Election Reflections — Stand Up Nebraska Campaign

2026 Election Reflections

First of all — THANK YOU

When we started the Stand Up Nebraska Campaign about 20 months ago it was with the goal of helping to empower Nebraskans to stand up and make their concerns about the threats to our democracy heard. The final results of the 2026 elections in Nebraska were not complete as we would have hoped. However, our voices have been heard both in Nebraska and nationally. Thank you for standing up for democracy by participating in a wide variety of pro-democracy initiatives to make our voices heard.

Organizing and attending local pro-democracy rallies
Voting
Supporting candidate campaigns
Leafletting
GOTV efforts
Outreach and coordination with other groups

Letters-to-the-editor
Organizing public forums
Social media posts
Yard signs and other PR efforts
Outreach to friends and neighbors
Expressing concerns to elected public officials

Our voices of concern were heard. Nationally there were heard loud and clear. Americans clearly spoke up against the racist, authoritarian direction of Trump and his sycophant fellow Republicans. Well done USA!

Here in Nebraska we didn’t reach the dramatic shout out level as much of the rest of the country. Clearly, we have much work to do. But we certainly don't want to overlook the progress that Nebraska voters did make in standing up for democracy.

We flipped one of Nebraska’s three Congressional Districts from red to blue. Thank you folks in CD2 and Omaha for all your work.
We elected enough pro-democracy state senators to deny the Pillen Administration a super majority of Republicans that could block filibuster efforts.
We flipped from Republican to Democrat the County Attorney and County Sheriffs offices both Douglas and Lancaster County.
Nebraska races for Senate and Governor were competitive enough that a very significant amount of Republican funds were diverted to Nebraska from other contests.
While we didn’t get over the finish line and elect a new Governor and Senator, election statistics show that Nebraska voters, across the state, significantly moved in that direct from previous elections.

n the CD2. Now let's get busy and turn this ship around. In the meantime, we clearly have a lot of work to do here in Nebraska, but we got a start. Thanks everyone who put in so much time and energy to right our ship and thanks especially for the candidates who put so much of themselves on the line.

Election Results

National

State and Local

Election map voters not land

Heather Cox Richardson reflections on Senator-elect James Talarico

The Blue was real in Nebraska too, Farrah 'Felton' Plate's Post

Comparing the 2026 Nebraska Governor’s vote to the 2024 Presidential vote

This is America - Diversity Won

Comparing 2026 Nebraska Governor’s race results to the 2022 Pillen - Blood Governor’s race

Break of the Nebraska Republican Party supermajority hold on the Legislature

Nebraska Democratic Party’s reflection on election results

Tim Becker’s alternative perspective on swing in Governor’s race