There are currently four recognized political parties in the state of Nebraska, and three more parties are looking to be added this year.
July 15 looms as the date by which party officials must submit about 6,700 signatures to the Nebraska Secretary of State.
Last week, the America First Party filed paperwork, with the sponsor for the party being Omaha Tribe Attorney General John Cartier,
The America First Party’s stated purpose is to “provide voters with a political organization committed to putting Americans and Nebraskans ahead of all others by cracking down on out-of-control government spending and wasteful foreign aid, getting tough on illegal immigrants, standing up against abortion, and rigidly defending the Second Amendment.”
A similar effort is underway this month to establish a Nebraska Working People Party. The Nebraska Liberal Party also has been seeking official party status in the state since 2024.
If the groups are successful, the new parties can place their candidates on the general election ballot.
The four current official parties in Nebraska: Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, and Legal Marijuana NOW.
In other Nebraska elections news, independent candidate Macey Budke has announced she is pursuing a write-in campaign for the 3rd Congressional District seat.
One other nonpartisan candidate is Mark Cohen, who is still collecting signatures to get on the ballot. The deadline for that is Aug. 3.
Becky Stille is the Democratic Party’s nominee in the race and David Else is running on the Legal Marijuana NOW Party line.
Incumbent Republican Congressman Adrian Smith is seeking re-election.
