Nebraska State Board of Regents

	Nebraska State Board of Regents
	; ; ;
	General information
Office Type:	Nonpartisan
2025 FY Budget:	$2,582,116,319
Total Seats:	8
Term limits:	None
	Structure
Length of term:	6 years
Authority:	Nebraska Constitution, Article VII, Section 10
Selection Method:	Elected
	Current Officeholder(s)
	Timothy Clare, Paul Kenney, Elizabeth O'Connor, Robert Schafer, Jim Scheer, Jack Stark, Barbara Weitz, Kathy Wilmot
	Elections
Next election:	November 3, 2026
Last election:	November 5, 2024
	Other Nebraska Executive Offices
	Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Commissioner of Education • Agriculture Director • Insurance Director • Natural Resources Director • Labor Commissioner • Public Service Commission

The Nebraska State Board of Regents is a state executive board in the Nebraska state government consisting of eight elected members. "The Board provides strategic leadership to the University, promoting and advocating for the advancement of the University's mission of education, research and outreach. Among its many duties, the most important include selecting the President of the University and approving the budget and tuition rates," according to its website.^[1]

Current officeholders

The eight members of the Nebraska State Board of Regents are elected to six-year terms. Members are elected by district in even-numbered years.^[1]

The board also includes four non-voting student members. The student body presidents of each of the university's four campuses serve in this capacity.^[1]

Office	Name	Party
University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 1	Timothy Clare	Nonpartisan
University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 2	Jack Stark	Nonpartisan
University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 3	Jim Scheer	Nonpartisan
University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 4	Elizabeth O'Connor	Nonpartisan
University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 5	Robert Schafer	Nonpartisan
University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 6	Paul Kenney	Nonpartisan
University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 7	Kathy Wilmot	Nonpartisan
University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 8	Barbara Weitz	Nonpartisan

Authority

See also: Nebraska Constitution, Article VII, Section 10

“

The general government of the University of Nebraska shall, under the direction of the Legislature, be vested in a board of not less than six nor more than eight regents to be designated the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, who shall be elected from and by districts as herein provided and three students of the University of Nebraska who shall serve as nonvoting members. Such nonvoting student members shall consist of the student body president of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, the student body president of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and the student body president of the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The terms of office of elected members shall be for six years each. The terms of office of student members shall be for the period of service as student body president. Their duties and powers shall be prescribed by law; and they shall receive no compensation, but may be reimbursed their actual expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties.

The Legislature shall divide the state, along county lines, into as many compact regent districts, as there are regents provided by the Legislature, of approximately equal population, which shall be numbered consecutively.

The Legislature shall redistrict the state after each federal decennial census. Such districts shall not be changed except upon the concurrence of a majority of the members of the Legislature. In any such redistricting, county lines shall be followed whenever practicable, but other established lines may be followed at the discretion of the Legislature. Whenever the state is so redistricted the members elected prior to the redistricting shall continue in office, and the law providing for such redistricting shall where necessary specify the newly established district which they shall represent for the balance of their term.^[2]

”

—Nebraska Constitution, Article VII, Section 10^[3]

Qualifications

There are no specific qualifications for the board of regents.^[4]

Elections

2024

See also: Nebraska State Board of Regents election, 2024

District 3

General election

General election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 3

Incumbent Jim Scheer won election in the general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Scheer (Nonpartisan)	100.0	83,560

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 83,560
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 3

Incumbent Jim Scheer advanced from the primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 3 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Scheer (Nonpartisan)	100.0	34,840

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,840
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District 4

General election

General election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 4

Incumbent Elizabeth O'Connor defeated Jim Rogers in the general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 4 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Elizabeth O'Connor (Nonpartisan)	67.2	42,320
	Jim Rogers (Nonpartisan)	32.8	20,692

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 63,012
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 4

Incumbent Elizabeth O'Connor and Jim Rogers advanced from the primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 4 on May 14, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Elizabeth O'Connor (Nonpartisan)	66.7	15,031
✔	Jim Rogers (Nonpartisan)	33.3	7,505

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,536
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District 5

General election

General election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 5

Incumbent Robert Schafer defeated Gary L. Rogge in the general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 5 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Schafer (Nonpartisan)	63.5	61,916
	Submit photo	Gary L. Rogge (Nonpartisan)	36.5	35,603

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 97,519
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 5

Incumbent Robert Schafer and Gary L. Rogge defeated Jerome Wohleb in the primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 5 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Schafer (Nonpartisan)	55.1	22,606
✔	Submit photo	Gary L. Rogge (Nonpartisan)	25.7	10,562
		Jerome Wohleb (Nonpartisan)	19.2	7,873

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,041
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District 8

General election

General election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 8

Incumbent Barbara Weitz defeated Zachary Mellender in the general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 8 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Barbara Weitz (Nonpartisan)	63.5	61,544
	Zachary Mellender (Nonpartisan)	36.5	35,357

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 96,901
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 8

Incumbent Barbara Weitz and Zachary Mellender advanced from the primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 8 on May 14, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Barbara Weitz (Nonpartisan)	66.0	24,173
✔	Zachary Mellender (Nonpartisan)	34.0	12,464

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,637
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2022

See also: Nebraska State Board of Regents election, 2022

District 6

General election

General election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 6

Incumbent Paul Kenney defeated Julie Hehnke in the general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 6 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Paul Kenney (Nonpartisan)	54.1	34,705
		Julie Hehnke (Nonpartisan)	45.9	29,420

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 64,125
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 6

Incumbent Paul Kenney and Julie Hehnke advanced from the primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 6 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Paul Kenney (Nonpartisan)	51.4	22,399
✔		Julie Hehnke (Nonpartisan)	48.6	21,184

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,583
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District 7

General election

General election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 7

Kathy Wilmot defeated Matt Williams in the general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 7 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kathy Wilmot (Nonpartisan)	54.4	39,539
	Matt Williams (Nonpartisan)	45.6	33,121

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,660
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 7

Matt Williams and Kathy Wilmot defeated Nolan Gurnsey in the primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 7 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Williams (Nonpartisan)	45.7	22,380
✔		Kathy Wilmot (Nonpartisan)	41.9	20,532
	Submit photo	Nolan Gurnsey (Nonpartisan)	12.4	6,079

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,991
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Mike Groene (Nonpartisan)

2020

See also: Nebraska State Board of Regents election, 2020

District 1

General election

General election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 1

Incumbent Timothy Clare won election in the general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Timothy Clare (Nonpartisan)	100.0	94,646

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 94,646
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 1

Incumbent Timothy Clare advanced from the primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 1 on May 12, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Timothy Clare (Nonpartisan)	100.0	52,973

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,973
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District 2

General election

General election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 2

Jack Stark won election in the general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jack Stark (Nonpartisan)	100.0	101,098

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 101,098
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Mike Kennedy (Nonpartisan)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 2

Mike Kennedy and Jack Stark defeated Viv Ewing in the primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 2 on May 12, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Kennedy (Nonpartisan)	34.7	20,129
✔		Jack Stark (Nonpartisan)	33.7	19,567
	Submit photo	Viv Ewing (Nonpartisan)	31.5	18,285

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,981
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