2026 Nebraska Legislature election

2026 Nebraska Legislature election

November 3, 2026
Officially nonpartisan

25 of the 49 seats in the Nebraska Legislature (24 regular, 1 unexpired)
25 seats needed for a majority
 
Dem
Leader John Arch
(term-limited)
None None
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Leader since January 4, 2023 n/a n/a
Leader's seat 14th district n/a n/a
Last election 33 15 1
Current seats 33 15[a] 1[a]
Seats up 18 6 1

     Republican incumbent      Term-limited Republican
     Democratic incumbent      Term-limited or retiring Democrat
     Term-limited Independent      No election

Incumbent Speaker

John Arch
Republican



The 2026 Nebraska Legislature election will be held on November 3, 2026, alongside the other 2026 United States elections.[1] Voters will elect members of the Nebraska Legislature in half of the U.S. state of Nebraska's 49 legislative districts to serve a two-year term.[2] Primary elections were held on May 12, 2026.

Background

Nebraska's legislature is unicameral and officially nonpartisan, although political parties usually endorse candidates, making the de facto partisan affiliation of every legislator known. Bills in the legislature require a two-thirds supermajority to overcome a filibuster, which Republicans gained prior to the 2024 election due to a Democrat who switched parties. They retained this supermajority in the 2024 election, where both parties flipped the same number of seats.[3] Despite their supermajority, Republicans have been unable to pass some of their legislative priorities, such as a near-total abortion ban and mid-decade redistricting, due to opposition from Senator Merv Riepe. Intra-party opposition has also blocked attempts to switch the state's allocation of electoral votes in presidential elections from the congressional district method to a winner-take-all method.[4]

Democrats are seeking to break Republicans' supermajority in the chamber, which requires a net gain of one seat from the Republicans. This is complicated, however, by the candidacy of Democratic Senator John Cavanaugh, who is not up for re-election until 2028, for the state's second congressional district. If Cavanaugh wins, his seat would be filled by an unrestricted gubernatorial appointment, likely a Republican, for the remainder of his term. To mitigate this, Democrats are investing heavily in a number of seats won by Donald Trump in the 2024 election with backing from the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee.[4]

Retirements

Republican

  1. District 2: Robert Clements is term-limited.
  2. District 14: John Arch is term-limited.
  3. District 16: Ben Hansen is term-limited.
  4. District 18: Christy Armendariz is retiring.[5]
  5. District 22: Mike Moser is term-limited.
  6. District 30: Myron Dorn is term-limited.
  7. District 32: Tom Brandt is term-limited.
  8. District 38: Dave Murman is term-limited.

Democratic

  1. District 6: Machaela Cavanaugh is term-limited.
  2. District 10: Wendy DeBoer is term-limited and running for the Public Service Commission.[6]
  3. District 28: Jane Raybould is retiring.[7]

Independent

  1. District 8: Megan Hunt is term-limited.

Summary

Results by district

District2024 Pres.[8]IncumbentPartyElected SenatorOutcome
2nd R+24.9 Robert Clements Rep TBD
4th R+5.9 Brad von Gillern Rep TBD
6th D+15.8 Machaela Cavanaugh Dem TBD
8th D+36.8 Megan Hunt Ind TBD
10th D+8.2 Wendy DeBoer Dem TBD
12th D+2.3 Merv Riepe Rep TBD
14th R+8.7 John Arch Rep TBD
16th R+47.6 Ben Hansen Rep TBD
18th R+1.7 Christy Armendariz Rep TBD
20th D+10.8 John Fredrickson Dem TBD
22nd R+59.2 Mike Moser Rep TBD
24th R+51.4 Jana Hughes Rep TBD
26th D+10.2 George Dungan Dem TBD
28th D+33.1 Jane Raybould Dem TBD
30th R+20.8 Myron Dorn Rep TBD
32nd R+44.6 Tom Brandt Rep TBD
34th R+53.4 Loren Lippincott Rep TBD
36th R+23.2 Rick Holdcroft Rep TBD
38th R+66.4 Dave Murman Rep TBD
40th R+70.5 Barry DeKay Rep TBD
41st (special) R+64.3 Fred Meyer Rep TBD
42nd R+58 Mike Jacobson Rep TBD
44th R+61.9 Teresa Ibach Rep TBD
46th D+13.7 Danielle Conrad Dem TBD
48th R+50.4 Brian Hardin Rep TBD

Maps

Combined primary vote share by party. A stripe indicates that the party with the most primary votes is different from the partisan affiliation of the incumbent senator.

List of districts

District 2 • District 4 • District 6 • District 8 • District 10 • District 12 • District 14 • District 16 • District 18 • District 20 • District 22 • District 24 • District 26 • District 28 • District 30 • District 32 • District 34 • District 36 • District 38 • District 40 • District 41 (Special) • District 42 • District 44 • District 46 • District 48

District 2

District 2 election

 
Nominee Dean Helmick Caitlin Knutson
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Republican Democratic

Incumbent Senator

Robert Clements
Republican



The 2nd district is represented by Republican Robert Clements, who is term-limited and cannot seek re-election. It encompasses all of Cass County along with parts of eastern Lincoln.

Candidates

Advanced to general

  • Dean Helmick (Republican), former Cass County GOP chairman[9]
  • Caitlin Knutson (Democratic), former special education teacher[10]

Eliminated in primary

  • Jayden Speed (Democratic), university student[11]

Endorsements

Jayden Speed
Organizations

Results

Nebraska's 2nd legislative district election, 2026[13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dean Helmick 4,679 45.92%
Democratic Caitlin Knutson 3,381 34.74%
Democratic Jayden Speed 1,672 17.18%
Total votes 9,732 100.00%

District 4

District 4 election

 
Nominee Brad von Gillern Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Republican

Incumbent Senator

Brad von Gillern
Republican



The 4th district is represented by Republican Brad von Gillern, who is running for re-election.[14]

Candidates

Declared

  • Brad von Gillern (Republican), incumbent State Sentator[14]
  • Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek (Independent), nonprofit president and candidate for the seat in 2022[14]

Results

Nebraska's 4th legislative district election, 2026
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek 5,232 53.39%
Republican Brad von Gillern (incumbent) 4,568 46.61%
Total votes 9,800 100.00%

District 6

District 6 election

 
Nominee Patrick Leahy Nate Ostdiek
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Democratic Democratic

Incumbent Senator

Machaela Cavanaugh
Democratic



The 6th district is represented by Democrat Machaela Cavanaugh, who is term-limited and cannot seek re-election.

Candidates

Declared

  • Nate Ostdiek (Democratic), university student[15]
  • Patrick Leahy (Democratic), recycling executive[16]

Endorsements

Nate Ostdiek

Organizations

Results

Nebraska's 6th legislative district election, 2026
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patrick Leahy 4,965 59.34%
Democratic Nate Ostdiek 3,402 40.66%
Total votes 8,367 100.00%

District 8

District 8 election

 
Nominee Erin Feichtinger Josh Livingston
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Democratic Democratic

Incumbent Senator

Megan Hunt
Independent



The 8th district is represented by Independent Megan Hunt, who is term-limited and cannot seek re-election.

Candidates

Advanced to general

  • Erin Feichtinger (Democratic), nonprofit policy director[18]
  • Josh Livingston (Democratic), Former Deputy Sarpy County and Family Law Attorney[19]

Eliminated in primary

  • Terry Brewer (Republican), pastor and candidate for mayor of Omaha in 2017[20]

Results

Nebraska's 8th legislative district election, 2026[13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Erin Feichtinger 5,378 65.70%
Democratic Josh Livingston 1,470 17.96%
Republican Terry Brewer 1,338 16.34%
Total votes 8,186 100.00%

District 10

District 10 election

 
Nominee Cindy Johnson Rebecca Rens
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Democratic Republican

Incumbent Senator

Wendy DeBoer
Democratic



The 10th district is represented by Democrat Wendy DeBoer, who is term-limited and cannot seek re-election.

Candidates

Declared

Results

Nebraska's 10th legislative district election, 2026[13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cindy Johnson 4,251 60.10%
Republican Rebecca Rens 2,822 39.90%
Total votes 7,073 100.00%

District 12

District 12 election

 
Nominee Merv Riepe Christy Knorr
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Republican Democratic

Incumbent Senator

Merv Riepe
Republican



The 12th district is represented by Republican Merv Riepe, who is running for re-election.[22]

Candidates

Advanced to general

  • Merv Riepe (Republican), incumbent State Senator[22]
  • Christy Knorr (Democratic), nurse[23]

Eliminated in primary

  • Thomas Kastrup (Democratic)[24]
  • Robin Richards (Democratic write-in), President of the Ralston School Board and candidate for the seat in 2022[25]

Results

Nebraska's 12th legislative district election, 2026[13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Merv Riepe (incumbent) 2,276 37.11%
Democratic Christy Knorr 2,123 34.62%
Democratic Thomas Kastrup 1,395 22.75%
Democratic Robin Richards (write-in) 310 5.05%
Write-in 29 0.47%
Total votes 6,133 100.00%

District 14

District 14 election

 
Nominee Bill Bowes SuAnn Witt
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Republican Democratic

Incumbent Senator

John Arch
Republican



The 14th district is represented by Republican John Arch, who is term-limited and cannot seek re-election.

Candidates

Advanced to general

Eliminated in primary

Results

Nebraska's 14th legislative district election, 2026[13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic SuAnn Witt 2,797 42.53%
Republican Bill Bowes 2,231 33.93%
Republican Jay Jackson 1,548 23.54%
Total votes 6,576 100.00%

District 16

District 16 election

 
Nominee Ted Japp Cindy Chatt
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Republican Democratic

Incumbent Senator

Ben Hansen
Republican



The 16th district is represented by Republican Ben Hansen, who is term-limited and cannot seek re-election.

Declared

  • Cindy Chatt (Democratic), businesswoman[14]
  • Ted Japp (Republican), former Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District board member[26]
Nebraska's 16th legislative district election, 2026[13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ted Japp 5,198 63.04%
Democratic Cindy Chatt 3,048 36.96%
Total votes 8,246 100.00%

District 18

District 18 election

 
Nominee Taylor Royal Jess Goldoni
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Republican Democratic

Incumbent Senator

Christy Armendariz
Republican



The 18th district is represented by Republican Christy Armendariz, who is retiring.[5]

Candidates

Advanced to general

Eliminated in primary

Results

Nebraska's 18th legislative district election, 2026[13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jess Goldoni 3,441 44.53%
Republican Taylor Royal 2,522 32.64%
Republican Derek Schwartz 1,764 22.83%
Total votes 7,727 100.00%

District 20

District 20 election

 
Nominee John Fredrickson Chris Anderson
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Democratic Republican

Incumbent Senator

John Fredrickson
Democratic



The 20th district is represented by Democrat John Fredrickson, who is running for re-election.[30]

Candidates

Advanced to general

  • Chris Anderson (Republican), aerospace industry consultant[14]
  • John Fredrickson (Democratic), incumbent State Senator[30]

Eliminated in primary

Results

Nebraska's 20th legislative district election, 2026[13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Fredrickson (incumbent) 6,134 59.94%
Republican Chris Anderson 2,582 25.23%
Republican Dan Witt 1,517 14.82%
Total votes 10,233 100.00%

District 22

District 22 election

 
Nominee Dawson Brunswick
Party Nonpartisan
Alliance Republican

Incumbent Senator

Mike Moser
Republican



The 22nd district is represented by Republican Mike Moser, who is term-limited and cannot seek re-election.

Candidates

Declared

  • Dawson Brunswick (Republican), Columbus-area Chamber of Commerce president[31]

Results

Nebraska's 22nd legislative district election, 2026<[13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dawson Brunswick 4,938 100.00%
Total votes 4,938 100.00%

District 24

District 24 election

 
Nominee Jana Hughes Dan Winter
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Republican

Incumbent Senator

Jana Hughes
Republican



The 24th district is represented by Republican Jana Hughes, who is running for re-election.[32]

Candidates

Declared

Results

Nebraska's 24th legislative district election, 2026[13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jana Hughes (incumbent) 5,179 75.13%
Nonpartisan Dan Winter 1,714 24.87%
Total votes 6,893 100.00%

District 26

District 26 election

 
Nominee George Dungan III Tobias Howard
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Democratic Republican

Incumbent Senator

George Dungan III
Democratic



The 26th district is represented by Democrat George Dungan III, who is running for re-election.[33]

Candidates

Declared

Results

Nebraska's 26th legislative district election, 2026[13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Dungan III (incumbent) 4,420 72.44%
Republican Tobias Howard 1,682 27.56%
Total votes 6,102 100.00%

District 28

District 28 election

 
Nominee Patty Pansing Brooks Colby Woodson
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Democratic

Incumbent Senator

Jane Raybould
Democratic



The 28th district is represented by Democrat Jane Raybould, who announced in June 2025 that she would not seek re-election in 2026.[7]

Candidates

Advanced to general

Eliminated in primary

Results

Nebraska's 28th legislative district election, 2026[13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patty Pansing Brooks 5,410 79.65%
Independent Colby Woodson 941 13.85%
Nonpartisan Chad Kulig 441 6.49%
Total votes 6,792 100.00%

District 30

District 30 election

 
Nominee Cally Ideus Janet Bock
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Republican Democratic

Incumbent Senator

Myron Dorn
Republican



The 30th district is represented by Republican Myron Dorn, who is term-limited and cannot seek re-election.

Candidates

Declared

Results

Nebraska's 30th legislative district election, 2026[13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cally Ideus 5,922 56.37%
Democratic Janet Bock 4,584 43.63%
Total votes 10,506 100.00%

District 32

District 32 election

 
Nominee Mark Schoenrock Shay Smith
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Republican

Incumbent Senator

Tom Brandt
Republican



The 32nd district is represented by Republican Tom Brandt, who is term-limited and cannot seek re-election.

Candidates

Declared

Results

Nebraska's 32nd legislative district election, 2026[13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Schoenrock 4,513 60.90%
Independent Shay Smith 2,897 39.10%
Total votes 7,410 100.00%

District 34

District 34 election

 
Nominee Loren Lippincott Ben Blodgett
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Republican Democratic

Incumbent Senator

Loren Lippincott
Republican



The 34th district is represented by Republican Loren Lippincott, who is running for re-election.[38]

Candidates

Advanced to general

Eliminated in primary

  • Arron Kowalski (Republican), perennial candidate[14]

Results

Nebraska's 34th legislative district election, 2026[13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Loren Lippincott (incumbent) 4,611 56.16%
Democratic Ben Blodgett 2,258 27.50%
Republican Arron Kowalski 1,342 16.34%
Total votes 8,211 100.00%

District 36

District 36 election

 
Nominee Rick Holdcroft Darin Tompkins
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Republican Democratic

Incumbent Senator

Rick Holdcroft
Republican



The 36th district is represented by Republican Rick Holdcroft, who is running for re-election.[39]

Candidates

Declared

Results

Nebraska's 36th legislative district election, 2026[13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darin Tompkins 2,918 52.91%
Republican Rick Holdcroft (incumbent) 2,597 47.09%
Total votes 5,515 100.00%

District 38

District 38 election

 
Nominee Tim Anderson Janell Anderson Ehrke
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Republican Republican

Incumbent Senator

Dave Murman
Republican



The 38th district is represented by Republican Dave Murman, who is term-limited and cannot seek re-election.

Candidates

Advanced to general

  • Tim Anderson (Republican), Mayor of Sutton (2024–present)[41]
  • Janell Anderson Ehrke (Republican), Founder and CEO of GROW Nebraska[42]

Eliminated in primary

Results

Nebraska's 38th legislative district election, 2026[13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Anderson 3,130 34.57%
Republican Janell Anderson Ehrke 2,805 30.98%
Republican Wes Wilmot 1,372 15.16%
Democratic Melanie Knight 1,031 11.39%
Republican Jon Capps 715 7.90%
Total votes 9,053 100.00%

District 40

District 40 election

 
Nominee Barry DeKay
Party Nonpartisan
Alliance Republican

Incumbent Senator

Barry DeKay
Republican



The 40th district is represented by Republican Barry DeKay, who is running for re-election.[46]

Candidates

Declared

Results

Nebraska's 40th legislative district election, 2026[13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barry DeKay (incumbent) 9,492 100.00%
Total votes 9,492 100.00%

District 41 (special)

District 41 special election

 
Nominee Joe Johnson Jeremy Heneger
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Republican

Incumbent Senator

Fred Meyer
Republican



The 41st district is represented by Republican Fred Meyer, who has not announced whether he will run for the seat in the special election. Meyer was appointed to this seat after the resignation of incumbent Dan McKeon, who faced expulsion for sexual misconduct.[47]

Candidates

Advanced to general

  • Jeremy Heneger[14]
  • Joe Johnson (Republican), businessman[48]

Eliminated in primary

Results

Nebraska's 41st legislative district election special election, 2026[13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Johnson 3,212 44.39%
Nonpartisan Jeremy Heneger 2,092 28.91%
Republican Jacob W. Sikes 1,932 26.70%
Total votes 7,236 100.00%

District 42

District 42 election

 
Nominee Mike Jacobson Shaylee Scranton
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Republican

Incumbent Senator

Mike Jacobson
Republican



The 42nd district is represented by Republican Mike Jacobson, who is running for re-election.[50]

Candidates

Declared

Results

Nebraska's 42nd legislative district election, 2026[13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Jacobson (incumbent) 4,846 74.18%
Independent Shaylee Scranton 1,687 25.82%
Total votes 6,533 100.00%

District 44

District 44 election

 
Nominee Teresa Ibach
Party Nonpartisan
Alliance Republican

Incumbent Senator

Teresa Ibach
Republican



The 44th district is represented by Republican Teresa Ibach, who is running for re-election.[51]

Candidates

Declared

Results

Nebraska's 44th legislative district election, 2026<[13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Teresa Ibach (incumbent) 4,861 100.00%
Total votes 4,861 100.00%

District 46

District 46 election

 
Nominee Danielle Conrad
Party Nonpartisan
Alliance Democratic

Incumbent Senator

Danielle Conrad
Democratic



The 46th district is represented by Democrat Danielle Conrad, who is running for re-election.[52]

Candidates

Declared

Results

Nebraska's 46th legislative district election, 2026[13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Danielle Conrad (incumbent) 2,735 100.00%
Total votes 2,735 100.00%

District 48

District 48 election

 
Nominee Brian Hardin Tobias Howard
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Alliance Republican Republican

Incumbent Senator

Brian Hardin
Republican



The 48th district is represented by Republican Brian Hardin, who is running for re-election.[53]

Candidates

Declared

  • Brian Hardin (Republican), incumbent state senator[53]
  • Jessica Landers, lawyer and former police officer[54]
  • Sam Landers, part-time massage therapist[54]
  • Kurt Zadina, retired school teacher[54]

Results

Nebraska's 48th legislative district election, 2026[13]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Hardin (incumbent) 2,867 61.26%
Republican Jessica Landers 880 18.80%
Republican Kurt Zadina 516 11.03%
Nonpartisan Sam Landers 417 8.91%
Total votes 4,680 100.00%

Notes

  1. 1 2 Megan Hunt of Omaha was elected as a Democrat but switched party affiliation to Independent in May 2023.

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