Democratic incumbent Christa Yoakum defeated Republican challenger Eric Underwood in the race to represent northwest Lancaster County.
Yoakum won the District 2 seat by about 1,200 votes.
In the summer of 2019, Yoakum was selected from a group of 13 candidates to fill the position vacated after Jennifer Brinkman left the County Board for a job in the Lincoln Mayor's Office.
Yoakum, a health care and social services worker, campaigned on support for the environment, policies for working families, public safety and expanded rural broadband while Underwood, a restaurateur, made public safety and property tax relief focuses of his campaign.Â
Yoakum stressed her track record in phone calls and chose not to campaign door-to-door. Underwood meanwhile continued a socially distanced version of the campaign hallmark.
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Underwood on Tuesday night said he began the race at a partial disadvantage as a political newcomer facing an appointed commissioner but that his door-to-door campaign helped propel his candidacy.
The race will decide the partisan majority on the County Board, which Democrats have held since 2018.
Also Tuesday, unopposed Commissioner Roma Amundson won re-election to a third term representing District 4, which is southeast Lancaster County.
Election results
Lincoln and Nebraska results for the 2020 general election
Statewide contests
Party |
Candidate |
Vote total |
President |
Joseph Biden, D |
359,757 |
|
Jo Jorgensen, L |
19,292 |
|
Donald Trump, R |
536,229 |
U.S. Senate |
Chris Janicek, D |
216,887 |
|
Ben Sasse, R |
562,224 |
|
Gene Siadek, L |
52,878 |
Gambling, Initiative 429 |
For |
566,886 |
|
Against |
305,883 |
Gambling, Initiative 430 |
For |
569,201 |
|
Against |
307,728 |
Gambling, Initiative 431 |
For |
598,546 |
|
Against |
273,243 |
Payday lending |
For |
698,704 |
|
Against |
144,346 |
Remove slavery wording |
For |
581,058 |
|
Against |
271,443 |
Extend TIF 20 years |
For |
500,903 |
|
Against |
319,675 |
|
|
|
Congressional races
Race |
Candidates |
Vote totals |
District 1 |
Kate Bolz |
116,120 |
|
Jeff Fortenberry, R |
179,557 |
|
Dennis Grace, L |
8,452 |
District 2 |
Donald Bacon, R |
162,087 |
|
Kara Eastman, D |
146,992 |
|
Tyler Schaeffer, L |
9,423 |
District 3 |
Mark Elworth Jr., D |
49,771 |
|
Dustin Hobbs, L |
10,723 |
|
Adrian Smith, R |
222,363 |
|
|
|
Legislature
District |
Candidate |
Vote totals |
1 |
Janet Palmtag |
5,577 |
|
Julie Slama |
11,899 |
3 |
Rick Holdcroft |
8,582 |
|
Carol Blood |
8,779 |
5 |
Mike McDonnell |
6,559 |
|
Gilbert Ayala |
3,777 |
7 |
Tony Vargas |
6,819 |
|
Jorge Sotolongo |
1,919 |
9 |
John Cavanaugh |
8,003 |
|
Marque Snow |
6,690 |
11 |
Fred Conley |
3,330 |
|
Terrell McKinney |
5,820 |
13 |
Justin T. Wayne |
11,010 |
15 |
David Rogers |
6,210 |
|
Lynne Walz |
9,157 |
17 |
Joni Albrecht |
7,343 |
|
Sheryl Lindau |
3,576 |
19 |
Mike Flood |
15,200 |
21 |
Mike Hilgers |
9,895 |
|
Brodey Weber |
8,132 |
23 |
Bruce Bostelman |
11,287 |
|
Helen Raikes |
6,868 |
25 |
Suzanne Geist |
16,147 |
|
Stephany Pleasant |
8,104 |
27 |
Brenda Bickford |
5,448 |
|
Anna Wishart |
9,923 |
29 |
Eliot Bostar |
10,927 |
|
Jacob Campbell |
9,622 |
31 |
Rich Pahls |
10,197 |
|
Tim Royers |
9,093 |
33 |
Steve Halloran |
12,756 |
35 |
Raymond M. Aguilar |
6,570 |
|
Dan Quick |
5,688 |
37 |
Mercadies Damratowski |
4,098 |
|
John Lowe Sr. |
12,774 |
39 |
Allison Heimes |
11,457 |
|
Lou Ann Linehan |
14,554 |
41 |
Tom Briese |
15,804 |
43 |
Tom Brewer |
10,628 |
|
Tanya Storer |
7,691 |
45 |
Susan Hester |
7,671 |
|
Rita Sanders |
8,835 |
47 |
Steve Erdman |
14,901 |
49 |
Jen Day |
12,125 |
|
Andrew La Grone |
11,873 |
State Board of Education
District |
Candidate |
Vote total |
1 |
Patsy Koch Johns |
90,917 |
2 |
Robert Anthony |
37,612 |
|
Lisa Fricke |
68,950 |
3 |
Patti S. Gubbels |
51,079 |
|
Mike Goos |
24,082 |
4 |
Jacquelyn Morrison |
50,569 |
|
Adrian Petrescu |
17,653 |
|
|
|
SCC Board of Governors
District |
Candidate |
Vote totals |
At-large |
Timothy R. Cerveny |
81,405 |
|
Neal Stenberg |
82,575 |
1 |
Chuck Byers |
17,329 |
|
Jeanne H. Stec |
15,268 |
2 |
Kathy Boellstorff |
20,349 |
|
Chad Aldrich |
15,415 |
3 |
Edward C. Price |
32,588 |
4 |
Kristin E. Yates |
25,167 |
5 |
Arlyn Uhrmacher |
41,327 |
|
|
|
Lower Platte South Natural Resources District board
Subdistrict |
Candidate |
Vote totals |
1 |
Don Jacobson |
11,941 |
2 |
Ron Nolte |
12,778 |
3 |
Mike DeKalb |
6,243 |
|
Kenneth Vogel |
6,177 |
4 |
Gary R. Aldridge |
9,201 |
|
LeRoy W. Sievers |
9,199 |
5 |
John Yoakum |
4,402 |
|
Greg Osborn |
2,618 |
6 |
Anthony Schutz |
10,257 |
7 |
Chelsea Johnson |
8,933 |
8 |
Christine Lamberty |
7,807 |
|
Christy Eichorn |
4,505 |
9 |
Milt Schmidt |
4,712 |
|
Lisa Lewis |
7,518 |
10 |
Ray A. Stevens Jr. |
6,528 |
|
Bastienne Salners |
5,268 |
|
|
|
Public Service Commission
Race |
Candidate |
Vote total |
District 2 |
Tim Davis, R |
53,466 |
|
Crystal Rhoades, D |
88,891 |
NU Board of Regents
District |
Candidate |
Vote totals |
1 |
Tim Clare |
92,526 |
2 |
Jack A. Stark |
96,770 |
County board; unofficial final results
District |
Candidate |
Vote total |
2 |
Eric Underwood, R |
10,250 |
|
Christa Yoakum, D |
11,436 |
4 |
Roma Amundson |
25,599 |
Area ballot questions; unofficial final results
Ballot question |
For |
Against |
Hickman pool bonds |
491 |
815 |
Hickman sales tax |
484 |
808 |
Hallam sales tax |
60 |
71 |
Reach the writer at 402-473-2657 or rjohnson@journalstar.com.
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