Nebraska Secretary of State election, 2014
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May 13, 2014 |
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The Nebraska Secretary of State election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent John A. Gale (R) was first appointed in 2000 and was seeking re-election in 2014.[1] He faced Libertarian Party candidate Ben Backus in the general election. Gale won election to another four-year term.
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, participation rules for primaries vary by the office up for election. State legislative primaries use a nonpartisan top-two primary system in which any voter can participate. Congressional primaries are partisan, but an unaffiliated voter may vote in the congressional primary of their choice. For all other statewide offices, a state party can determine whether it will allow unaffiliated voters to vote in its primary.[2]
As of October 2025, the Democratic Party held a semi-closed primary in which registered party members and unaffiliated voters could participate, and the Republican Party held a closed primary in which only registered party members could participate.[3][4]
Candidates
General election
John A. Gale - Incumbent[1]
Ben Backus[5]
Results
General election
| Secretary of State of Nebraska, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | John Gale Incumbent |
75.2% | 368,135 | |
| Libertarian | Ben Backus | 24.8% | 121,470 | |
| Total Votes | 489,605 | |||
| Election results via Nebraska Secretary of State | ||||
Past elections
2010
| 2010 Race for Secretary of State - General Election[6] | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Republican Party |  John A. Gale
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69.8% | |
| Democratic Party | Janet Stewart | 30.2% | |
| Total Votes | 467,995 | ||
2006
| 2006 Race for Secretary of State - General Election[7] | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Republican Party | John A. Gale
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61.3% | |
| Democratic Party | Jay C. Stoddard | 33.6% | |
| Green Party | Doug Paterson | 1.8% | |
| Total Votes | 549,860 | ||
2002
| 2002 Race for Secretary of State - General Election[8] | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Republican Party | John A. Gale
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62.1% | |
| Democratic Party | Jay C. Stoddard | 29.7% | |
| Independent | Joseph A. Rosberg | 6.2% | |
| Libertarian Party | Tudor Lewis | 2.0% | |
| Total Votes | 441,934 | ||
Campaign finance
Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $9,075 during the election. This information was last updated on April 25, 2015.[9]
| Campaign Contribution Totals | ||||
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| Candidate | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| John Gale |
Nebraska Secretary of State |  |
$9,075 | |
| Ben Backus |
Nebraska Secretary of State |  |
$0 | |
| Grand Total Raised | $9,075 | |||
Key deadlines
| Deadline | Event |
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| May 13, 2014 | Primary election |
| November 4, 2014 | General election |
| December 1, 2014 | Certification of election results |
| January 8, 2015 | Inauguration day for state executive officials |
Recent news
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See also
- Nebraska Secretary of State
- Nebraska state executive official elections, 2014
- State executive official elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Daily Journal, "Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale to launch 2014 re-election campaign in 4 cities," June 21, 2013 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "reelect2014" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Nebraska Legislature, "Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32–912," accessed October 27, 2025
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "How nonpartisan voting works in Nebraska primary elections," accessed October 27, 2025
- ↑ Nebraska Democratic Party, "2026 Democratic Candidates," accessed October 27, 2025
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Filing," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results
- ↑ Secretary of State - Official Results 2006 General Election
- ↑ Secretary of State - Official Results 2002 General Election
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Overview of Nebraska 2014 elections," accessed May 7, 2015
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