Pawnee County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
As of November 4, 2026, local outlets reported winners in 4 of 7 races on this page; Nebraska certifies on November 30. Who is running for State Board of Education, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Nebraska certifies the general election by November 30, 2026; county canvasses are due November 23. Official results: electionresults.nebraska.gov.
Who won in Pawnee County? The official answers come November 30.
Nebraska makes results final in three steps.What local news is reporting
Not official yetUpdated November 4, 2026One line per race on this page, each cited to the outlet that reported it. We do not call races. Official running count: Nebraska official results.
Reports are checked daily until Nebraska certifies on November 30; a certified winner replaces the report on that day.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered Pawnee 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 were 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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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 was on the ballot in Pawnee County, Nebraska on November 3, 2026?
Pawnee County sample ballot 2026: who ran for state board of education. Reported results as of Nov 4 (cited to local news); certified results Nov 30. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When was the 2026 general election in Nebraska?
Election Day was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Certified results will appear on this page as Nebraska election offices certify them; voting information for Nebraska is on the Nebraska election hub. Nebraska certifies the general election by November 30, 2026; county canvasses are due November 23. Official results: https://electionresults.nebraska.gov/. Nebraska election hub →
Who won in Pawnee County?
As of November 4, 2026, local outlets reported: Pete Ricketts won U.S. Senate (Lincoln Journal Star, Nov 4); Jim Pillen won Governor (KETV, Nov 4); Mike Hilgers led the race for Attorney General (Omaha World-Herald, Nov 4); Scott Petersen led the race for Secretary of State (Omaha World-Herald, Nov 4); Joey Spellerberg won Treasurer (Omaha World-Herald, Nov 3). Results are unofficial until Nebraska certifies them on November 30. We do not call races.
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