2026 Nebraska State Board of Education election
The 2026 Nebraska State Board of Education election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect four members to the Nebraska State Board of Education. The primary election will be held on May 12. The election is officially nonpartisan, but many candidates align with a political party.
District 5
Primary election
Candidates
Declared
- Angie Eberspacher, former educator
Declined
- Kirk Penner, incumbent board member
District 6
Primary election
Candidates
Potential
- Sherry Jones, incumbent board member
District 7
Primary election
Candidates
Declared
- Elizabeth Tegtmeier, incumbent board member
District 8
Primary election
Candidates
Declared
- Lou Ann Goding, former Omaha Public Schools board president
- Sherrye Hutcherson, Bellevue University executive vice president
Declined
- Deborah Neary, incumbent board member