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2024 Nebraska Legislature election

2024 Nebraska Legislature election

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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 4] for the 25 odd-numbered seats of the 49[lower-alpha 5] legislative districts in the Nebraska Unicameral. State senators serve four-year terms in the Nebraska Legislature.

Quick Facts 25 of the 49 seats in the Nebraska Legislature 25 seats needed for a majority, Party ...

Overview

18 24 1 6
Republican To be elected I Democratic
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Summary by district

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Retirements

Fifteen incumbents will not seek re-election.

Democrats

  1. District 3: Carol Blood is term-limited (running for U.S. Representative).[45]
  2. District 7: Tony Vargas is term-limited (running for U.S. Representative).[46]
  3. District 13: Justin Wayne is term-limited.
  4. District 15: Lynne Walz is term-limited.
  5. District 27: Anna Wishart is term-limited.

Republicans

  1. District 1: Julie Slama is retiring.[4]
  2. District 5: Mike McDonnell is term-limited.
  3. District 17: Joni Albrecht is term-limited.
  4. District 23: Bruce Bostelman is term-limited.
  5. District 33: Steve Halloran is term-limited.
  6. District 37: John Lowe is term-limited.
  7. District 39: Lou Ann Linehan is term-limited.
  8. District 41: Fred Meyer is retiring.[39]
  9. District 43: Tom Brewer is term-limited.
  10. District 47: Steve Erdman is term-limited.

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:[8]

District 1

Declared

  • Dennis Schaardt, businessman and former Pawnee County commissioner, mayor, city councilman and volunteer fire chief.[5][6]
  • Robert Hallstrom, lawyer
  • Glenda Willnerd, Librarian

Withdrawn

Results

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District 3

Declared

Results

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District 5

Declared

  • Gilbert Ayala, unsuccessful candidate in District 5 in 2016 and 2020[6][49][50]

Withdrawn

Results

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District 7

Declared

Results

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District 9

Declared

Results

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District 11

Declared

Results

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District 13

Declared

  • Nick Batter, attorney and corporate counsel for a construction company[6][55]
  • Matthew Clough, former chief operating officer of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services[6][56]
  • Tracy Hightower-Henne, attorney[8][11][12]
  • Ashlei Spivey, director of the nonprofit organization I Be Black Girl[6][57]

Results

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District 15

Declared

Potentially Withdrawn

  • Chuck Emanuel[6]

Results

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District 17

Declared

Results

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District 19

Declared

Results

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District 21

Declared

Results

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District 23

Declared

Endorsements

Jacob Wolff
Individuals
Alan Zavodny
Individuals

Results

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District 25

Declared

Results

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District 27

Declared

  • Kameron Neeman, community organizer and activist, board member for Nebraska Abortion Resources and OutNebraska[8][12]
  • Jason Prokop, director of First Five Nebraska[26][9]

Endorsements

Jason Prokop
Individuals

Results

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District 29

Declared

Results

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District 31

Declared

Results

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District 33

Declared

  • Joshua Frederick, architectural designer, project manager, and veteran[30][63]
  • Paul Hamelink, small business owner and former member of the city council of Hastings, Nebraska[30][64]
  • Dan Lonowski, small business owner, retired public school teacher, and veteran[30][65]
  • Michelle Smith, business owner and therapist[8][31][12][30]

Results

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District 35

Declared

Results

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District 37

Declared

Endorsements

Stan Clouse

Results

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District 39

Declared

  • Allison Heimes, attorney and candidate for District 39 in 2020[8][38][12]
  • Tony Sorrentino, president and founder of Health Plan Fiduciary Compliance, a firm that advises health plans on complying with federal law; adjunct law professor at Creighton University; and unsuccessful candidate for Nebraska Legislature in 2006 in District 4[37][67]

Results

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District 41

Declared

Results

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District 43

Declared

Endorsements

Tanya Storer
Individuals

Results

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District 45

Declared

Potentially Withdrawn

Results

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District 47

Declared

Results

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District 49

Declared

  • Bob Andersen, retired Air Force veteran and small-business owner[12]
  • Jen Day (incumbent)[8][44]
  • Caleb Muhs, financial consultant and former FBI counterterrorism analyst[37][73]

Results

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Notes

  1. 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]
  2. Mike McDonnell of Omaha was elected as a Democrat but switched his affiliation to the Republican Party in April 2024.
  3. 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.
  4. Although Nebraska's legislature is unicameral, the officeholders are called Senators.
  5. The even-numbered districts were elected in 2022 and will be up for election again in 2026.
  6. Holman appears to have withdrawn as his name was removed from the Secretary of State's list of candidates as well as the Nebraska Republican Party's website, he endorsement Dennis Schaardt.
  7. Powers appears to have withdrawn as his name was removed from the Secretary of State's list of candidates as well as the Nebraska Democratic Party's website, and his campaign website and social media pages have disappeared.[8][6]
  8. Benak did not file to run by the March 1 deadline.
  9. 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.[8]

References

  1. 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.
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