Hamilton County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for State Board of Education and Nebraska Legislature, with bios, priorities and campaign sites.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered Hamilton County's county, city and school board races, so they are not shown here. Your ballot may carry them. See the Nebraska Secretary of State elections page.
School board
State Board of Education District 5Nonpartisan race · Michaela Conway · Angie Eberspacher
Michaela Conway and Angie Eberspacher are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for State Board of Education District 5.
Michaela Conway
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Strong academics and literacy
- Supporting and retaining great teachers
- Support for students with disabilities
About Michaela Conway
Michaela Conway is a current local school board member, a public school graduate and the daughter of public school teachers, per the campaign site. She is the mother of five public school students and is running for the Nebraska State Board of Education, District 5, per the campaign site.
Angie Eberspacher
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Improving literacy and reading proficiency
- Recruiting and retaining high-quality teachers
About Angie Eberspacher
Angie Eberspacher holds dual degrees in elementary and early childhood education and has classroom teaching experience, per her campaign site. She has served as chair of the Educational Service Unit 6 Board, per her campaign site. District 5 spans Butler, Clay, Fillmore, Franklin, Gage, Hamilton, Jefferson, Nuckolls, Pawnee, Polk, Richardson, Saline, Saunders, Seward, Thayer, Webster and York counties and part of Lancaster County, per her campaign site.
Michaela Conway and Angie Eberspacher are running for the open, nonpartisan Nebraska State Board of Education District 5 seat; sitting member Kirk Penner did not file for reelection, per the Nebraska Secretary of State's certified candidate list.
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Find your districts by addressNebraska Legislature District 34Nonpartisan race · Loren Lippincott · Ben Blodgett
Loren Lippincott
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Fight for lower property taxes
About Loren Lippincott
Loren Lippincott is a farmer who previously worked as a radio disc jockey, a television newscaster, an Air Force F-16 fighter pilot and a Delta Air Lines captain, per the Nebraska Legislature. He was first elected to District 34 in 2022, per the Nebraska Legislature.
Ben Blodgett
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Jobs, workforce and the local economy, including skilled trades and apprenticeships
- Support for agriculture and manufacturing
About Ben Blodgett
Ben Blodgett is an inside wireman electrician from Central City who has been a member of IBEW Local 265 for almost 10 years, per the Nebraska Examiner. He is challenging incumbent Sen. Loren Lippincott for the District 34 seat.
Loren Lippincott, Ben Blodgett are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Nebraska Legislature District 34, having advanced from the May 12, 2026 nonpartisan primary. Loren Lippincott is the sitting member, per the Secretary of State's list. Nebraska's Legislature is unicameral and officially nonpartisan; only 25 of the 49 districts are up in 2026.
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Nebraska's field is the Secretary of State's Final Statewide General Candidate List, certified September 11, 2026. Party nominees for federal and statewide offices were chosen at the May 12 primary. The Legislature is a single nonpartisan chamber: the top two finishers in each district's May primary appear in November without party labels, and only about half of the 49 districts are up in a given year. Unopposed candidates still appear on the ballot.
Who is on the ballot in Hamilton County, Nebraska on November 3, 2026?
Hamilton County sample ballot 2026: who is running for state board of education and nebraska legislature, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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