# 2024 Nebraska elections

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The 2024 Nebraska elections were held on November 5, 2024. Voters in Nebraska elected both of the state's members of the United States Senate, all three members of the United States House of Representatives, half of the seats in the state legislature, and seats on the Public Service Commission, State Board of Education, and Board of Regents.

## United States Senate
### Class I Senate seat

Incumbent Republican Senator Deb Fischer ran for re-election to a third term in the Senate. She did not face any major-party opposition, and was instead challenged by independent Dan Osborn, who had the support of the Nebraska Democratic Party. Fischer narrowly defeated Osborn to win re-election.
2024 United States Senate election in Nebraska :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Deb Fischer (inc.) | 499,124 | 53.19% | −4.50% |
| | Independent | Dan Osborn | 436,493 | 46.52% | — |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2,719 | 0.29% | — |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62,631 | 6.67% | −12.39% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 938,336 | 100.00% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Class II Senate seat

In 2023, Senator Ben Sasse resigned to become the President of the University of Florida, and Governor Jim Pillen appointed outgoing Governor Pete Ricketts as Sasse's successor and called a special election in 2024 to fill out the remaining two years of Sasse's term. Ricketts ran for re-election and faced Democratic nominee Preston Love Jr. in the general election. Ricketts defeated Love in a landslide to win re-election.
2024 United States Senate special election in Nebraska :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Pete Ricketts (inc.) | 585,103 | 62.58% | −0.16% |
| | Democratic | Preston Love Jr. | 349,902 | 37.42% | +12.99% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 235,201 | 25.16% | −13.15% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 935,005 | 100.0% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## United States House of Representatives

All three incumbent members of the House of Representatives ran for re-election, and all three were re-elected.
| District | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Others | Others | Total | Total | Result |
| District | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
| District 1 | 187,559 | 60.10% | 124,498 | 39.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 312,057 | 100% | Republican hold |
| District 2 | 160,198 | 50.93% | 154,369 | 49.07% | 0 | 0.00% | 314,567 | 100% | Republican hold |
| District 3 | 243,481 | 80.42% | 59,287 | 19.58% | 0 | 0.00% | 302,768 | 100% | Republican hold |
| Total | 591,238 | 63.62% | 338,154 | 36.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 929,392 | 100% | |

## Public Service Commission
### District 1

Incumbent Commissioner Dan Watermeier ran for re-election to a second term and faced no opposition.

#### Republican primary
##### Candidates

* Dan Watermeier, incumbent Commissioner

##### Results

District 1 results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dan Watermeier (inc.) | 32,590 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,590 | 100.00% |

#### General election

2024 District 1 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dan Watermeier (inc.) | 137,263 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 137,263 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 3

Incumbent Republican Commissioner Tim Schram ran for re-election to a fourth term. He was re-elected unopposed.

#### Republican primary
##### Candidates

* Tim Schram, incumbent Commissioner

##### Results

District 3 results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tim Schram (inc.) | 33,306 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,306 | 100.00% |

#### General election

2024 District 1 election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tim Schram (inc.) | 162,613 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 162,613 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## State Board of Education

Following gains by social conservatives on the State Board of Education in 2022, conservative challengers sought to gain control of the State Board in the 2024 elections. The Protect Nebraska Children political action committee endorsed socially conservative candidates, while the Nebraska State Education Association (NSEA) supported moderate and liberal candidates. Following the election, after conservative-aligned candidate Lisa Schonhoff was elected to succeed moderate Patti Gubbels in the 3rd district, control of the Board flipped to conservatives.

### District 1

Incumbent Board member Patsy Koch John declined to seek re-election. Kristin Christensen, a former teacher who worked for a literacy nonprofit, and Liz Davids, a homeschooling advocate, ran to replace her. Christensen was supported by the Nebraska State Education Association and Davids ran with the support of Protect Nebraska Children. Christensen defeated Davids by a wide margin in the general election, winning 58% of the vote.

#### Candidates

* Kristin Christensen, former teacher
* Liz Davids, homeschooling advocate

#### Primary election results

Nonpartisan primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Kristin Christensen | 22,079 | 61.07% |
| | Nonpartisan | Liz Davids | 14,078 | 38.93% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,157 | 100.00% |

#### General election results

Nonpartisan general results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Kristin Christensen | 51,497 | 58.33% |
| | Nonpartisan | Liz Davids | 36,790 | 41.67% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 88,287 | 100.00% |

### District 2

Incumbent Board member Lisa Fricke declined to seek re-election. One Republican, former clinical psychology professor Linda Vermooten, and two Democrats, retired teachers Maggie Douglas and Karen Morgan, ran to succeed her. Vermooten, who was supported by Protect Nebraska Children, and Douglas, who was endorsed by the NSEA, both advanced to the general election. In the general election, Douglas narrowly defeated Vermooten.

#### Candidates

* Maggie Douglas, former teacher
* Linda Vermooten, former Grace University clinical psychology professor
* Karen Morgan, former teacher

#### Primary election results

Nonpartisan primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Linda Vermooten | 14,112 | 42.79% |
| | Nonpartisan | Maggie Douglas | 10,915 | 33.09% |
| | Nonpartisan | Karen Morgan | 6,269 | 24.12% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,296 | 100.00% |

#### General election results

Nonpartisan general results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Maggie Douglas | 42,156 | 53.93% |
| | Nonpartisan | Linda Vermooten | 36,028 | 46.07% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 78,184 | 100.00% |

### District 3

Incumbent Board member Patti Gubbels declined to seek re-election. Two Republicans, former teacher Lisa Schonhoff and former school administrator Bill McAllister, ran to succeed her. Schonhoff won the endorsement of the Nebraska Republican Party, and defeated McAllister by a wide margin.

#### Candidates

* Lisa Schonhoff, former teacher
* Bill McAllister, former school administrator

#### Primary election results

Nonpartisan primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Lisa Schonhoff | 23,884 | 59.91% |
| | Nonpartisan | Bill McAllister | 15,989 | 40.09% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,873 | 100.00% |

#### General election results

Nonpartisan general results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Lisa Schonhoff | 66,822 | 63.08% |
| | Nonpartisan | Bill McAllister | 39,080 | 36.92% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 105,902 | 100.00% |

### District 4

Incumbent Board member Jacquelyn Morrison declined to seek re-election and resigned in October 2024, leaving the seat vacant at the time of the election. Writer and producer Liz Renner, who produced documentaries about the state's public schools, ran to succeed her, along with administrator Stacy Matula and homeschool advocate LeDonna Griffin. Renner placed first in the primary, winning 45% of the vote, while Griffin narrowly edged out Matula, who was endorsed by Protect Nebraska Children, winning 28% of the vote to Matula's 27%. In the general election, Renner defeated Griffin in a landslide, winning 63% of the vote.

#### Candidates

* Liz Renner, documentarian
* LeDonna White Griffin, homeschool advocate
* Stacy Matula, administrator

#### Primary election results

Nonpartisan primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Liz Renner | 11,296 | 45.35% |
| | Nonpartisan | LeDonna White Griffin | 6,900 | 27.71% |
| | Nonpartisan | Stacy Matula | 5,842 | 26.94% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,038 | 100.00% |

#### General election results

Nonpartisan general results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Liz Renner | 42,609 | 62.86% |
| | Nonpartisan | LeDonna White Griffin | 25,185 | 37.14% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 67,794 | 100.00% |

## University of Nebraska Board of Regents
### District 3

Incumbent Regent Jim Scheer, who was appointed to the Board of Regents in 2023, ran for re-election to a full term. He was unopposed and won re-election uncontested.

#### Candidates

* Jim Scheer, incumbent Regent

#### Primary election results

Nonpartisan primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Jim Scheer (inc.) | 34,840 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,840 | 100.00% |

#### General election results

Nonpartisan general results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Jim Scheer (inc.) | 83,560 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 83,560 | 100.00% |

### District 4

Incumbent Regent Elizabeth O'Connor ran for re-election to a second term. She was challenged by Jim Rogers, a retired mathematics professor at the University of Nebraska Omaha.

#### Candidates

* Elizabeth R. O'Connor, incumbent Regent
* Jim Rogers, retired University of Nebraska Omaha professor

#### Primary election results

Nonpartisan primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Elizabeth R. O'Connor (inc.) | 15,031 | 66.70% |
| | Nonpartisan | Jim Rogers | 7,505 | 33.30% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,536 | 100.00% |

#### General election results

Nonpartisan general results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Elizabeth R. O'Connor (inc.) | 42,320 | 67.14% |
| | Nonpartisan | Jim Rogers | 20,692 | 32.86% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 63,012 | 100.00% |

### District 5

Incumbent Regent Rob Schafer, the Chair of the Board, ran for re-election. He was challenged by Gary Rogge, a retired farmer, and Jerome Wohleb, a retired hospital administrator. Schafer placed first in the primary with 48% of the vote and advanced to the general election against Rogge, who won 22%. Schafer ultimately defeated Rogge in a landslide, winning 63% of the vote.

#### Candidates

* Rob Schafer, incumbent Regent
* Gary L. Rogge, retired farmer
* Jerome Wohleb, retired hospital administrator

#### Primary election results

Nonpartisan primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Rob Schafer (inc.) | 22,606 | 47.83% |
| | Nonpartisan | Gary L. Rogge | 10,562 | 22.36% |
| | Nonpartisan | Jerome Wohleb | 7,873 | 16.63% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,041 | 100.00% |

#### General election results

Nonpartisan general results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Rob Schafer (inc.) | 61,916 | 63.49% |
| | Nonpartisan | Gary L. Rogge | 35,603 | 36.51% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 97,519 | 100.00% |

### District 8

Incumbent Regent Barbara Weitz ran for re-election to a second term. She was challenged by Zach Mellender, an IT technician at the Omaha Zoo. She ended up defeating Mellender in a landslide, winning 64% of the vote.

#### Candidates

* Barbara Weitz, incumbent Regent
* Zachary Mellender, IT technician at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium

#### Primary election results

Nonpartisan primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Barbara Weitz (inc.) | 24,173 | 66.00% |
| | Nonpartisan | Zachary Mellender | 12,464 | 34.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,637 | 100.00% |

#### General election results

Nonpartisan general results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Barbara Weitz (inc.) | 61,544 | 63.54% |
| | Nonpartisan | Zachary Mellender | 35,357 | 36.46% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 96,901 | 100.00% |