Rick Vest
Rick Vest (Democratic Party) is a member of the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners in Nebraska, representing District 5. He assumed office in 2019. His current term ends on January 7, 2027.
Vest (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners to represent District 5 in Nebraska. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Lancaster County, Nebraska (2022)
General election
General election for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 5
Incumbent Rick Vest defeated Jason Krueger in the general election for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rick Vest (D) | 53.7 | 9,490 |
 | Jason Krueger (R)  | 46.2 | 8,164 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 26 | ||
| Total votes: 17,680 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rick Vest advanced from the Democratic primary for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 5.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Jason Krueger advanced from the Republican primary for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 5.
2018
General election
General election for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 5
Rick Vest defeated incumbent Todd Wiltgen in the general election for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rick Vest (D) | 51.7 | 12,523 |
 | Todd Wiltgen (R) | 48.1 | 11,649 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 33 | ||
| Total votes: 24,205 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 5
Rick Vest advanced from the Democratic primary for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 5 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Rick Vest |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 5
Incumbent Todd Wiltgen advanced from the Republican primary for Lancaster County Board of Commissioners District 5 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Todd Wiltgen |
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2016
- See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Nebraska State Senate were held in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016, for incumbents. Challengers were required to file by March 1, 2016.[1] Incumbent Ken Haar did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Mike Hilgers defeated Larry Scherer in the Nebraska State Senate District 21 general election.[2][3]
| Nebraska State Senate, District 21 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mike Hilgers |
56.67% | 8,588 |
| Larry Scherer | 43.33% | 6,567 |
| Total Votes | 15,155 | |
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State | ||
Mike Hilgers and Larry Scherer defeated Rick Vest in the Nebraska State Senate District 21 primary.[4][5]
| Nebraska State Senate, District 21 Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Mike Hilgers |
53.36% | 3,053 |
| Larry Scherer |
33.84% | 1,936 |
| Rick Vest | 12.79% | 732 |
| Total Votes | 5,721 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Rick Vest did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Vest's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[6]
Schools
- Excerpt: "Keep our schools at the highest level of excellence"
Taxes
- Excerpt: "Resposible use of tax dollars"
Business Environment
- Excerpt: "Enhance our business environment"
Childhood Development
- Excerpt: "Expand early childhood development opportunities"
Justice
- Excerpt: "Reform the criminal justice and mental health systems"
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Official Election Calendar," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List for general election," accessed August 19, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secetary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," accessed May 16, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Primary Election May 10, 2016," accessed October 14, 2016
- ↑ rickvestforlegislature.com, "Issues," accessed April 19, 2016
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