The 2026 Nebraska Secretary of State election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the Secretary of State of Nebraska. Primary elections were held on May 12. Incumbent Republican secretary of state Bob Evnen ran for re-election to a third term but was defeated in the Republican primary by Scott Petersen.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Scott Petersen, businessman and member of the state party's executive committee Eliminated in primary Bob Evnen, incumbent secretary of state
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Sarah Slattery, small business owner, professional chef, and candidate for state legislature in 2022
Eliminated in primary Lee Cimfel, retired accountant
Results
Third party and independent candidates
America First Party
Nominee
Bob Krist, former chair of the Executive Board of the Nebraska Legislature (2015–2017) from the 10th district (2009–2019) and Democratic nominee for governor in 2018
Nebraska Working People Party
Nominee
Paul Rumbaugh, project manager
General election Post-primary endorsements
Results
References
External links Official campaign websites Bob Krist (AF) Scott Petersen (R) Paul Rumbaugh (NWP) Sarah Slattery (D)