Cities in Nebraska
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Top 100 cities by population |
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities. Ballotpedia also covers mayors, city councils, and district attorneys in all state capitals.
This page includes the following resources:
- The city governments covered by Ballotpedia in Nebraska
- An overview of local elections in Nebraska
- An overview of the initiative process in Nebraska
Cities
City government
Click the links in the table below for information about the cities in Ballotpedia's coverage scope and the county governments that overlap those cities:
| City | County |
|---|---|
| Lincoln | Lancaster County |
| Omaha | Douglas County |
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 93 counties, 878 cities, towns, and villages, and 1,303 special districts.[1]
Elections
Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.
2025
- Lincoln, Nebraska - City council and airport authority board of directors
- Omaha, Nebraska - Mayor and city council
- Nebraska school board elections
2024
- Omaha, Nebraska - Public power district
- Douglas County, Nebraska - County clerk, county public defender, county commissioner, community college board, educational service unit board, learning community coordinating council board, metropolitan utilities district board, natural resources district board, regional transportation board, county court judges, county district court judges, Nebraska workers’ compensation court judge, and separate juvenile court judges
- Lancaster County, Nebraska - County commissioners, community college board, educational service unit board, natural resources district boards, county court judges, county district court judges, Nebraska workers’ compensation court judge, and separate juvenile court judges
- Nebraska school board elections
2023
- Lincoln, Nebraska - Mayor, city council, and Lincoln Airport Authority
- Nebraska school board elections
2022
- Omaha, Nebraska - Public power district board
- Douglas County, Nebraska - Assessor-register of deeds, attorney, engineer, sheriff, treasurer, county commission, community college board, Nebraska educational service unit board, learning community coordinating council board, metropolitan utilities district board, natural resources district board, clerk of the district court, county court judges, district court judges, separate juvenile court judge, and Nebraska workers’ compensation court judge
- Lancaster County, Nebraska - Assessor/register of deeds, attorney, clerk, engineer, public defender, sheriff, treasurer, county commission, natural resources district board, community college district board, Educational Service Unit No. 6 Board of Directors, clerk of district court, district court judge, district county court judges, juvenile court judges, and Nebraska workers’ compensation court judges
- Nebraska school board elections
2021
- Lincoln, Nebraska - City council and airport authority board
- Omaha, Nebraska - Mayor and city council
- Nebraska school board elections
2020
- Omaha, Nebraska - Public power district subdivisions
- Douglas County, Nebraska - Metropolitan College board of governors, county clerk, county commissioners, public defender, Learning Community Coordinating Council seats, Metropolitan Utilities District of Omaha seats, and Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District seats
- Lancaster County, Nebraska - County commissioners, special districts, and judicial seats
- Nebraska school board elections
Initiative process availability
The local units of government in Nebraska that make the initiative process available are:
- General law cities, all 528 of which have a state mandated initiative and referendum process for ordinances.
- Charter cities, all two of which have a state mandated initiative and referendum process for charter amendments and must authorize initiative for ordinances in the charter.[2]
See also
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External links
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