Gary Rogge

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Gary L. Rogge

Republican Party

Candidate, Governor of Nebraska

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

May 12, 2026

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Gary L. Rogge (Republican Party) is running for election for Governor of Nebraska. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on May 12, 2026.^[source]

Elections

2026

See also: Nebraska gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 12, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Governor of Nebraska

Larry Marvin (D) and Lynne Walz (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Governor of Nebraska on May 12, 2026.

		Candidate
		Larry Marvin
		Lynne Walz

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Governor of Nebraska

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for Governor of Nebraska on May 12, 2026.

		Candidate
		Jim Pillen
		Sal Holguin
		Sheila Korth-Focken
	Submit photo	Gary L. Rogge
	Submit photo	Jacy Todd
		John Walz

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Legal Marijuana Now Party primary

Legal Marijuana Now primary for Governor of Nebraska

Rick Beard (Legal Marijuana Now Party) and James Charvat (Legal Marijuana Now Party) are running in the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for Governor of Nebraska on May 12, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Rick Beard
	Submit photo	James Charvat

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2024

See also: Nebraska State Board of Regents election, 2024

General election

General election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 5

Incumbent Robert Schafer defeated Gary L. Rogge in the general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 5 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Schafer (Nonpartisan)	63.5	61,916
	Submit photo	Gary L. Rogge (Nonpartisan)	36.5	35,603

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 97,519
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 5

Incumbent Robert Schafer and Gary L. Rogge defeated Jerome Wohleb in the primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 5 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Schafer (Nonpartisan)	55.1	22,606
✔	Submit photo	Gary L. Rogge (Nonpartisan)	25.7	10,562
		Jerome Wohleb (Nonpartisan)	19.2	7,873

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,041
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: City elections in Omaha, Nebraska (2022)

General election

General election for Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors Subdivision 4

Matt Core defeated Jim Grotrian in the general election for Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors Subdivision 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Matt Core (Nonpartisan)	51.0	19,544
		Jim Grotrian (Nonpartisan)	49.0	18,809

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38,353
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors Subdivision 4

Matt Core and Jim Grotrian defeated Randy Davis and Gary L. Rogge in the primary for Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors Subdivision 4 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Matt Core (Nonpartisan)	32.3	6,286
✔		Jim Grotrian (Nonpartisan)	28.1	5,477
	Submit photo	Randy Davis (Nonpartisan)	23.3	4,542
	Submit photo	Gary L. Rogge (Nonpartisan)	16.3	3,167

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,472
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2026

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2024

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Gary L. Rogge campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024	University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 5	Lost general	$31,653	$32,681
Grand total			$31,653	$32,681
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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