Nebraska State Board of Regents election, 2026

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Nebraska State Board of Regents
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: Pending General: November 3, 2026
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Poll times: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Central time zone); 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Mountain time zone) Voting in Nebraska
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Nebraska is holding an election for two of eight seats on the Nebraska State Board of Regents 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:

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District 1

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

District 2

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Nebraska

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: Nebraska State Board of Regents election, 2024

General election

General election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 3

Incumbent Jim Scheer won election in the general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Scheer (Nonpartisan)	100.0	83,560

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 83,560
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 3

Incumbent Jim Scheer advanced from the primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 3 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Scheer (Nonpartisan)	100.0	34,840

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,840
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General election

General election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 4

Incumbent Elizabeth O'Connor defeated Jim Rogers in the general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elizabeth O'Connor (Nonpartisan)	67.2	42,320
		Jim Rogers (Nonpartisan)	32.8	20,692

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 63,012
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 4

Incumbent Elizabeth O'Connor and Jim Rogers advanced from the primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 4 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elizabeth O'Connor (Nonpartisan)	66.7	15,031
✔		Jim Rogers (Nonpartisan)	33.3	7,505

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,536
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General election

General election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 5

Incumbent Robert Schafer defeated Gary L. Rogge in the general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 5 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Schafer (Nonpartisan)	63.5	61,916
	Submit photo	Gary L. Rogge (Nonpartisan)	36.5	35,603

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 97,519
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 5

Incumbent Robert Schafer and Gary L. Rogge defeated Jerome Wohleb in the primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 5 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Schafer (Nonpartisan)	55.1	22,606
✔	Submit photo	Gary L. Rogge (Nonpartisan)	25.7	10,562
		Jerome Wohleb (Nonpartisan)	19.2	7,873

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,041
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General election

General election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 8

Incumbent Barbara Weitz defeated Zachary Mellender in the general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 8 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Barbara Weitz (Nonpartisan)	63.5	61,544
		Zachary Mellender (Nonpartisan)	36.5	35,357

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 96,901
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 8

Incumbent Barbara Weitz and Zachary Mellender advanced from the primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 8 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Barbara Weitz (Nonpartisan)	66.0	24,173
✔		Zachary Mellender (Nonpartisan)	34.0	12,464

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,637
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2022

See also: Nebraska State Board of Regents election, 2022

General election

General election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 6

Incumbent Paul Kenney defeated Julie Hehnke in the general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 6 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Paul Kenney (Nonpartisan)	54.1	34,705
		Julie Hehnke (Nonpartisan)	45.9	29,420

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 64,125
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 6

Incumbent Paul Kenney and Julie Hehnke advanced from the primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 6 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Paul Kenney (Nonpartisan)	51.4	22,399
✔		Julie Hehnke (Nonpartisan)	48.6	21,184

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,583
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General election

General election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 7

Kathy Wilmot defeated Matt Williams in the general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 7 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kathy Wilmot (Nonpartisan)	54.4	39,539
		Matt Williams (Nonpartisan)	45.6	33,121

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,660
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 7

Matt Williams and Kathy Wilmot defeated Nolan Gurnsey in the primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 7 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Williams (Nonpartisan)	45.7	22,380
✔		Kathy Wilmot (Nonpartisan)	41.9	20,532
	Submit photo	Nolan Gurnsey (Nonpartisan)	12.4	6,079

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,991
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mike Groene (Nonpartisan)

2020

See also: Nebraska State Board of Regents election, 2020

General election

General election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 1

Incumbent Timothy Clare won election in the general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Timothy Clare (Nonpartisan)	100.0	94,646

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 94,646
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 1

Incumbent Timothy Clare advanced from the primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 1 on May 12, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Timothy Clare (Nonpartisan)	100.0	52,973

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,973
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General election

General election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 2

Jack Stark won election in the general election for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jack Stark (Nonpartisan)	100.0	101,098

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 101,098
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mike Kennedy (Nonpartisan)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 2

Mike Kennedy and Jack Stark defeated Viv Ewing in the primary for University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 2 on May 12, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Kennedy (Nonpartisan)	34.7	20,129
✔		Jack Stark (Nonpartisan)	33.7	19,567
	Submit photo	Viv Ewing (Nonpartisan)	31.5	18,285

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,981
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