My ballot cheat sheet
Nebraska
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026
Election Day, polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT (7 a.m. to 7 p.m. MT); early voting ballots must reach county election offices or secure drop boxes before polls close (not just postmarked)
Governor
- Jim Pillen Republican
- Lynne Walz Democrat
- Brett Lindstrom America First Party Nebraska
- Rick Beard Legal Marijuana Now Party
U.S. Senate
- Pete Ricketts Republican
- Dan Osborn Nonpartisan
- Mike Marvin Legal Marijuana Now Party
U.S. House, your district
Candidates depend on your district. Your county’s sample ballot lists them.
Statewide ballot measures
Constitutional Amendment 1: Legislative Term Limits
YES: supports letting state senators serve three consecutive four-year terms (up from two) before they must sit out for four years
NO: opposes this constitutional amendment, keeping the current limit of two consecutive four-year terms before a senator must sit out for four years.
Initiative Measure 440: Allow Laws Authorizing Online Sports Wagering
YES: supports letting the state pass laws that make online sports betting legal (the permission slip for 441)
NO: opposes this constitutional amendment, keeping sports betting legal only at the racetracks, not online
Initiative Measure 441: Allow and Regulate Online Sports Wagering
YES: supports enacting a state law that allows online sports betting and lets the state gaming commission adopt rules and regulations for gaming operators
NO: opposes this statute, keeping online sports betting illegal
Initiative Measure 442: Sex Requirement for School and College Sports
YES: supports requiring schools to designate each sports team as male, female, or coed based on biological sex, and barring biologically male students from teams or sports designated for females
NO: opposes this constitutional amendment, so schools are not required to designate teams by biological sex or to bar biologically male students from teams designated for females
Also on your ballot
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Auditor
Treasurer
Public Service Commission
State Board of Education (4 seats)
State Board of Regents (3 seats)
State Senate
Special state legislative
State Supreme Court
Intermediate appellate courts
School boards
Municipal government
Local ballot measures