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Secretary of State
What this job does
Runs Nebraska's elections, including checking ballot petition signatures and certifying the ballot, and keeps business filings and official state records. A term is four years. source: newsfromthestates.com
- Scott Petersen RepublicanRetired small business owner
- Sarah J. Slattery DemocraticProfessional chef and small business owner
- Paul Rumbaugh Nebraska Working PeopleSpecial project manager, Douglas County Clerk of the District Court
- Bob Krist America FirstInstructor, UNO Aviation Institute
Candidates in the order the Nebraska Secretary of State, Elections Division lists them . Your ballot may show the candidates in a different order. Write-in candidates had to file by 5 p.m. October 23.