Primary Election: May 12, 2026
General Election: Nov. 3, 2026
We are fielding candidates for seats up and down the ballot. We add candidates as they announce. The NDP sometimes supports Independent candidates who are aligned with our values, and when a Democrat is not running in the same race. We note when a candidate in an Independent next to their name with the abbreviation “NP” to designate they are registered as a Non-Partisan and not a Democrat. We believe it is going to take a coalition of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans to break up the one-party and billionaire-rule that has kept our state back from innovating and moving forward with policies that make lives better for working and middle-class Nebraskans. We allow Independents to vote in our partisan primary (the Republican Party does not); you just need to ask for a Democratic ballot at your polling location or on your vote-by-mail application.
State Board of Education

Sherrye Hutcherson (NP)
District 8
Legislature

Caitlin Knutson
District 2

Josh Livingston
District 8

Christy Knorr
District 12
Public Service Commission
Local Offices
County Assessor
Dakotah Smith – Douglas County Assessor/Register of Deeds
County Attorney
Makayla Danner – Douglas County Attorney
Amy Jacobsen – Douglas County Attorney
County Commissioner
Whitney Hansen – Douglas County Commission
Sean Flowerday – Lancaster County Commission
Rick Vest – Lancaster County Commission
County Clerk
Matt Hansen – Lancaster County Clerk
Clerk of District Court
Justin Wayne – Douglas County Clerk of District Court
County Treasurer
Christian Espinosa Torres – Douglas County Treasurer
Tony Vargas – Douglas County Treasurer
County Sherriff
Jay Pitts – Lancaster County Sheriff
Public Power District
Mark Gudgel – OPPD District 2
Flink Harkness – OPPD District 2
Public Defender
Kristi Egger – Lancaster County Public Defender
Sarah Newell – Lancaster County Public Defender

