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Jack Heidel
Jack Heidel (Republican Party) was a member of the Learning Community Coordinating Council in Nebraska, representing Achievement Subcouncil 3. He assumed office in 2010. He left office in 2018.
Heidel (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Nebraska. He lost in the Republican primary on May 15, 2018.
Heidel was the Achievement Subcouncil 3 representative on the Learning Community Coordinating Council in Douglas County in Nebraska from 2010 to 2018. He did not run for re-election in 2018.
Heidel was previously a member of the Knoxville School Board in Tennessee, serving from 1975 to 1977.[1] He was also a 2012 Republican candidate for Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was defeated by incumbent Lee Terry in the primary on May 15, 2012.[2]
Biography
Heidel earned a B.A., an M.S., and a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Iowa. His professional experience includes work as an insurance agent and apartment manager and as a mathematics professor for the University of Tennessee and the University of Nebraska at Omaha.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Nebraska
Incumbent Deb Fischer defeated Jane Raybould and Jim Schultz in the general election for U.S. Senate Nebraska on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Deb Fischer (R) | 57.7 | 403,151 |
 | Jane Raybould (D) | 38.6 | 269,917 | |
 | Jim Schultz (L) | 3.6 | 25,349 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 466 | ||
| Total votes: 698,883 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska
Jane Raybould defeated Chris Janicek, Frank Svoboda, and Larry Marvin in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jane Raybould | 63.7 | 59,067 |
 | Chris Janicek | 20.2 | 18,752 | |
| Frank Svoboda | 11.4 | 10,548 | ||
 | Larry Marvin | 4.7 | 4,393 | |
| Total votes: 92,760 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska
Incumbent Deb Fischer defeated Todd Watson, Jack Heidel, Jeffrey Lynn Stein, and Dennis Macek in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deb Fischer | 75.8 | 128,157 |
 | Todd Watson | 11.6 | 19,661 | |
 | Jack Heidel | 5.6 | 9,413 | |
| Jeffrey Lynn Stein | 3.8 | 6,380 | ||
| Dennis Macek | 3.2 | 5,483 | ||
| Total votes: 169,094 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska
Jim Schultz advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Schultz | 100.0 | 1,202 |
| Total votes: 1,202 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mark Elworth Jr. (L)
2012
Heidel ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Nebraska's 2nd District. He sought the nomination on the Republican ticket, but he was defeated by incumbent Lee Terry in the May 15, 2012, primary.[3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Lee Terry |
59.5% | 27,998 |
| Brett Lindstrom | 22.8% | 10,753 |
| Jack Heidel | 11.5% | 5,406 |
| Glenn Freeman | 4% | 1,885 |
| Paul Anderson | 2.2% | 1,051 |
| Total Votes | 47,093 | |
See also
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