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Municipal elections in Douglas County, Nebraska (2018)
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| 2018 Douglas County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: February 15, 2018 (incumbents) March 1, 2018 (non-incumbents) |
| Primary election: May 15, 2018 General election: November 6, 2018 |
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| Offices up: County commissioner, County assessor, County attorney, County clerk of the district court, County engineer, County sheriff, County treasurer, Workers' compensation court, and the boards of the Metropolitan Community College, Omaha Public Power District, Metropolitan Utilities District, Learning Community Coordinating Council, and Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District |
| Total seats up: 31 |
| Election type: Partisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2018 |
Douglas County, Nebraska, held general elections for county commissioner, county assessor, county attorney, county clerk of the district court, county engineer, county sheriff, county treasurer, workers' compensation court, and the boards of the Metropolitan Community College, Omaha Public Power District, Metropolitan Utilities District, Learning Community Coordinating Council, and Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District on November 6, 2018. If a race had multiple candidates for a party nomination, a primary was held on May 15, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was February 15, 2018 (incumbents)
March 1, 2018 (non-incumbents).
March 1, 2018 (non-incumbents).
Elections
County Commission
General election
County commission |
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County commission |
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Other county offices
General elections
County offices in Douglas County general election |
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| Douglas County Assessor-Register of Deeds |
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| Douglas County Attorney |
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| Douglas County Clerk of the District Court |
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| Douglas County Engineer |
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Primary elections
County offices in Douglas County primary election |
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| Douglas County Assessor-Register of Deeds |
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| Douglas County Attorney |
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| Douglas County Clerk of the District Court |
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| Douglas County Engineer |
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| Douglas County Sheriff |
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| Douglas County Treasurer |
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Special districts
Metropolitan Community College Board
General election
Metropolitan Community College Board | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| At-large |
 Ron Hug (i)Paul Anderson |
| District 1 |
Phillip Klein (i) |
| District 2 |
Brad Ashby (i)Erin Feichtinger |
| District 3 |
Maureen Monahan Jim Trebbien |
| District 4 |
Angela Monegain Scott Packer |
| District 5 |
Steve Grabowski |
Primary
Metropolitan Community College Board | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| At-large |
Ron Hug (i)Paul Anderson Thom Sisson |
| District 1 |
Phillip Klein* (i) |
| District 2 |
Brad Ashby (i)Erin Feichtinger Roger Humphries Nyok Kuoiloi Jake Seeman Mort Sullivan Dennis Womack |
| District 3 |
Maureen Monahan Andrew Smith Jim Trebbien |
| District 4 |
Mark V. Holst Angela Monegain Scott Packer |
| District 5 |
Steve Grabowski* |
Educational Service Unit No. 3
General election
Educational Service Unit No. 3 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
Denny Wilkins (i) |
| District 3 |
Stuart Dornan (i) Sean Fennessy |
| District 5 |
Brett Kuhn (i) |
| District 7 |
Phil Wright (i) |
Omaha Public Power District Board
General election
Omaha Public Power District Board | |
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| Office | Candidates |
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Amanda Bogner Kristine Dungan |
| Subdivision 6 |
Thomas Barrett Eric Williams |
| Subdivision 7 |
Michael Mines (i)Janece Mollhoff |
| Subdivision 8 |
Michael Cavanaugh (i) Linda Duckworth |
Primary election
Omaha Public Power District Board | |
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| Office | Candidates |
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Amanda Bogner Kristine Dungan Dustin Jennings Mark Treinen |
| Subdivision 6 |
Thomas Barrett* Eric Williams* Did not make the ballot: |
| Subdivision 7 |
Michael Mines* (i)Janece Mollhoff* |
| Subdivision 8 |
Michael Cavanaugh (i) Jim Dinan Linda Duckworth Ron Griger II |
Metropolitan Utilities District Board
General election
Metropolitan Utilities District Board | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Subdivision 1 |
James Begley (i) Mike McGowan |
| Subdivision 2 |
David Friend (i) Jason Valandra |
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Metropolitan Utilities District Board | |
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| Subdivision 1 |
James Begley (i)Mike McGowan |
| Subdivision 2 |
David Friend (i)Jason Valandra |
Learning Community Coordinating Council
General election
Learning Community Coordinating Council | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Achievement Subcouncil 1 (2 seats) |
Bradley Ekwerekwu Brian Thommes Did not make the ballot: |
| Achievement Subcouncil 3 (2 seats) |
Mark Hoeger Melinda Kozel |
| Achievement Subcouncil 5 (2 seats) |
Tonya Ward (i)Anayeli Martinez Real Erik Servellon |
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Learning Community Coordinating Council | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Achievement Subcouncil 1 (2 seats) |
Linda Bowman Bradley Ekwerekwu Brian Thommes |
| Achievement Subcouncil 3 (2 seats) |
Mark Hoeger Melinda Kozel |
| Achievement Subcouncil 5 (2 seats) |
Tonya Ward (i)Anayeli Martinez Real Erik Servellon |
Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District
General election
Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Subdistrict 2 |
Fred Conley (i) |
| Subdistrict 4 |
Tim McCormick Barb Nichols |
| Subdistrict 6 |
Jim Thompson (i) |
| Subdistrict 8 |
Tim Fowler (i) Jim Kusek |
| Subdistrict 10 |
Terry Dale Kevyn Sopinski |
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Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Subdistrict 2 |
Fred Conley* (i) |
| Subdistrict 4 |
Sean Fennessy Tim McCormick Barb Nichols Mark Raffety |
| Subdistrict 6 |
Jim Thompson* (i) |
| Subdistrict 8 |
Tim Fowler* (i)Jim Kusek* |
| Subdistrict 10 |
Terry Dale Royce Sheibal Kevyn Sopinski |
Judicial
Workers' Compensation Court
General election candidates
- Julie Martin (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
General election candidates
- J. Michael Fitzgerald (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
District Court Fourth District
Nebraska District Court Fourth District 2018 Retention election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Derr's seat |
Russell Derr (i) |
| Gleason's seat |
James Gleason (i) |
| Otepka's seat |
Thomas Otepka (i) |
| Retelsdorf's seat |
Leigh Ann Retelsdorf (i) |
| Wheelock's seat |
Horacio Wheelock (i) |
County Court Fourth District
Nebraska County Court Fourth District 2018 Retention election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Hansen's seat |
Stephanie Hansen (i) |
| Vaughn's seat |
Derek Vaughn (i) |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Nebraska elections, 2018
About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Douglas County, Nebraska | ||
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| Douglas County | Nebraska | |
| Population | 517,110 | 1,826,341 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 326 | 76,817 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 79.2% | 87.1% |
| Black/African American | 11.1% | 4.8% |
| Asian | 3.8% | 2.4% |
| Native American | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| Multiple | 3.2% | 2.6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 12.6% | 10.9% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 90.6% | 91.4% |
| College graduation rate | 39.7% | 31.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $64,629 | $61,439 |
| Persons below poverty level | 12% | 11.1% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
One of 93 Nebraska counties—1.08 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
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| Thurston County, Nebraska | 5.94% | 13.91% | 6.96% | ||||
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Nebraska with 58.7 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 33.7 percent. In presidential elections between 1868 and 2016, Nebraska voted Republican 82 percent of the time and Democratic 18 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Nebraska voted Republican all five times.[1]
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Senate districts in Nebraska. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 10 out of 49 state Senate districts in Nebraska with an average margin of victory of 26.2 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 12 out of 49 state Senate districts in Nebraska with an average margin of victory of 22.8 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 39 out of 49 state Senate districts in Nebraska with an average margin of victory of 31.1 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 37 out of 49 state Senate districts in Nebraska with an average margin of victory of 38.3 points. Trump won five districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections. |
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| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 35.00% | 62.82% | R+27.8 | 25.56% | 68.52% | R+43 | R |
| 2 | 34.70% | 63.63% | R+28.9 | 28.10% | 65.62% | R+37.5 | R |
| 3 | 39.04% | 59.04% | R+20 | 36.88% | 55.76% | R+18.9 | D |
| 4 | 33.37% | 65.51% | R+32.1 | 37.83% | 56.86% | R+19 | R |
| 5 | 56.53% | 41.59% | D+14.9 | 53.64% | 40.42% | D+13.2 | D |
| 6 | 44.02% | 54.75% | R+10.7 | 49.08% | 45.79% | D+3.3 | R |
| 7 | 63.42% | 34.32% | D+29.1 | 63.88% | 29.08% | D+34.8 | D |
| 8 | 61.53% | 36.52% | D+25 | 63.44% | 29.78% | D+33.7 | D |
| 9 | 58.49% | 39.32% | D+19.2 | 61.55% | 31.87% | D+29.7 | D |
| 10 | 45.04% | 53.54% | R+8.5 | 44.08% | 50.23% | R+6.1 | I |
| 11 | 91.12% | 8.07% | D+83.1 | 85.83% | 10.84% | D+75 | I |
| 12 | 43.61% | 54.71% | R+11.1 | 42.37% | 51.31% | R+8.9 | R |
| 13 | 64.84% | 33.83% | D+31 | 61.33% | 33.93% | D+27.4 | D |
| 14 | 37.62% | 60.56% | R+22.9 | 36.43% | 56.65% | R+20.2 | R |
| 15 | 38.07% | 60.36% | R+22.3 | 29.77% | 65.08% | R+35.3 | D |
| 16 | 31.13% | 67.37% | R+36.2 | 23.45% | 70.90% | R+47.4 | R |
| 17 | 43.76% | 54.47% | R+10.7 | 33.78% | 61.06% | R+27.3 | R |
| 18 | 44.60% | 54.31% | R+9.7 | 45.14% | 48.75% | R+3.6 | R |
| 19 | 25.28% | 72.70% | R+47.4 | 19.05% | 75.26% | R+56.2 | R |
| 20 | 42.76% | 55.71% | R+13 | 45.35% | 48.92% | R+3.6 | R |
| 21 | 46.85% | 51.27% | R+4.4 | 40.87% | 51.98% | R+11.1 | R |
| 22 | 23.32% | 75.02% | R+51.7 | 18.05% | 77.74% | R+59.7 | R |
| 23 | 31.22% | 66.98% | R+35.8 | 23.17% | 71.65% | R+48.5 | R |
| 24 | 26.29% | 72.16% | R+45.9 | 20.95% | 73.47% | R+52.5 | R |
| 25 | 38.80% | 59.40% | R+20.6 | 41.24% | 53.38% | R+12.1 | R |
| 26 | 52.21% | 46.11% | D+6.1 | 46.82% | 45.23% | D+1.6 | D |
| 27 | 52.75% | 45.63% | D+7.1 | 50.52% | 42.64% | D+7.9 | D |
| 28 | 60.87% | 37.83% | D+23 | 59.15% | 33.04% | D+26.1 | D |
| 29 | 47.69% | 50.58% | R+2.9 | 49.38% | 43.97% | D+5.4 | D |
| 30 | 38.34% | 59.25% | R+20.9 | 31.53% | 62.47% | R+30.9 | R |
| 31 | 33.78% | 65.04% | R+31.3 | 36.93% | 57.43% | R+20.5 | D |
| 32 | 35.71% | 62.38% | R+26.7 | 27.09% | 67.12% | R+40 | L |
| 33 | 31.50% | 66.71% | R+35.2 | 24.02% | 70.78% | R+46.8 | R |
| 34 | 27.77% | 70.53% | R+42.8 | 20.10% | 75.21% | R+55.1 | R |
| 35 | 39.62% | 58.44% | R+18.8 | 33.52% | 60.87% | R+27.3 | D |
| 36 | 24.72% | 73.31% | R+48.6 | 19.26% | 75.74% | R+56.5 | R |
| 37 | 28.68% | 69.17% | R+40.5 | 24.94% | 68.00% | R+43.1 | R |
| 38 | 23.21% | 74.90% | R+51.7 | 15.08% | 80.37% | R+65.3 | R |
| 39 | 29.09% | 69.93% | R+40.8 | 31.42% | 63.56% | R+32.1 | R |
| 40 | 22.84% | 75.26% | R+52.4 | 14.16% | 81.28% | R+67.1 | R |
| 41 | 23.54% | 74.61% | R+51.1 | 14.72% | 81.15% | R+66.4 | R |
| 42 | 28.61% | 68.98% | R+40.4 | 18.33% | 76.53% | R+58.2 | R |
| 43 | 23.14% | 74.74% | R+51.6 | 14.87% | 80.38% | R+65.5 | R |
| 44 | 18.45% | 80.00% | R+61.6 | 12.02% | 84.03% | R+72 | R |
| 45 | 40.96% | 57.13% | R+16.2 | 37.00% | 55.32% | R+18.3 | D |
| 46 | 60.88% | 37.77% | D+23.1 | 53.57% | 38.24% | D+15.3 | D |
| 47 | 21.99% | 75.82% | R+53.8 | 13.60% | 81.46% | R+67.9 | R |
| 48 | 30.41% | 67.81% | R+37.4 | 22.76% | 71.50% | R+48.7 | R |
| 49 | 34.76% | 63.76% | R+29 | 34.09% | 59.61% | R+25.5 | R |
| Total | 38.21% | 60.08% | R+21.9 | 34.35% | 59.89% | R+25.5 | - |
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See also
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