2022 Primary Voter's Guide
The Lincoln Journal Star reaches out to candidates in contested local primary races and asks them to participate in our annual Voter's Guide by providing biography information and answering questions relevant to the offices they seek.
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Rep. Jeff Fortenberry will appear on the ballot even though he has resigned. Other Republicans: Mike Flood, Curtis Huffman, John Glen Weaver a…
Nine Republicans are running for the GOP gubernatorial nomination and two Democrats. One from each party, along with a lone Libertarian candid…
Republican incumbent Bob Evnen of Lincoln faces two challengers in the primary: Robert Borer of Lincoln and Rex Schroder of Palmyra.
Mike Foley and Larry Anderson are competing on the Republican ticket in the primary. One will advance to face Legal Marijuana Now candidate L.…
State Treasurer John Murante is running for a second four-year term. He faces Paul Anderson in the Republican primary. Both are from Omaha. Th…
The primary will eliminate one of two Republicans candidates — Mike Hilgers or Jennifer Hicks — who are running. The Legal Marijuana Now candi…
Three Southeast Nebraska legislative districts have competitive primary ballots: Districts 2, 26 and 46.
Only the District 3 seat on the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners features a contested race in the primary. County Commissioner Deb Scho…
Joe Nigro and Kristi Egger are running in the primary to be the Democratic nominee. The winner will face Trevin Preble, the sole Republican ca…
One of two Republican candidates for Lancaster County Treasurer -- Tracy Refior or Jasmine Gibson -- will be eliminated in the primary. The wi…
The District 5 seat on the SCC board is the only race where one candidate will be eliminated in the primary. Joann Herrington, Megan Neiles-Br…
Two of the three candidates in Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Subdistrict 1 race will advance from the primary. Candidates are:…
Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks of Lincoln is matched against University of Nebraska-Lincoln student Jazari Kual Zakaria in the primary contest to select a Democratic nominee to succeed Jeff Fortenberry.
The Nebraska Democratic Party's Executive Committee met Monday to discuss who to put forward for the special election and quickly landed on Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks, Executive Director Jane Kleeb said.
The Nebraska Farm Bureau endorsed Sen. Mike Flood of Norfolk in his race to fill former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry's 1st District House seat.
"People are clearly excited about the opportunities presented by this open congressional seat," state Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks said Wednesday.
The association represents more than 25,000 teachers, higher education faculty and educational support professionals.
A consulting firm sued Charles W. Herbster's campaign. The campaign then sued the firm. Now the two sides are working to resolve the legal skirmish, according to an attorney for one of the parties.
Republicans nominate Flood to fill 1st District vacancy, completing ballot for June special election
Mike Flood will square off against Patty Pansing Brooks in the special election to fill Jeff Fortenberry's seat. It will likely be a preview of the matchup in the November general election.
Donald Trump Jr. is slated to visit western and central Nebraska Wednesday alongside GOP governor candidate Charles W. Herbster.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Pillen reported another $2.3 million in campaign contributions, bringing his total to more than $7.8 million.
A new dark money group, called Say No to RINOs, is targeting State Sen. Brett Lindstrom’s campaign for Nebraska governor with an attack ad.
Rumors of inappropriate behavior around women have circulated around Charles Herbster since at least the start of his campaign. Herbster said the "accusations are 100% false."
With Herbster showing no signs of shirking from the governor's race and the Nebraska GOP saying it'll stay out of the primary, it appears voters will ultimately determine the gravity of the claims.
The gubernatorial campaign of State Sen. Brett Lindstrom released polling Monday that indicates an increasingly tight three-way contest for the Republican nomination.
Republican candidate for governor Charles W. Herbster maintained his denial of any misconduct and said his campaign is preparing a lawsuit to counter sexual assault allegations from multiple women.
Former Sen. Ben Nelson endorsed Democratic congressional candidate Patty Pansing Brooks in her bid for the 1st District House seat, citing the value of having a bipartisan congressional delegation in Washington.
Charles Herbster, a Republican candidate for governor, filed a lawsuit Friday against state Sen. Julie Slama, who alleged that Herbster sexually assaulted her. Herbster denied the allegations.
Ten years ago, Fischer was a state senator finishing her final year in the Legislature and matched against Attorney General Jon Bruning and State Treasurer Don Stenberg in a bid for the Republican nomination.
Gov. Pete Ricketts points to Sen. Brett Lindstrom's voting record in the Legislature, including votes to override Ricketts vetoes, as evidence that the Republican gubernatorial candidate is "a liberal."
Sen. Julie Slama responded to Charles W. Herbster's lawsuit against her, which Slama's lawyer called “a frivolous and bad-faith attempt to bully a sexual assault victim into silence.”
The governor has donated $20,000 to Elizabeth Tegtmeier, a candidate for Nebraska State Board of Education. But an issue involving her adult son is creating a distraction.
A second woman has come forward publicly with allegations that Nebraska gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster groped her.
A poll commissioned by GOP gubernatorial candidate Jim Pillen again showed the top three candidates in a dead heat for the Nebraska governor's seat.
Jim Pillen, Charles Herbster and Sen. Brett Lindstrom all appear to be within reach of grasping the Republican gubernatorial nomination in the race to the May 10 primary election.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Pillen has raised $8.5 million for his GOP primary campaign.
"Charles W. Herbster has publicly stated his support for concepts that would modernize our sales tax base, something I have worked for as well," Sen. Tom Briese of Albion said.
Voter registration numbers help indicate those Democratic voters who changed their registration to participate in the hotly contested Republican gubernatorial primary election.
"This campaign is going to have to come across the finish line in a very nontraditional way," Sen. Anna Wishart said of a grassroots push to get medical marijuana on the ballot.
The Nebraska Democratic Party submitted a letter of intent to the Democratic National Committee to enter Nebraska as one of the early states in the 2024 presidential nominating calendar.
A hearing has been scheduled for June 3 following a flurry of court filings in the legal battle between gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster and state Sen. Julie Slama.
Members of the current Legislature have met in special session, with another one likely, convened during a pandemic and have had a billion dollars in federal pandemic recovery funds to distribute.
A candidate for Douglas County sheriff was cited for speeding Saturday morning after an officer clocked him driving 42 mph over the speed limit.
Tuesday's primary battle for the Republican gubernatorial nomination appears to have narrowed and is considered too close to call.
The grand jury also determined the deaths of five others — all serving prison sentences — to be natural causes.