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Nebraska Treasurer election, 2026
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: Pending |
| Primary: May 12, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times:
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Central time zone); 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Mountain time zone) |
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Nebraska is holding an election for treasurer on November 3, 2026.
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
Candidates and election results
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
- Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
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There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Julie Slama (R)
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Nebraska
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Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.
2022
- See also: Nebraska Treasurer election, 2022
General election
General election for Nebraska Treasurer
Incumbent John Murante defeated Katrina Tomsen in the general election for Nebraska Treasurer on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Murante (R) | 72.2 | 431,193 |
| Katrina Tomsen (L) | 27.8 | 165,951 | ||
| Total votes: 597,144 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nebraska Treasurer
Incumbent John Murante defeated Paul Anderson in the Republican primary for Nebraska Treasurer on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Murante | 56.8 | 121,808 |
| Paul Anderson | 43.2 | 92,522 | ||
| Total votes: 214,330 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Nebraska Treasurer
Katrina Tomsen advanced from the Libertarian primary for Nebraska Treasurer on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Katrina Tomsen | 100.0 | 1,871 | |
| Total votes: 1,871 | |||
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2018
- See also: Nebraska Treasurer election, 2018
General election
General election for Nebraska Treasurer
John Murante won election in the general election for Nebraska Treasurer on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Murante (R) | 100.0 | 516,210 |
| Total votes: 516,210 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nebraska Treasurer
John Murante defeated Taylor Royal in the Republican primary for Nebraska Treasurer on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Murante | 56.4 | 82,667 |
 | Taylor Royal | 43.6 | 63,844 | |
| Total votes: 146,511 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2014
| Nebraska Treasurer, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Don Stenberg Incumbent |
68.1% | 357,474 | |
| Democratic | Michael O'Hara | 26.5% | 139,101 | |
| Libertarian | Michael Knebel | 5.3% | 28,009 | |
| Total Votes | 524,584 | |||
| Election results via Nebraska Secretary of State | ||||
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Cook PVI by congressional district
| District | Incumbent | PVI |
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| Nebraska's 1st | Mike Flood | R+6 |
| Nebraska's 2nd | Don Bacon | D+3 |
| Nebraska's 3rd | Adrian Smith | R+27 |
2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines
| District | Kamala Harris  |
Donald Trump  |
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| Nebraska's 1st | 43.0% | 56.0% |
| Nebraska's 2nd | 52.0% | 47.0% |
| Nebraska's 3rd | 23.0% | 76.0% |
| Source: The Downballot | ||
2016-2024
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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| Democratic | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2024 presidential election, 53.7% of Nebraskans lived in one of the state's 91 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and 46.3% lived in one of 2 Solid Democratic counties. Overall, Nebraska was Solid Republican, having voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016, Donald Trump (R) in 2020, and Donald Trump (R) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Nebraska following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| Nebraska county-level statistics, 2024 | |||||||
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| Solid Republican | 91 | 53.7% | |||||
| Solid Democratic | 2 | 46.3% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 2 | 46.3% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 91 | 53.7% | |||||
Historical voting trends
Nebraska presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 6 Democratic wins
- 27 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Nebraska.
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of Nebraska
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Nebraska.
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Nebraska's congressional delegation as of October 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Nebraska | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 5 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Nebraska's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.
| Office | Officeholder |
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| Governor | Jim Pillen |
| Lieutenant Governor | Joe Kelly |
| Secretary of State | Bob Evnen |
| Attorney General | Mike Hilgers |
State legislature
Nebraska State Senate
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 14 | |
| Republican Party | 33 | |
| Other | 2 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | |
Trifecta control
Nebraska Party Control: 1992-2025
Seven years of Democratic trifectas • Twenty-seven years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
The table below details demographic data in Nebraska and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.
| Demographic Data for Nebraska | ||
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| Nebraska | United States | |
| Population | 1,961,504 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 76,814 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 79.9% | 63.4% |
| Black/African American | 4.8% | 12.4% |
| Asian | 2.5% | 5.8% |
| Native American | 1% | 0.9% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| Multiple | 7.6% | 10.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 12.3% | 19% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 92.1% | 89.4% |
| College graduation rate | 34.1% | 35% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $74,985 | $78,538 |
| Persons below poverty level | 10.3% | 12.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023). | ||
| **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. | ||
See also
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