The 2026 Nebraska State Board of Education election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect four members to the Nebraska State Board of Education. Primary elections were held on May 12. The election is officially nonpartisan, but many candidates align with a political party. District 5 Primary election Candidates Advanced to general election Michaela Conway, Crete school board member (Democratic) Angie Eberspacher, former educator (Republican)
Eliminated in primary Lana Daws, retired educator and principal (Republican)
Declined Kirk Penner, incumbent board member (Republican)
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District 6 Primary election Candidates Advanced to general election Sherry Jones, incumbent board member (Republican) Grady Erickson, attorney (Democratic)
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District 7 Primary election Candidates Advanced to general election Elizabeth Tegtmeier, incumbent board member (Republican)
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District 8 Primary election Candidates Advanced to general election Lou Ann Goding, former Omaha Public Schools board president (Republican) Sherrye Hutcherson, Bellevue University executive vice president (Nonpartisan) Declined Deborah Neary, incumbent board member (Democratic)
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