Lincoln Public Schools, Nebraska, elections (2023)

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Lincoln Public Schools elections
Primary date
April 4, 2023
General election date
May 2, 2023
Enrollment ('22-'23)
41,850 students

Three seats on the Lincoln Public Schools school board in Nebraska were up for general election on May 2, 2023. A primary was scheduled for April 4, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was February 15, 2023, for incumbents. For non-incumbents, the deadline was March 1, 2023.

• District 2: Piyush Srivastav defeated Emily Pollen 60.1% to 39.9%.
• District 4: Incumbent Annie Mumgaard defeated Alaina Brouillette 59.3% to 40.1%. Mumgaard was first elected in 2015.
• District 6: Incumbent Bob Rauner defeated Richard Aldag IV 61.8% to 31.2%. Rauner was first elected in 2019. Both candidates completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey.

According to The Lincoln Journal Star’s Zach Hammack: “With Srivastav's election, there are now five Democrats and no Republicans on the seven-member school board. Connie Duncan, who was once a registered Republican, previously changed to independent. Current board member Lanny Boswell, a former Republican, is also an independent now.”

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Candidates and results

District 2

General election

General election for Lincoln Public Schools, District 2

Piyush Srivastav defeated Emily Pollen in the general election for Lincoln Public Schools, District 2 on May 2, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Piyush Srivastav (Nonpartisan)	60.1	8,326
		Emily Pollen (Nonpartisan)	39.5	5,470
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	59

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,855
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Lincoln Public Schools, District 2

Piyush Srivastav and Emily Pollen advanced from the primary for Lincoln Public Schools, District 2 on April 4, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Piyush Srivastav (Nonpartisan)	54.2	5,410
✔		Emily Pollen (Nonpartisan)	45.3	4,515
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	49

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,974
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District 4

General election

General election for Lincoln Public Schools, District 4

Incumbent Annie Mumgaard defeated Alaina Brouillette in the general election for Lincoln Public Schools, District 4 on May 2, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Annie Mumgaard (Nonpartisan)	59.4	3,540
		Alaina Brouillette (Nonpartisan)	40.0	2,382
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	37

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,959
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Lincoln Public Schools, District 4

Incumbent Annie Mumgaard and Alaina Brouillette advanced from the primary for Lincoln Public Schools, District 4 on April 4, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Annie Mumgaard (Nonpartisan)	60.4	2,499
✔		Alaina Brouillette (Nonpartisan)	38.8	1,605
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	35

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,139
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District 6

General election

General election for Lincoln Public Schools, District 6

Incumbent Bob Rauner defeated Richard Aldag IV in the general election for Lincoln Public Schools, District 6 on May 2, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Rauner (Nonpartisan)	61.9	8,528
		Richard Aldag IV (Nonpartisan)	37.6	5,177
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	72

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,777
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Lincoln Public Schools, District 6

Incumbent Bob Rauner and Richard Aldag IV advanced from the primary for Lincoln Public Schools, District 6 on April 4, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Rauner (Nonpartisan)	66.4	6,657
✔		Richard Aldag IV (Nonpartisan)	32.8	3,285
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	87

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,029
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About the district

See also: Lincoln Public Schools, Nebraska

Lincoln Public Schools is located in Lancaster County, Nebraska. The district served 41,850 students during the 2022-2023 school year.

See also

Lincoln Public Schools	Nebraska	School Boards
Lincoln Public Schools, Nebraska, elections (2021) List of school districts in Nebraska	Nebraska school board elections, 2023 Public education in Nebraska Local ballot measures, Nebraska	School board elections, 2023 School board elections, 2022 School board election data analysis, 2023 School board election data analysis, 2022

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