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Joe Nigro
Joe Nigro (Democratic Party) was the Lancaster County Public Defender in Nebraska. He assumed office in 2015. He left office on January 5, 2023.
Nigro (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Lancaster County Public Defender in Nebraska. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 10, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Lancaster County, Nebraska (2022)
General election
General election for Lancaster County Public Defender
Kristi Egger defeated Trevin Preble in the general election for Lancaster County Public Defender on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kristi Egger (D) ![]() | 54.0 | 59,709 |
Trevin Preble (R) | 45.9 | 50,700 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 119 |
Total votes: 110,528 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lancaster County Public Defender
Kristi Egger defeated incumbent Joe Nigro in the Democratic primary for Lancaster County Public Defender on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kristi Egger ![]() | 64.3 | 15,491 |
Joe Nigro | 35.5 | 8,561 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 46 |
Total votes: 24,098 | ||||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Trevin Preble advanced from the Republican primary for Lancaster County Public Defender.
2018
General election
General election for Lancaster County Public Defender
Incumbent Joe Nigro won election in the general election for Lancaster County Public Defender on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Joe Nigro (D) | 96.8 | 79,455 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 3.2 | 2,623 |
Total votes: 82,078 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lancaster County Public Defender
Incumbent Joe Nigro advanced from the Democratic primary for Lancaster County Public Defender on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | ||
✔ | Joe Nigro |
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Campaign themes
2022
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See also
2022 Elections
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