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Nebraska Attorney General election, 2018 (May 15 Democratic primary)
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 19
- Early voting: Oct. 9 - Nov. 5
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: No
- Poll times: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Central Time and 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Mountain Time
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Election details |
Filing deadline: March 1, 2018 |
Primary: May 15, 2018 General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent(s): Doug Peterson (Republican) |
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Poll times: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Central time zone); 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Mountain time zone) Voting in Nebraska |
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A Democratic Party primary election took place on May 15, 2018, in Nebraska to determine which candidate would run as the party's nominee in the state's November 6, 2018, attorney general election.
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SETTING THE STAGE | |
Candidates and election results
Evangelos Argyrakis advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Nebraska on May 15, 2018.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Nebraska
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Evangelos Argyrakis | 100.0 | 67,022 |
Total votes: 67,022 | ||||
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Context of the 2018 election
Past elections
2014
- See also: Nebraska attorney general election, 2014
Janet Stewart defeated Allan Eurek by a 44.6 percent margin in the 2014 Democratic primary.[1]
Nebraska Attorney General, Democratic Primary, 2014 | ||||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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72.3% | 47,151 | ||
Allan Eurek | 27.7% | 18,083 | ||
Total Votes | 65,234 | |||
Election results via Nebraska Secretary of State. |
Voter information
How the primary works
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Nebraska, a top-two primary system is used for the nonpartisan legislature and some other statewide races. All other primaries are semi-closed.[2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Poll times
Registration requirements
- Check your voter registration status here.
To register to vote in Nebraska, each applicant must be a citizen of the United States, a resident of the Nebraska county in which they are registering, and at least 18 years old by the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Citizens are eligible to register to vote on January 1 of the year they will turn 18 before the November general election. People convicted of a felony regain the right to vote upon completion on their sentence, including parole and probation. Individuals who have been declared mentally incompetent by a court are ineligible to register to vote.[3][4] A voter registration application can be completed in person at the county clerk or election commissioner's office, the Department of Motor Vehicles, or other state agencies. In-person registration must be completed by the third Friday preceding the election if completed at the DMV or other state agencies. In-person registration at county election offices must be completed by 6 p.m. on the second Friday before the election. Applications returned by mail must be postmarked by the third Friday before the election.[5] Online applications must be submitted by midnight on the third Friday before the election.[6]
Automatic registration
Nebraska does not practice automatic voter registration.[2]
Online registration
- See also: Online voter registration
Nebraska has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website. The Nebraska State Senate enacted legislation allowing online voter registration in 2014, and the system was implemented in 2015.[7]
Same-day registration
Nebraska does not allow same-day voter registration.[2]
Residency requirements
In Nebraska, citizens can register to vote the day they become residents of the state.[5]
Verification of citizenship
Nebraska does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual must attest that they are a U.S. citizen when registering to vote. According to the state's voter registration application, "any registrant who signs this application knowing that any of the information in the application is false shall be guilty of a Class IV felony under section 32-1502 of the statutes of Nebraska. The penalty for a Class IV felony is up to two years imprisonment and twelve months post-release supervision, a fine of up to $10,000.00, or both."[8]
All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[9] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.
Verifying your registration
The Voter View site, run by the Nebraska Secretary of State’s office, allows residents to check their voter registration status online.
Voter ID requirements
Nebraska requires voters to present identification while voting.
Initiative 432, approved by Nebraska voters in November 2022, amended Article I of the state constitution to require voters to present valid photo identification in order to vote. Governor Jim Pillen (R) signed Legislative Bill 514 into law on June 1, 2023, in order to implement this policy change. Due to this legislation, Nebraska's voter ID requirement went into effect on April 1, 2024, in time for the state's 2024 primary.[10][11]
Early voting
Nebraska permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.
Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.
Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting.
Absentee voting
The state of Nebraska refers to its no-excuse absentee/mail-in voting option as early voting. All voters are eligible to vote absentee/mail-in in Nebraska. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee/by-mail.[12]
The last day to request an absentee ballot to be mailed is if the close of business on the second Friday preceding the election. A returned absentee ballot must then be received by election officials by 8 p.m. (CST) on Election Day.[12]
State overview
Partisan control
This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Nebraska heading into the 2018 elections.
Congressional delegation
- Following the 2014 elections, Republicans held both U.S. Senate seats in Nebraska.
- Republicans held all three U.S. House seats in Nebraska.
State executives
- As of May 2018, Republicans held six of 10 state executive positions and the remaining four positions were held by nonpartisan officials.
- The governor of Nebraska was Republican Pete Ricketts.
State legislature
- Republicans controlled the Nebraska unicameral with a 30-16 majority.
Trifecta status
- Nebraska was a Republican trifecta, meaning that the Republican Party controlled the state government. Pete Ricketts (R) served as governor and Republicans controlled the state legislature.
2018 elections
- See also: Nebraska elections, 2018
Nebraska held elections for the following positions in 2018:
- One U.S. Senate seat
- Three U.S. House seats
- Governor and lieutenant governor
- Four lower state executive positions
- 24 out of 49 state Senate seats
- Municipal elections in Douglas and Lancaster Counties
Demographics
Demographic data for Nebraska | ||
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Nebraska | U.S. | |
Total population: | 1,893,765 | 316,515,021 |
Land area (sq mi): | 76,824 | 3,531,905 |
Race and ethnicity** | ||
White: | 88.1% | 73.6% |
Black/African American: | 4.7% | 12.6% |
Asian: | 2% | 5.1% |
Native American: | 0.9% | 0.8% |
Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Two or more: | 2.2% | 3% |
Hispanic/Latino: | 10% | 17.1% |
Education | ||
High school graduation rate: | 90.7% | 86.7% |
College graduation rate: | 29.3% | 29.8% |
Income | ||
Median household income: | $52,997 | $53,889 |
Persons below poverty level: | 14.6% | 11.3% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Nebraska. **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. |
As of July 2017, Nebraska had a population of approximately 1,920,000 people, with its three largest cities being Omaha (pop. est. 450,000), Lincoln (pop. est. 280,000), and Bellevue (pop. est. 54,000).[13][14]
State election history
This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Nebraska from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Nebraska Secretary of State.
Historical elections
Presidential elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Nebraska every year from 2000 to 2016.
Election results (President of the United States), Nebraska 2000-2016 | |||||
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Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
2016 | ![]() |
58.7% | ![]() |
33.7% | 25.0% |
2012 | ![]() |
59.8% | ![]() |
38.0% | 21.8% |
2008 | ![]() |
56.5% | ![]() |
41.6% | 14.9% |
2004 | ![]() |
65.9% | ![]() |
32.7% | 33.2% |
2000 | ![]() |
62.2% | ![]() |
33.3% | 28.9% |
U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Nebraska from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.
Election results (U.S. Senator), Nebraska 2000-2016 | |||||
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Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
2014 | ![]() |
64.3% | ![]() |
31.5% | 32.8% |
2012 | ![]() |
57.8% | ![]() |
42.2% | 15.6% |
2008 | ![]() |
57.5% | ![]() |
40.1% | 17.4% |
2006 | ![]() |
63.9% | ![]() |
36.1% | 27.8% |
2002 | ![]() |
82.3% | ![]() |
14.6% | 67.7% |
2000 | ![]() |
51.1% | ![]() |
48.9% | 2.2% |
Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Nebraska.
Election results (Governor), Nebraska 2000-2016 | |||||
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Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
2014 | ![]() |
57.2% | ![]() |
39.2% | 18.0% |
2010 | ![]() |
73.9% | ![]() |
26.1% | 47.8% |
2006 | ![]() |
73.4% | ![]() |
24.5% | 48.9% |
2002 | ![]() |
68.7% | ![]() |
27.5% | 41.2% |
Congressional delegation, 2000-2016
This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Nebraska in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.
Trifectas, 1992-2017
A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls the state legislature and the governor's office.
Nebraska Party Control: 1992-2024
Seven years of Democratic trifectas • Twenty-seven years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
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.
Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
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County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
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.[15]
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.[16][17]
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. |
2016 presidential results by state Senate District | |||||||
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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 | - |
Source: Daily Kos |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Secretary of State of Nebraska, "Official Report of the Board of Canvassers of the State of Nebraska - Primary Election, May 13, 2014," accessed September 25, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 National Conference of State Legislatures Website, "State Primary Election Types," accessed April 18, 2023 Cite error: Invalid
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tag; name "ncsl" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, “Nebraska Voter Registration Background,” accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, “Felon Voting Rights FAQ,” accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nebraska Secretary of State, “Voter Information Frequently Asked Questions,” accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, “Online Voter Registration Frequently Asked Questions,” accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ Omaha World-Herald, “Online voter registration is coming to Nebraska,” September 5, 2015
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State’s Official Voter Registration Application," accessed November 1, 2024
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Full text," accessed June 8, 2023
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Election Day FAQ," accessed June 8, 2023
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Nebraska Secretary of State, “Early Voting,” accessed April 18, 2023
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Quick Facts - Nebraska," accessed January 9, 2018
- ↑ Nebraska Demographics, "Nebraska Cities by Population," accessed January 9, 2018
- ↑ 270towin.com, "Nebraska," accessed July 30, 2017
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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