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Paul Theobald
Paul Theobald (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Nebraska. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on May 14, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: United States Senate election in Nebraska, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Nebraska
Incumbent Deb Fischer defeated Dan Osborn in the general election for U.S. Senate Nebraska on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Deb Fischer (R) | 53.2 | 499,124 |
 | Dan Osborn (Nonpartisan) | 46.5 | 436,493 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 2,719 | ||
| Total votes: 938,336 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kerry Eddy (Legal Marijuana Now Party)
Democratic primary election
No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Paul Theobald (D)
- Michael Janulewicz (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska
Incumbent Deb Fischer defeated Arron Kowalski in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deb Fischer | 79.8 | 174,820 |
| Arron Kowalski | 20.2 | 44,334 | ||
| Total votes: 219,154 | |||
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Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election
Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska
Kerry Eddy defeated Kenneth Peterson in the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kerry Eddy | 70.8 | 743 |
 | Kenneth Peterson | 29.2 | 306 | |
| Total votes: 1,049 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Theobald in this election.
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Nebraska District 3
Incumbent Adrian Smith defeated Paul Theobald in the general election for U.S. House Nebraska District 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Adrian Smith (R) | 76.7 | 163,650 |
 | Paul Theobald (D) | 23.3 | 49,654 | |
| Total votes: 213,304 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 3
Paul Theobald advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 3 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Theobald | 100.0 | 16,395 |
| Total votes: 16,395 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 3
Incumbent Adrian Smith defeated Kirk Penner, Arron Kowalski, and Larry Bolinger in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 3 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adrian Smith | 65.7 | 50,878 |
 | Kirk Penner | 26.0 | 20,116 | |
| Arron Kowalski | 5.8 | 4,461 | ||
 | Larry Bolinger | 2.5 | 1,935 | |
| Total votes: 77,390 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Paul Theobald did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
2024 Elections
- United States House of Representatives
- Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018
- Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District
Footnotes
