Mary Ridder
Mary Ridder (Republican Party) was a member of the Nebraska Public Service Commission, representing District 5. She assumed office on January 5, 2017. She left office on January 5, 2023.
Ridder (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Nebraska Public Service Commission to represent District 5. She lost in the Republican primary on May 10, 2022.
Biography
Ridder's professional experience includes being a cattle rancher from Callaway, Nebraska.[1]
Political career
Nebraska Public Service Commission (2017-2023)
Ridder won election to District 5 of the Nebraska Public Service Commission on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2022
See also: Nebraska Public Service Commission election, 2022
General election
General election for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 5
Kevin Stocker won election in the general election for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin Stocker (R)  | 100.0 | 102,665 |
| Total votes: 102,665 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 5
Kevin Stocker defeated incumbent Mary Ridder and Dakota Delka in the Republican primary for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 5 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Stocker | 43.4 | 22,590 |
 | Mary Ridder | 40.7 | 21,154 | |
| Dakota Delka | 15.9 | 8,260 | ||
| Total votes: 52,004 | |||
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2016
Ridder ran in the fifth district of the Nebraska Public Service Commission. She faced incumbent Jerry Vap in the May 10 primary election. Ridder narrowly defeated Vap by 57 votes out of over 43,500 total votes cast.[2] No Democratic candidates filed to run for the seat, making Ridder the presumptive winner of the November 8 general election.
Mary Ridder ran unopposed in the Nebraska public service commission, District 5 election.
| Nebraska Public Service Commission District 5, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mary Ridder (unopposed) |
100.00% | 123,335 | |
| Total Votes | 123,335 | |||
Mary Ridder defeated incumbent Gerald Vap in the Republican primary for Public Service Commissioner, district 5.
| Republican primary for Public Service Commissioner, district 5, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Mary Ridder |
50.07% | 21,818 |
| Gerald Vap Incumbent | 49.93% | 21,761 |
| Total Votes (384 of 384 precincts) | 43,579 | |
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State | ||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Mary Ridder did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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| Preceded by Gerald L. Vap (R) |
Nebraska Public Service Commission District 5 2017-2023 |
Succeeded by Kevin Stocker (R) |
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