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John Sieler
John Sieler was a member of the Nebraska State Board of Education, representing District 8.
Sieler ran for election to the Nebraska State Board of Education to represent District 8. Sieler lost in the primary on May 10, 2022.
Sieler was a Republican candidate for Public Service Commissioner in the 2014 elections.[1] John Sieler lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Sieler was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Nebraska.
Elections
2022
See also: Nebraska State Board of Education election, 2022
General election
General election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 8
Incumbent Deborah Neary defeated Marni Hodgen in the general election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Deborah Neary (Nonpartisan) | 51.9 | 41,717 |
 | Marni Hodgen (Nonpartisan)  | 48.1 | 38,660 | |
| Total votes: 80,377 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 8
Incumbent Deborah Neary and Marni Hodgen defeated John Sieler in the primary for Nebraska State Board of Education District 8 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deborah Neary (Nonpartisan) | 48.8 | 23,843 |
| ✔ | | Marni Hodgen (Nonpartisan) | 27.2 | 13,291 |
 | John Sieler (Nonpartisan) | 24.0 | 11,748 | |
| Total votes: 48,882 | |||
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2014
Sieler ran for election to the office of Public Service Commissioner.[1] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
General election
| Nebraska Public Service Commissioner, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Crystal Rhoades |
56.6% | 46,405 | |
| Republican | John Sieler | 43.4% | 35,519 | |
| Total Votes | 81,924 | |||
| Election results via Nebraska Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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John Sieler did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Sieler was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Nebraska. All 36 delegates from Nebraska were bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[2] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
Delegate rules
Delegates from Nebraska to the Republican National Convention were elected at a state convention in May 2016. Donald Trump won all 36 Nebraska delegates in the state primary election on May 10, 2016. Delegates from Nebraska were bound for the first two ballots at the national convention unless the candidate to whom they were pledged released them or received less than 35 percent of the vote on the first ballot.
Nebraska primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Nebraska, 2016
| Nebraska Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
|
Donald Trump |
61.5% | 122,327 | 36 | |
| Ted Cruz | 18.4% | 36,703 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 11.4% | 22,709 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 3.6% | 7,233 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 5% | 10,016 | 0 | |
| Totals | 198,988 | 36 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Nebraska Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Nebraska had 36 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, nine were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's three congressional districts). Nebraska's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's district delegates.[3][4]
Of the remaining 27 delegates, 24 served at large. Nebraska's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[3][4]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nebraska Secretary of State, 2014 Candidate Filings," accessed February 19, 2014
- ↑ Lincoln Journal Star, "Nebraska GOP selects convention delegates," May 19, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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