lynne Walz set fundraising record Democratic gubernatorial candidates in Nebraska, but Gov. Jim Pillen still maintains his war chest advantage, recent campaign finance filings show.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lynne Walz heard directly from farmers and policy experts on how Nebraska can provide meaningful tax relief to working families without sacrificing public school funding.
Matt Schulte, a Republican who serves as District 3's representative on the Lancaster County Board, is facing off against independent Bryan Seck.
Across the state, Nebraska voters will be asked this year whether 47 state court judges should be retained on the bench or removed from office, a process adopted in the state as a constitutional amendment in 1962.Â
A super PAC supporting independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn reported spending $8.9 million for advertising targeting Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts ahead of the the Nov. 3 election.Â
In an unanimous opinion, justices affirmed a lower court's ruling that Fairness for Girls' object statement included enough detail under the provisions outlined in state statute.
Both independent U.S. Sen. candidate Dan Osborn and Democratic candidate for Nebraska's 1st Congressional District Chris Backemeyer outraised the incumbent Republicans in their respective races, campaign finance records show.
Here's where 1st District congressional candidate Chris Backemeyer stands on key issues ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.
Here's where Republican Rep. Mike Flood stands on key issues ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.
Petition-circulating firms made millions in Nebraska and promised workers quick money. Now, seven people have been arrested, even as almost all the petitions under investigation head to the ballot anyway.
While Dan Osborn's comments became a rallying point for Sen. Pete Ricketts and his supporters, it was not an explosive issue during Osborn's town hall in Red Cloud.
