The secretary of state serves as Nebraska’s chief election officer. Working with election officials in the state’s 93 counties, the Elections Division oversees election law, the conduct of elections in the state, election tabulation equipment and the state voter registration system. The division accepts candidate filings and tabulates results for statewide, legislative, judicial retention and certain district elections. The division oversees filings for statewide initiative and referendum petitions.
Phone: (402) 471-2555
Fax: (402) 471-7834
TTY: (402) 471-7229
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 94608, Lincoln, NE 68509-4608
Location: 1221 N Street, Suite 103, Lincoln, NE 68508
Email: sos.elect@nebraska.gov
Elections Team
Wayne Bena, Deputy SOS - Elections
Andrew Buller, Assistant Deputy for Elections
Heather Doxon, Training and Implementation Coordinator
Jennifer Hammond, Elections Specialist I
Ben Larsen, Administrative Assistant
Active Voter Registrations*
Republican: 577,316
Democratic: 355,179
Libertarian: 15,351
Nonpartisan: 260,954
Total: 1,208,800
*As of January 2, 2020
Next Statewide Election
05/12/2020 - Statewide Primary
Dates & Deadlines
1/13/2020
First day a person may request an early voting ballot.
2/18/2020
Last day for incumbents (any current office holder) to file for office on the primary election ballot.
3/2/2020
Last day for non-incumbents (new filers) to file for office on the primary election ballot.
