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was held in the U.S. state of

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on November 4, 2014. All of Nebraska's executive officers were up for election as well as a

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seat, and all of Nebraska's three seats in the

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s were held on May 13, 2014, for offices that require them.

Governor and lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican

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Dave Heineman is term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term. Republicans Jon Bruning, Tom Carlson, Mike Foley,

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, Pete Ricketts and Bryan Slone;

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Chuck Hassebrook and Libertarian Mark G. Elworth, Jr. ran. In Nebraska, gubernatorial nominees select their running mates after the primary elections. The Republican ticket, consisting of Pete Ricketts and Mike Foley, defeated the Democratic ticket of Chuck Hassebrook and Jane Raybould.

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican

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Jon Bruning did not run for re-election to a fourth term. He instead ran unsuccessfully for governor.

Republican primary

Candidates

;Declared *

Brian C. Buescher Brian Craig Buescher (born January 16, 1975) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. Early life and education Buescher was born on January 16, 1975, in Beatrice, Nebraska and was ra ...

, attorney * Mike Hilgers, attorney and candidate for the state senate in 2012 * Doug Peterson, attorney, former Lincoln County attorney and nephew of

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Val Peterson * Pete Pirsch, state senator ;Withdrew * Van Argyrakis, attorney, candidate for attorney general in 2010, for Mayor of Omaha in

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and for state senate in 2000 * Jon Bruning, incumbent Nebraska Attorney General (running for governor)

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

;Declared * Allan Eurek, attorney and nominee for secretary of state in 1994 * Janet Stewart, attorney, candidate for

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and nominee for Secretary of State of Nebraska in 2010

Results

General election

Results

Secretary of state

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State

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, who was appointed to the position in December 2000, ran successfully for re-election to a fourth full term in office. He was challenged by only Libertarian Ben Backus, an IT technician. No Democrat filed to run for the office.

State Treasurer

Incumbent Republican Nebraska State Treasurer

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had considered running for governor or the U.S. Senate, but he decided to run for re-election to a second term. He faced Christopher Costello in the Republican primary. Democrat Michael J. O'Hara, former Omaha Public Power District Director, and Libertarian Michael Knebel also ran.

Auditor of Public Accounts

Incumbent Republican auditor of public accounts of Nebraska Mike Foley did not run for re-election to a third term. He instead ran unsuccessfully for governor, instead becoming the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor.

Republican primary

Candidates

;Declared * Larry Anderson, member of the State Auditor's office *

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, state senator ;Withdrew * Pete Pirsch, state senator (running for attorney general) ;Declined * Mike Foley, incumbent auditor of public accounts (running for governor)

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

;Declared *

Amanda McGill Amanda McGill Johnson (born March 21, 1980) is a politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. From 2007 to 2015, she represented a Lincoln district in the Nebraska Legislature. She ran as the Democratic Party's candidat ...

, state senator

Public Service Commission

One of the five seats on the Nebraska Public Service Commission was up for election. District 2 incumbent Democrat Anne C. Boyle, who was first elected in 1996, retired rather than run for re-election to a fourth term. The district is based in Omaha.

Democratic primary

Candidates

;Declared *

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, businessman and nominee for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district in

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and

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* John Green, member of the Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors * Crystal Rhoades, Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiatives co-ordinator for Douglas County and member of the Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors ;Declined * Anne C. Boyle, incumbent Public Service Commissioner and nominee for

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Results

Republican primary

Candidates

;Declared * John Sieler, member of the Nebraska State Board of Education

United States Senate

Incumbent Republican senator Mike Johanns did not run for re-election to a second term. Republicans Sid Dinsdale, Clifton Johnson, Bart McLeay,

Shane Osborn Shane Osborn (born June 21, 1974) is an American politician and naval aviator who served as the 42nd Nebraska State Treasurer from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was the U.S. pilot during the Hainan Island incident. Mi ...

and Ben Sasse; Democrats

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and Larry Marvin and Independents Jim Jenkins and Todd Watson ran. Republican Ben Sasse defeated Democrat David Domina to win the seat.

United States House of Representatives

All of Nebraska's three seats in the

were up for election in 2014.

References

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