Nebraska voters narrow 2026 candidates for NU Regents, State Board of Education

By: Zach Wendling

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: May 13, 2026

Words: 820

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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LINCOLN — Nebraskans took to the polls Tuesday to narrow the candidate fields in three of seven races for the State Board of Education and the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.

The education-related offices are officially nonpartisan, so a candidate’s political party affiliation won’t appear on the ballot, and voters select the top two candidates regardless of party.

The races narrowed were southeast Nebraska’s State Board of Education District 5, NU Regents District …

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