Nebraska judicial elections, 2016
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Seven seats on Nebraska's state-level courts were up for retention elections on November 8, 2016. Three seats on the Nebraska Supreme Court joined four seats on the Nebraska Court of Appeals on the ballot.
The supreme court seats up for election were held by Chief Justice Michael Heavican, Justice John Wright, and Justice William Cassel prior to the election. Each justice elected to the court serves a six-year term.
The appeals court seats up for election were held by Chief Judge Everett Inbody, Judge Frankie Moore, Judge Francie Riedmann, and Judge Riko E. Bishop prior to the election. Each judge elected to the court serves a six-year term.
Judges who faced retention
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Election results
November 8 general election
Nebraska Supreme Court
William Cassel was retained with 72.65% of the vote.
| Nebraska Supreme Court, Cassel's seat, 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes |
 William Cassel | 72.65% |
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State Official Results |
Michael Heavican was retained with 73.37% of the vote.
| Nebraska Supreme Court, Heavican's seat, 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes |
| Michael Heavican | 73.37% |
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State Official Results |
John Wright was retained in the Nebraska Supreme Court, Wright's seat election with 75.61% of the vote.
| Nebraska Supreme Court, Wright's seat, 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes |
| John Wright | 75.61% |
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State Official Results |
Nebraska Court of Appeals
Riko E. Bishop was retained with 76.10% of the vote.
| Nebraska Court of Appeals, Bishop's seat, 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes |
| Riko E. Bishop | 76.10% |
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State Official Results |
Everett Inbody was retained with 73.51% of the vote.
| Nebraska Court of Appeals, Inbody's seat, 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes |
| Everett Inbody | 73.51% |
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State Official Results |
Frankie Moore was retained with 76.02% of the vote.
| Nebraska Court of Appeals, Moore's seat, 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes |
| Frankie Moore | 76.02% |
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State Official Results |
Francie Riedmann Weis was retained with 72.45% of the vote.
| Nebraska Court of Appeals, Weis' seat, 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes |
| Francie Riedmann Weis | 72.45% |
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State Official Results |
Selection
- See also: Judicial selection in Nebraska
Judges in Nebraska face retention elections. In these elections, voters are asked whether they think a judge should be retained, and they indicate this with either a "yes" or "no" vote. If the judge has more "yes" than "no" votes, the judge is retained for a new term. Judges do not face opponents in retention elections. Judges face retention elections every six years, except for newly appointed judges, who must face retention in the first general election occurring more than three years after their appointment.[1]
State profile
| Demographic data for Nebraska | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 1,893,765 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 76,824 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 88.1% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 4.7% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 2% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.2% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 10% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 90.7% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 29.3% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $52,997 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 14.6% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Nebraska. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. |
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Nebraska
Nebraska voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, one is located in Nebraska, accounting for 0.5 percent of the total pivot counties.[2]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nebraska had one Retained Pivot County, 0.55 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.
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Footnotes
- ↑ State of Nebraska Judicial Branch, "Voters’ guide to Nebraska’s judicial retention elections," February 14, 2014, accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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