Municipal elections in Lancaster County, Nebraska (2022)
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| 2022 Lancaster County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 1, 2022 |
| Primary election: May 10, 2022 General election: November 8, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Assessor/register of deeds, attorney, clerk, engineer, public defender, sheriff, treasurer, county commission, natural resources district board, community college district board, Educational Service Unit No. 6 Board of Directors, clerk of district court, district court judge, district county court judges, juvenile court judges, and Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court judges |
| Total seats up: 52 |
| Election type: Partisan and nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
Lancaster County, Nebraska, held general elections for assessor/register of deeds, attorney, clerk, engineer, public defender, sheriff, treasurer, county commission, natural resources district board, community college district board, Educational Service Unit No. 6 Board of Directors, clerk of district court, district court judge, district county court judges, juvenile court judges, and Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court judges on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for May 10, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 1, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
- County assessor-register of deeds
- County attorney
- County clerk
- County clerk of the district court
- County engineer
- County public defender
- County sheriff
- County treasurer
- County commission
- Special district offices
- Judicial offices
County assessor-register of deeds
General election
General election for Lancaster County Assessor-Register of Deeds
Dan Nolte defeated incumbent Rob Ogden in the general election for Lancaster County Assessor-Register of Deeds on November 8, 2022.
| Total votes: 110,805 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Dan Nolte advanced from the Democratic primary for Lancaster County Assessor-Register of Deeds.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rob Ogden advanced from the Republican primary for Lancaster County Assessor-Register of Deeds.
County attorney
General election
General election for Lancaster County Attorney
Incumbent Pat Condon defeated Adam Morfeld in the general election for Lancaster County Attorney on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Pat Condon (R) | 50.3 | 56,707 |
 | Adam Morfeld (D) | 49.6 | 55,926 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 151 | ||
| Total votes: 112,784 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Adam Morfeld advanced from the Democratic primary for Lancaster County Attorney.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Pat Condon advanced from the Republican primary for Lancaster County Attorney.
County clerk
General election
General election for Lancaster County Clerk
Matt Hansen defeated Kris Beckenbach in the general election for Lancaster County Clerk on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matt Hansen (D) | 51.1 | 56,229 |
| Kris Beckenbach (R) | 48.8 | 53,763 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 107 | ||
| Total votes: 110,099 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Matt Hansen advanced from the Democratic primary for Lancaster County Clerk.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Kris Beckenbach advanced from the Republican primary for Lancaster County Clerk.
County clerk of the district court
General election
General election for Lancaster County Clerk of the District Court
Incumbent Troy Hawk defeated Lin Quenzer in the general election for Lancaster County Clerk of the District Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Troy Hawk (R) | 52.7 | 57,227 |
| Lin Quenzer (D) | 47.2 | 51,253 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 94 | ||
| Total votes: 108,574 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Lin Quenzer advanced from the Democratic primary for Lancaster County Clerk of the District Court.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Troy Hawk advanced from the Republican primary for Lancaster County Clerk of the District Court.
County public defender
General election
General election for Lancaster County Public Defender
Kristi Egger defeated Trevin Preble in the general election for Lancaster County Public Defender on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kristi Egger (D) | 54.0 | 59,709 |
| Trevin Preble (R) | 45.9 | 50,700 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 119 | ||
| Total votes: 110,528 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lancaster County Public Defender
Kristi Egger defeated incumbent Joe Nigro in the Democratic primary for Lancaster County Public Defender on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristi Egger | 64.3 | 15,491 |
| Joe Nigro | 35.5 | 8,561 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 46 | ||
| Total votes: 24,098 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Trevin Preble advanced from the Republican primary for Lancaster County Public Defender.
County engineer
General election
General election for Lancaster County Engineer
Incumbent Pamela Dingman won election in the general election for Lancaster County Engineer on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pamela Dingman (R) | 95.6 | 76,776 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.4 | 3,532 | ||
| Total votes: 80,308 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Pamela Dingman advanced from the Republican primary for Lancaster County Engineer.
County sheriff
General election
General election for Lancaster County Sheriff
Incumbent Terry Wagner defeated Jay Pitts and Conan Thomas in the general election for Lancaster County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Terry Wagner (R) | 52.9 | 59,786 |
| Jay Pitts (D) | 43.4 | 49,043 | |
| Conan Thomas (L) | 3.7 | 4,139 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 71 | ||
| Total votes: 113,039 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jay Pitts advanced from the Democratic primary for Lancaster County Sheriff.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Terry Wagner advanced from the Republican primary for Lancaster County Sheriff.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Conan Thomas advanced from the Libertarian primary for Lancaster County Sheriff.
County treasurer
General election
General election for Lancaster County Treasurer
Incumbent Rachel Garver defeated Tracy Refior in the general election for Lancaster County Treasurer on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rachel Garver (D) | 54.3 | 60,367 |
 | Tracy Refior (R) | 45.7 | 50,799 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 104 | ||
| Total votes: 111,270 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rachel Garver advanced from the Democratic primary for Lancaster County Treasurer.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lancaster County Treasurer
Tracy Refior defeated Jasmine Gibson in the Republican primary for Lancaster County Treasurer on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tracy Refior | 59.8 | 17,249 |
| Jasmine Gibson | 39.5 | 11,374 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 208 | ||
| Total votes: 28,831 | |||
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County commission
District 1
General election
General election for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 1
Incumbent Sean Flowerday defeated Cameron Hall in the general election for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sean Flowerday (D) | 62.3 | 13,245 |
| Cameron Hall (R) | 37.6 | 7,992 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 21,256 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Sean Flowerday advanced from the Democratic primary for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 1.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Cameron Hall advanced from the Republican primary for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 1.
District 3
General election
General election for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 3
Matt Schulte won election in the general election for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matt Schulte (R) | 96.9 | 22,031 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.1 | 708 | ||
| Total votes: 22,739 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 3
Matt Schulte defeated incumbent Deb Schorr and Travis Filing in the Republican primary for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 3 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Schulte | 50.2 | 5,835 |
| Deb Schorr | 39.2 | 4,559 | |
| Travis Filing | 10.4 | 1,210 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 18 | ||
| Total votes: 11,622 | |||
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District 5
General election
General election for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 5
Incumbent Rick Vest defeated Jason Krueger in the general election for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rick Vest (D) | 53.7 | 9,490 |
 | Jason Krueger (R) | 46.2 | 8,164 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 26 | ||
| Total votes: 17,680 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rick Vest advanced from the Democratic primary for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 5.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Jason Krueger advanced from the Republican primary for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 5.
Special district offices
Educational Service Unit No. 6
Educational Service Unit No. 6 general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
 Chuck Evans (i) |
| District 3 |
Jan Myers (i) |
| District 5 |
Eric Malina (i) |
| District 7 |
Sandy Blankenship (i) |
Lower Platte South Natural Resources District
Special election
Subdistrict 3 (two-year term)
General election
Special general election for Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Subdistrict 3
Incumbent Kenneth Vogel won election in the special general election for Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Subdistrict 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kenneth Vogel (Nonpartisan) | 97.7 | 7,386 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.3 | 177 | ||
| Total votes: 7,563 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kenneth Vogel advanced from the special primary for Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Subdistrict 3.
General election
Lower Platte South Natural Resources District general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
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David Landis (i) |
| Subdistrict 1 |
Gary Hellerich (i) Jim Schultz |
| Subdistrict 2 |
Mark Spangler (i) |
| Subdistrict 3 |
Melissa Baker Annette Thompson |
| Subdistrict 4 |
Larry Ruth (i) |
| Subdistrict 5 |
Greg Osborn Stacie Sinclair |
| Subdistrict 6 |
Deborah Eagan (i) |
| Subdistrict 7 |
Luke Peterson (i) |
| Subdistrict 8 |
Tom Green (i) |
| Subdistrict 9 |
Bob Andersen (i) |
| Subdistrict 10 |
Susan Seacrest (i) |
Primary election
Lower Platte South Natural Resources District primary election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| at-large |
David Landis* (i) |
| Subdistrict 1 |
Gary Hellerich (i) David Kendle Jim Schultz |
| Subdistrict 2 |
Mark Spangler* (i) |
| Subdistrict 3 |
Melissa Baker* Annette Thompson* |
| Subdistrict 4 |
Larry Ruth* (i) |
| Subdistrict 5 |
Greg Osborn* Stacie Sinclair* |
| Subdistrict 6 |
Deborah Eagan* (i) |
| Subdistrict 7 |
Luke Peterson* (i) |
| Subdistrict 8 |
Tom Green* (i) |
| Subdistrict 9 |
Bob Andersen* (i) |
| Subdistrict 10 |
Susan Seacrest* (i) |
Nemaha Natural Resources District
General election
Nemaha Natural Resources District general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| At-large |
Jason Armknecht Ken Malone |
| Subdistrict 1 |
Tim Loseke (i) |
| Subdistrict 2 |
Russel Moss (i) |
| Subdistrict 3 |
Doug Iske (i) |
| Subdistrict 5 |
Kevin Thorne (i) |
| Subdistrict 6 |
J. Duane Sugden (i) |
| Subdistrict 7 |
Daniel Stukenholtz (i) |
| Subdistrict 8 |
William Niedfeldt (i) |
| Subdistrict 9 |
Alan Romine (i) |
| Subdistrict 10 |
Matthew Bloss |
Primary election
Nemaha Natural Resources District primary election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| At-large |
Jason Armknecht* Ken Malone* |
| Subdistrict 1 |
Tim Loseke* (i) |
| Subdistrict 2 |
Russel Moss* (i) |
| Subdistrict 3 |
Doug Iske* (i) |
| Subdistrict 5 |
Kevin Thorne* (i) |
| Subdistrict 6 |
J. Duane Sugden* (i) |
| Subdistrict 7 |
Daniel Stukenholtz* (i) |
| Subdistrict 8 |
William Niedfeldt* (i) |
| Subdistrict 9 |
Alan Romine* (i) |
| Subdistrict 10 |
Matthew Bloss* |
Southeast Community College Board of Governors
General election
Southeast Community College Board of Governors general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
Sandra Hoffman |
| District 2 |
Keith Hammons (i)Brandon Gunther |
| District 3 |
Nancy Seim (i) |
| District 4 |
Richard LeBlanc (Write-in)Carina McCormick (Write-in) Did not make the ballot: |
| District 5 |
Joann Herrington Megan Neiles-Brasch |
Primary election
Southeast Community College Board of Governors primary election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
Sandra Hoffman* |
| District 2 |
Keith Hammons* (i)Brandon Gunther* |
| District 3 |
Nancy Seim* (i) |
| District 4 |
James Garver* (i) |
| District 5 |
Joann Herrington Megan Neiles-Brasch Josie Rodriguez |
Judicial offices
3rd District Court
General election
General election for Nebraska 3rd District Court
Incumbent Jodi L. Nelson won election in the general election for Nebraska 3rd District Court on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jodi L. Nelson (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 63,066 |
| Total votes: 63,066 | |||
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Separate Juvenile Court
Separate Juvenile Court retention election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Reggie Ryder's seat's seat |
Reggie L. Ryder (i) |
| Roger Heideman's seat |
Roger J. Heideman (i) |
3rd District County Court
3rd District County Court retention election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Joseph Dalton's seat |
Joseph Dalton (i) |
| Laurie Yardley's seat |
Laurie Yardley (i) |
| Matthew Acton's seat |
Matthew Acton (i) |
| Timothy Phillips' seat |
Timothy C. Phillips (i) |
Workers' Compensation Court
Compensation Court retention election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Daniel Fridrich's seat |
Daniel R. Fridrich (i) |
| James Coe's seat |
James R. Coe (i) |
| John Hoffert's seat |
John R. Hoffert (i) |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Nebraska elections, 2022
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- Nebraska's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
- Nebraska Attorney General election, 2022
- Nebraska Auditor election, 2022
- Nebraska gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Nebraska Secretary of State election, 2022
- Nebraska Treasurer election, 2022
- Nebraska State Senate elections, 2022
- Waverly School District 145, Nebraska, elections (2022)
- Norris School District 160, Nebraska, elections (2022)
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November 8, 2022
- Nebraska's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
- Nebraska Attorney General election, 2022
- Nebraska Auditor election, 2022
- Nebraska gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Nebraska Secretary of State election, 2022
- Nebraska Treasurer election, 2022
- Nebraska State Senate elections, 2022
- Nebraska Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Nebraska intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Douglas County, Nebraska (2022)
- Nebraska Amendment 1, Authorize Local Governments to Develop Commercial Air Travel Service Amendment (2022)
- Nebraska Initiative 432, Photo Voter Identification Initiative (2022)
- Nebraska Initiative 433, Minimum Wage Increase Initiative (2022)
- Waverly School District 145, Nebraska, elections (2022)
- Norris School District 160, Nebraska, elections (2022)
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Demographics
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| Demographic Data for Lancaster County, Nebraska | ||
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| Lancaster County | Nebraska | |
| Population | 322,608 | 1,961,504 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 837 | 76,817 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 85.2% | 85.3% |
| Black/African American | 3.9% | 4.8% |
| Asian | 4.2% | 2.5% |
| Native American | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Two or more | 4.6% | 3.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.3% | 11.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 93.2% | 91.6% |
| College graduation rate | 39.8% | 32.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $62,464 | $63,015 |
| Persons below poverty level | 11.9% | 10.4% |
| 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 2015-2020). | ||
| **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. | ||
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