2020 Nebraska elections

Nebraska state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Primary elections were held on August 18, 2020.

In addition to the U.S. presidential race, Nebraska voters elected the Class II U.S. Senator from Nebraska, one of its Public Service Commissioners, two of eight voting members on the Nebraska University Board of Regents, four of eight seats on the Nebraska State Board of Education, all of its seats to the House of Representatives, two of seven seats on the Nebraska Supreme Court, two of six seats on the Nebraska Court of Appeals, and 25 of 49 seats in the unicameral Nebraska Legislature. Six ballot measures were also voted on.

President of the United States
Nebraska has five electoral votes in the Electoral College.

United States House of Representatives
All three Republican incumbents ran for reelection.

Public Service Commission
Democratic incumbent Crystal Rhodes was up for re-election to District 2 of Nebraska's Public Service Commission.

University of Nebraska Board of Regents
Timothy Clare ran for reelection in District 1. District 2 was an open seat.

Board of education
Incumbents Patsy Koch Johns (of District 1) and Lisa Fricke (of District 2) both ran for another term on the Board. Districts 3 and 4 were open seats.

State judiciary
Two incumbents on the state Supreme Court and two on the state Court of Appeals ran for retention (a six-year term) in 2020.

State legislature
25 of 49 seats in the Nebraska State Legislature were up for election. Although officially nonpartisan, before the election, its de facto composition was:

Initiative 428
Nebraska Initiative 428 would cap the annual interest for payday loans at 36%. As of September 2020, the Nebraskan average was 400% APR. Vote for 428, an organisation campaigning for the initiative's passage, released a poll by Benenson Group Strategies which showed support for the measure (among Nebraskan voters) at 67%. It was conducted in August.

Initiative 429
Nebraska Initiative 429 would allow gambling at licensed racetracks.

Initiative 430
Nebraska Initiative 430 would establish the governing commission for racetrack gambling.

Initiative 431
Nebraska Initiative 431 would enact taxes on gambling at racetracks.