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Nebraska Secretary of State election, 2014
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May 13, 2014 |
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John A. Gale  |
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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 any voter may vote in the congressional primary of their choice. For all other statewide offices, a state party can determine if it will allow unaffiliated voters to vote their primary ballot.[2]
As of September 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.
Candidates
General election
John A. Gale - Incumbent[1]
Ben Backus[3]
Results
General election
| Secretary of State of Nebraska, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[4] | |||
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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[5] | |||
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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[6] | |||
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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.[7]
| 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 21, 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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