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The 2024 Nebraska State Legislature elections will take place as part of the biennial United States elections. Nebraska voters will elect state senators[lower-alpha 3] for the 25 odd-numbered seats of the 49[lower-alpha 4] legislative districts in the Nebraska Unicameral. State senators serve four-year terms in the Nebraska Legislature.
Retirements
Term limited
Democrats
- District 3: Carol Blood
- District 5: Mike McDonnell
- District 7: Tony Vargas
- District 13: Justin Wayne
- District 15: Lynne Walz
- District 27: Anna Wishart
Republicans
- District 17: Joni Albrecht
- District 23: Bruce Bostelman
- District 33: Steve Halloran
- District 37: John Lowe
- District 39: Lou Ann Linehan
- District 41: Tom Briese
- District 43: Tom Brewer
- District 47: Steve Erdman
Overview
| 17 | 25 | 1 | 6 |
| Republican | To be elected | I | Democratic |
| Parties | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | Before | After | +/- | ||||
| Republican | 32 | |||||||
| Democratic | 16 | |||||||
| Independent Democrat | 1 | |||||||
| Libertarian | 0 | |||||||
| Green | 0 | |||||||
| Write-ins | – | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 100.00% | 49 | ||||||
Summary by district
| District | Incumbent | Candidates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | 2020 pres.[2] | Member | Party | First elected |
Status | |
| 1 | R+42.9 | Julie Slama | Republican | 2019 (Appointed) | Incumbent running |
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| 3 | R+6.6 | Carol Blood | Democratic | 2016 | Term-limited |
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| 5 | D+21.5 | Mike McDonnell | Democratic | 2016 | Term-limited | |
| 7 | D+40.6 | Tony Vargas | Democratic | 2016 | Term-limited | |
| 9 | D+44 | John Cavanaugh | Democratic | 2020 | Incumbent running |
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| 11 | D+70.5 | Terrell McKinney | Democratic | 2020 | Incumbent running |
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| 13 | D+29.6 | Justin Wayne | Democratic | 2016 | Term-limited | |
| 15 | R+33.2 | Lynne Walz | Democratic | 2016 | Term-limited |
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| 17 | R+25.2 | Joni Albrecht | Republican | 2016 | Term-limited |
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| 19 | R+56.5 | Rob Dover | Republican | 2022 (Appointed) | Incumbent running | |
| 21 | R+9.6 | Beau Ballard | Republican | 2023 (Appointed) | Incumbent running |
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| 23 | R+47.5 | Bruce Bostelman | Republican | 2016 | Term-limited | |
| 25 | R+4.5 | Carolyn Bosn | Republican | 2023 (Appointed) | Incumbent running |
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| 27 | D+7.7 | Anna Wishart | Democratic | 2016 | Term-limited | |
| 29 | D+23.6 | Eliot Bostar | Democratic | 2020 | Incumbent running |
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| 31 | R+8 | Kathleen Kauth | Republican | 2022 (Appointed) | Incumbent running | |
| 33 | R+46.7 | Steve Halloran | Republican | 2016 | Term-limited | |
| 35 | R+23.4 | Ray Aguilar | Republican | 2020 | Incumbent running |
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| 37 | R+37.4 | John Lowe | Republican | 2016 | Term-limited | |
| 39 | R+23.3 | Lou Ann Linehan | Republican | 2016 | Term-limited | |
| 41 | R+62.7 | Fred Meyer | Republican | 2023 (Appointed) | Incumbent not running | |
| 43 | R+68.5 | Tom Brewer | Republican | 2016 | Term-limited |
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| 45 | R+5.4 | Rita Sanders | Republican | 2020 | Incumbent running |
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| 47 | R+64.2 | Steve Erdman | Republican | 2016 | Term-limited | |
| 49 | R+11.6 | Jen Day | Democratic | 2020 | Incumbent running | |
Retirements
Term limited
Democrats
- District 3: Carol Blood
- District 5: Mike McDonnell
- District 7: Tony Vargas
- District 13: Justin Wayne
- District 15: Lynne Walz
- District 27: Anna Wishart
Republicans
- District 17: Joni Albrecht
- District 23: Bruce Bostelman
- District 33: Steve Halloran
- District 37: John Lowe
- District 39: Lou Ann Linehan
- District 41: Tom Briese
- District 43: Tom Brewer
- District 47: Steve Erdman
Race by district
- Note: All elections are technically non-partisan in the State Legislature; therefore, parties listed here are from candidates' websites and official party endorsement lists. Candidates all appear on the ballot as nonpartisan.
- Candidates endorsed by the Republican Party:
- Candidates endorsed by the Democratic Party:[3]
District 1
Declared
- Mike Powers[3]
- Julie Slama, lawyer (incumbent)[4]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mike Powers | |||
| Republican | Julie Slama (incumbent) | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 3
Declared
Endorsements
Felix Ungerman
- Individuals
- Don Bacon, U.S. representative from Nebraska[5]
- John Arch, Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature and senator from District 14[5]
- Dave Heineman, former governor of Nebraska[5]
- Hal Daub, former United States representative from Nebraska[5]
- Rick Holdcroft, Nebraska state senator from District 36[5]
- Kathleen Kauth, Nebraska state senator from District 31[5]
- Rita Sanders, Nebraska state senator from District 45[5]
- Brad von Gillern, Nebraska state senator from District 4[5]
- Theresa Thibodeau, former Nebraska state senator from District 6[5]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Felix Ungerman | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 5
Declared
- Tim Benak, firefighter and adjunct instructor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha[3][6][8]
- Flint Harkness, resource teacher for special education[3][8]
- Margo Juarez, member of the Omaha Public Schools Board of Education[3][39]
Endorsements
Tim Benak
- Individuals
- Mike McDonnell, current Nebraska state senator from District 5[6][8]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Tim Benak | |||
| Democratic | Flint Harkness | |||
| Democratic | Margo Juarez | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 7
Declared
- Christopher Geary, former candidate in the 2010 Nebraska gubernatorial election Republican primary, former candidate for District 7 in 2012 against Jeremy Nordquist, and former candidate in the 2017 Omaha mayoral election.[7]
- Dunixi Guereca[3]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Unknown | Christopher Geary | |||
| Democratic | Dunixi Guereca | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 9
Declared
- John Cavanaugh (incumbent)[3]
- Julia Palzer, attorney and former dean of admissions at Creighton University School of Law[8]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | John Cavanaugh (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Julia Palzer | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 11
Declared
- Terrell McKinney (incumbent)[3]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Terrell McKinney (incumbent) | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 13
Declared
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Tracy Hightower-Henne | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 15
Declared
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Total votes | ||||
District 17
Declared
- Glen Meyer, farmer and chairman of the Thurston County, Nebraska, Board[8]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Glen Meyer | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 19
Declared
- Rob Dover, real estate developer (incumbent, appointed by Governor Pete Ricketts)[11]
- Jeanne Reigle, agriculture producer and former member of the Northeast Community College Board of Governors[12]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Rob Dover (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Jeanne Reigle | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 21
Declared
- Beau Ballard, business owner (incumbent, appointed by Governor Pete Ricketts)[13]
- Seth Derner, business owner[14]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Beau Ballard (incumbent) | |||
| Democratic | Seth Derner | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 23
Declared
- Allie French, small-business owner and founder of Nebraskans Against Government Overreach[15][16]
- Dennis Fujan, farmer[18][17]
- Larissa Schultz, nonprofit worker from Yutan, Nebraska[3][19]
- Jared Storm, small-business owner and pilot[18]
- Jacob Wolff, navy veteran[20][21]
- Alan Zavodny, former mayor of David City, Nebraska[15]
Endorsements
Dennis Fujan
- Individuals
- Jerry Johnson, mayor of Wahoo, Nebraska, and former Nebraska state senator from District 23[17]
- Dan Hughes, former Nebraska state senator from District 44[17]
- Curt Friesen, former Nebraska state senator from District 34[17]
- Carol Hudkins, former Nebraska state senator from District 21[17]
Jacob Wolff
- Individuals
- Charlie Janssen, former Nebraska State Auditor and former Nebraska state senator from District 15[20]
- Shane Osborn, former Nebraska State Treasurer[20]
Alan Zavodny
- Individuals
- Deb Fisher, U.S. senator from Nebraska[15]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Allie French | |||
| Republican | Dennis Fujan | |||
| Democratic | Larissa Schultz | |||
| Republican | Jared Storm | |||
| Republican | Jacob Wolff | |||
| Republican | Alan Zavodny | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 25
Declared
- Carolyn Bosn, attorney (incumbent, appointed by Governor Jim Pillen)[22]
- Nicki Behmer Popp, realtor and member of the Lincoln Airport Authority[3][23]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Carolyn Bosn (incumbent) | |||
| Independent Democrat | Nicki Behmer Popp | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 27
Declared
Endorsements
Jason Prokop
- Individuals
- Anna Wishart, current Nebraska state senator from District 27[8]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Kameron Neeman | |||
| Democratic | Jason Prokop | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 29
Declared
- Eliot Bostar (incumbent)[3]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Eliot Bostar (incumbent) | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 31
Declared
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mary Ann Folchert | |||
| Republican | Kathleen Kauth | |||
| Democratic | Jessie McGrath | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 33
Declared
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Michelle Smith | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 35
Declared
- Ray Aguilar (incumbent)[26]
- Dan Quick, former state senator from 2016 to 2020[3]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Ray Aguilar | |||
| Democratic | Dan Quick | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 37
Declared
- Stan Clouse, mayor of Kearney, Nebraska[29][30]
- Lana Peister, registered nurse and small-business partner[31][32]
Endorsements
Stan Clouse
- Individuals
- Galen Hadley, former Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature and senator from District 37[30]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Stan Clouse | |||
| Republican | Lana Peister | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 39
Declared
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Independent Democrat | Allison Heimes | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 41
Declared
- Nadine Bane, vice chair of the Greeley County Republican Party[34]
- Ethan Clark, agriculture marketing professional from Ord, Nebraska[10]
- Dan McKeon, agronomy consultant from Amherst, Nebraska[7][40]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Nadine Bane | |||
| Republican | Ethan Clark | |||
| Unknown | Dan McKeon | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 43
Declared
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Total votes | ||||
District 45
Declared
- Sarah Centineo[3]
- Rita Sanders (incumbent)[35]
Potentially Withdrawn
- Elcireyna Warnell[41][lower-alpha 5]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Sarah Centineo | |||
| Republican | Rita Sanders (incumbent) | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 47
Declared
- Larry Bolinger, former Republican candidate for United States House of Representatives in 2018 and 2020 and Nebraska Attorney General in 2022 with the Legal Marijuana Now Party[3][36]
- Paul Strommen, deputy mayor and member of the city council of Sidney, Nebraska, and commissioner on the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission[37]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Larry Bolinger | |||
| Republican | Paul Strommen | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 49
Declared
Endorsements
Jen Day
- Organizations
- Nebraska State Education Association[38]
- AFL-CIO of Nebraska[38]
- Teamsters Local 554[38]
- Run for Something[38]
- Sierra Club, Nebraska chapter[38]
- Omaha Federation of Labor[38]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Bob Andersen | |||
| Democratic | Jen Day (incumbent) | |||
| Total votes | ||||
Notes
- ↑ In Nebraska, a two-thirds vote of all members is required to overcome a filibuster. Thus, 33 votes are required to hold a filibuster-proof majority.[1]
- 1 2 Megan Hunt of Omaha was elected as a Democrat but switched party affiliation to Independent in May 2023, while remaining a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
- ↑ Although Nebraska's legislature is unicameral, the officeholders are called Senators.
- ↑ The even-numbered districts were elected in 2022 and will be up for election again in 2026.
- ↑ Previously listed on the website for the Nebraska Democratic Party as running for the Nebraska Legislature in District 45 but is now listed as running for the Bellevue, Nebraska school board.[3]
References
- ↑ Metzler, Brandon (19 January 2023), "Rule 7, Section 10", Rules of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature (PDF), p. 53,
A two-thirds majority of the elected members shall be required for the cloture motion to be successful.
- ↑ "NE 2022 State Senate". Dave's Redistricting. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 "2024 Democratic Candidates". Nebraska Democratic Party. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- 1 2 Slama, Julie [@SenatorSlama] (28 December 2023). "Grateful to be kicking off my 2024 cycle with a common-sense pledge for term limits in Congress!" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via Twitter.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Felix Ungerman for Legislature". Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Tim Benak for Legislature". Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 "Statewide Candidate List" (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Stoddard, Martha (16 November 2023). "Nebraska legislative races draw more candidates as 2024 approaches". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- 1 2 "Tracy Hightower-Henne". Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Stoddard, Martha (11 June 2023). "Candidates start emerging for 2024 Nebraska legislative races". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- 1 2 Hammel, Paul (22 July 2022). "Rob Dover, Norfolk real estate developer/manager, is Nebraska's newest state senator". Nebraska Examiner. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
Dover will serve until January 2025, and the governor said Dover has pledged to run for election to the seat in 2024.
- 1 2 Muminovic, Nejla (2 December 2023). "College governor announces campaign for District 19 legislative seat". Norfolk Daily News. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- 1 2 Hammel, Paul (22 December 2022). "Newest Nebraska state senator very familiar with Lancaster County district". Nebraska Examiner. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
Ballard ...will stand for election in two years.
- 1 2 Wegley, Andrew (19 September 2023). "Lincoln business owner Seth Derner enters race for Legislative District 21 seat". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Dunker, Chris (17 July 2023). "Former mayor of David City plans run for District 23 legislative seat". Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- 1 2 "Allie French: Conservative Republican for District 23". Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Dennis Fujan for Legislature". Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 Stoddard, Martha (13 July 2023). "2 candidates announce bids for District 23 seat in Nebraska Legislature". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- 1 2 "Larissa Schultz announces run for District 23 Legislative Seat". KTIC. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 Hammel, Paul (12 July 2023). "Legislative candidate announces run. Now he needs to move into the district". Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- 1 2 "Jacob Wolff Legislature". Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- 1 2 "Gov. Pillen announces Carolyn Bosn as new state senator, replacing Geist". KMTV News Now Omaha. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
Bosn will finish out the four-year term, which runs through the end of 2024, and said she would seek election to the seat next year.
- 1 2 Prokop, Jason. "Jason Prokop". jasonprokop.com.
- 1 2 "Elect Mary Ann Folchert". Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 Stoddard, Martha (6 September 2023). "Nebraska legislative candidates include former Westside teacher challenging controversial lawmaker". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- 1 2 "Frontpage - Kathleen Kauth". Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- 1 2 "Michelle Smith for Legislature". Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- 1 2 Konz, Mike (29 August 2023). "Kearney Mayor Stan Clouse will run for Legislature". Kearney Hub. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- 1 2 3 Neben, Brian (29 August 2023). "Kearney Mayor Stan Clouse announces run for Legislature". Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- 1 2 Konz, Mike (14 June 2023). "Peister wants Lowe's seat when he terms out". Kearney Hub. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- 1 2 "Lana Peister for Legislature". Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- 1 2 "Allison Heimes for Legislature". Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- 1 2 Bahr, Jeff (23 July 2023). "Scotia woman running for Nebraska Legislature". Grand Island Independent. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- 1 2 "Nebraska Sen. Rita Sanders announces reelection bid". 6 News WOWT. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- 1 2 "Larry Bolinger for Legislature District 47". Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- 1 2 "Sidney man files for Legislative District 47 seat". Scottsbluff Star-Herald. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Jen Day Legislature". Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ↑ Fogarty, Bridget (6 April 2022). ""We want success for all the students": Margo Juarez joins OPS Board of Education". El Perico. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ↑ "About "Husker Dan"". Archived from the original on 13 January 2024.
- ↑ "2024 Democratic Candidates". Nebraska Democratic Party. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023.
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