4 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot, from the Nebraska Secretary of State's list (opens in a new tab). The officeholder comes first, then the Republican and Democratic nominees together by last name, then everyone else by last name; in each group a candidate with a statement or vote on the record comes first (how the order works). Each has the same space. The list: Nebraska Secretary of State, Final Statewide General Candidate List, November 3, 2026 General Election (September 11, 2026).
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Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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Democratic
During a question about AI data centers, Backemeyer stressed the need for greater transparency and said local communities should have more say in decisions surrounding new developments, including tax breaks and other incentives.
Their newest statement on the record, September 24, 2026, couriernebraska.com (opens in a new tab).
1 statement · 0 votes on the record
America First
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
Libertarian
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
Labels are applied by the record's published rules: two readings of each statement, and a third that reads its source where the two differ. Every label sits beside its statement and its source, and any label can be challenged through Report a change, with the correction logged on the corrections page.
No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Mike Flood.
No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Mike Flood.
1 vote on data center measures: 0 in favor of data centers, 1 against.
Chris Backemeyer has 1 statement on data centers on the record.
During a question about AI data centers, Backemeyer stressed the need for greater transparency and said local communities should have more say in decisions surrounding new developments, including tax breaks and other incentives.
couriernebraska.com (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Dan Hartong.
No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Dan Hartong.
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Nik Sandman.
No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Nik Sandman.
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
Candidates and their order come from the Nebraska Secretary of State's list (opens in a new tab), verified October 9, 2026. Every candidate, by state · How the record reads leaders.
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