Nebraska Legislature: Party Control

Current seats

Nonpartisan: all 49 members49 seats; 25 for a majority

Nonpartisan 49

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

District map

Other 49

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2024: the candidate(s) with the most votes in each contest (MEDSL); contests with unreliable rows are not shown. Lines of the 2024 elections (US Census Bureau).

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

Seats after each election, 1968-2022

Seats by election, table

Year	D	R	Other	Nonpartisan	Seats	Control
2022	0	0	0	49	49	Nonpartisan
2020	0	0	0	49	49	Nonpartisan
2018	0	0	0	49	49	Nonpartisan
2016	0	0	0	49	49	Nonpartisan
2014	0	0	0	49	49	Nonpartisan
2012	0	0	0	49	49	Nonpartisan
2010	0	0	0	49	49	Nonpartisan
2008	0	0	0	49	49	Nonpartisan
2006	0	0	0	49	49	Nonpartisan
2004	0	0	0	49	49	Nonpartisan
2002	0	0	0	49	49	Nonpartisan
2000	0	0	0	49	49	Nonpartisan
1998	0	0	0	49	49	Nonpartisan
1996	0	0	0	49	49	Nonpartisan
1994	0	0	0	49	49	Nonpartisan
1992	0	0	1	48	49	Nonpartisan
1990	0	0	1	48	49	Nonpartisan
1988	0	0	0	49	49	Nonpartisan
1986	0	0	0	49	49	Nonpartisan
1984	0	0	0	49	49	Nonpartisan
1982	0	0	0	49	49	Nonpartisan
1980	0	0	0	49	49	Nonpartisan
1978	0	0	0	49	49	Nonpartisan
1976	0	0	0	49	49	Nonpartisan
1974	0	0	0	49	49	Nonpartisan
1972	0	0	0	49	49	Nonpartisan
1970	Not available
1968	Not available

Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022: version 1.0, released June 12, 2024; a fixed historic release.

District results, 2016-2024

The candidate with the most votes in each contest.

2024: 25 contests

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

District	Most votes	Party	Share	Note
1	ROBERT HALLSTROM	Nonpartisan	51.8%
3	VICTOR ROUNTREE	Nonpartisan	50.6%
5	MARGO R JUAREZ	Nonpartisan	57.6%
7	DUNIXI GUERECA	Nonpartisan	57.7%
9	JOHN CAVANAUGH JR	Nonpartisan	70.1%
11	TERRELL MCKINNEY	Nonpartisan	100.0%	one candidate
13	ASHLEI SPIVEY	Nonpartisan	50.5%
15	DAVE WORDEKEMPER	Nonpartisan	52.7%
17	GLEN MEYER	Nonpartisan	52.3%
19	ROB DOVER	Nonpartisan	54.6%
21	BEAU BALLARD	Nonpartisan	55.3%
23	JARED STORM	Nonpartisan	54.9%
25	CAROLYN BOSN	Nonpartisan	53.0%
27	JASON PROKOP	Nonpartisan	52.5%
29	ELIOT BOSTAR	Nonpartisan	100.0%	one candidate
31	KATHLEEN KAUTH	Nonpartisan	54.1%
33	DAN LONOWSKI	Nonpartisan	67.3%
35	DAN QUICK	Nonpartisan	50.7%
37	STANLEY CLOUSE	Nonpartisan	58.8%
39	TONY SORRENTINO	Nonpartisan	52.1%
41	DANIEL D MCKEON	Nonpartisan	52.0%
43	TANYA STORER	Nonpartisan	60.7%
45	RITA SANDERS	Nonpartisan	52.9%
47	PAUL E STROMMEN	Nonpartisan	77.2%
49	BOB ANDERSEN	Nonpartisan	52.1%

2022: 25 contests

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

District	Most votes	Party	Share	Note
2	ROBERT CLEMENTS	Nonpartisan	56.5%
4	R BRAD VON GILLERN	Nonpartisan	52.4%
6	MACHAELA CAVANAUGH	Nonpartisan	55.6%
8	MEGAN HUNT	Nonpartisan	69.4%
10	WENDY DEBOER	Nonpartisan	53.5%
12	MERV RIEPE	Nonpartisan	52.3%
14	JOHN ARCH	Nonpartisan	62.7%
16	BEN HANSEN	Nonpartisan	70.3%
18	CHRISTY ARMENDARIZ	Nonpartisan	56.2%
20	JOHN A FREDRICKSON	Nonpartisan	50.2%
22	MIKE MOSER	Nonpartisan	80.2%
24	JANA HUGHES	Nonpartisan	55.1%
26	GEORGE C DUNGAN III	Nonpartisan	51.0%
28	JANE RAYBOULD	Nonpartisan	66.5%
30	MYRON DORN	Nonpartisan	100.0%	one candidate
31	KATHLEEN R KAUTH	Nonpartisan	52.5%
32	TOM BRANDT	Nonpartisan	100.0%	one candidate
34	LOREN LIPPINCOTT	Nonpartisan	67.7%
36	RICK HOLDCROFT	Nonpartisan	56.0%
38	DAVE MURMAN	Nonpartisan	65.1%
40	BARRY DEKAY	Nonpartisan	59.4%
42	MIKE JACOBSON	Nonpartisan	51.4%
44	TERESA J IBACH	Nonpartisan	100.0%	one candidate
46	DANIELLE CONRAD	Nonpartisan	51.5%
48	BRIAN HARDIN	Nonpartisan	52.1%

2020: 25 contests

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

District	Most votes	Party	Share	Note
1	JULIE SLAMA	Nonpartisan	68.1%
3	CAROL BLOOD	Nonpartisan	50.4%
5	MIKE MCDONNELL	Nonpartisan	63.1%
7	TONY VARGAS	Nonpartisan	77.9%
9	JOHN CAVANAUGH	Nonpartisan	54.1%
11	TERRELL MCKINNEY	Nonpartisan	63.9%
13	JUSTIN T WAYNE	Nonpartisan	100.0%	one candidate
15	LYNNE M WALZ	Nonpartisan	59.6%
17	JONI ALBRECHT	Nonpartisan	68.0%
19	MIKE FLOOD	Nonpartisan	100.0%	one candidate
21	MIKE HILGERS	Nonpartisan	55.0%
23	BRUCE BOSTELMAN	Nonpartisan	62.1%
25	SUZANNE GEIST	Nonpartisan	66.7%
27	ANNA WISHART	Nonpartisan	64.5%
29	ELIOT BOSTAR	Nonpartisan	53.1%
31	RICH PAHLS	Nonpartisan	52.8%
33	STEVE HALLORAN	Nonpartisan	100.0%	one candidate
35	RAYMOND M AGUILAR	Nonpartisan	53.6%
37	JOHN S LOWE SR	Nonpartisan	75.7%
39	LOU ANN LINEHAN	Nonpartisan	56.0%
41	TOM BRIESE	Nonpartisan	100.0%	one candidate
43	TOM BREWER	Nonpartisan	57.9%
45	RITA SANDERS	Nonpartisan	53.8%
47	STEVE ERDMAN	Nonpartisan	100.0%	one candidate
49	JEN DAY	Nonpartisan	50.5%

2018: 24 contests

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

District	Most votes	Party	Share	Note
2	ROBERT CLEMENTS	Nonpartisan	57.0%
4	ROBERT BOB HILKEMANN	Nonpartisan	61.0%
6	MACHAELA CAVANAUGH	Nonpartisan	51.0%
8	MEGAN HUNT	Nonpartisan	64.1%
10	WENDY DEBOER	Nonpartisan	50.3%
12	STEVE LATHROP	Nonpartisan	55.8%
14	JOHN ARCH	Nonpartisan	55.8%
16	BEN HANSEN	Nonpartisan	61.6%
18	BRETT LINDSTROM	Nonpartisan	53.6%
20	JOHN S MCCOLLISTER	Nonpartisan	58.8%
22	MIKE MOSER	Nonpartisan	64.3%
24	MARK KOLTERMAN	Nonpartisan	73.5%
26	MATT HANSEN	Nonpartisan	73.2%
28	PATTY PANSING BROOKS	Nonpartisan	100.0%	one candidate
30	MYRON DORN	Nonpartisan	53.0%
32	TOM BRANDT	Nonpartisan	56.4%
34	CURT FRIESEN	Nonpartisan	100.0%	one candidate
36	MATT WILLIAMS	Nonpartisan	100.0%	one candidate
38	DAVE MURMAN	Nonpartisan	64.3%
40	TIM GRAGERT	Nonpartisan	51.6%
42	MIKE GROENE	Nonpartisan	67.1%
44	DAN HUGHES	Nonpartisan	77.3%
46	ADAM MORFELD	Nonpartisan	100.0%	one candidate
48	JOHN P STINNER	Nonpartisan	100.0%	one candidate

2016: 25 contests

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

District	Most votes	Party	Share	Note
1	Dan Watermeier	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
3	Carol Blood	not in source	51.6%	seats not in source
5	Mike McDonnell	not in source	70.2%	seats not in source
7	Tony Vargas	not in source	61.8%	seats not in source
9	Sara Howard	not in source	79.2%	seats not in source
11	Ernie Chambers	not in source	81.8%	seats not in source
13	Justin Wayne	not in source	51.2%	seats not in source
15	Lynne M. Walz	not in source	51.4%	seats not in source
17	Joni Albrecht	not in source	60.5%	seats not in source
19	Jim Scheer	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
21	Mike Hilgers	not in source	56.7%	seats not in source
23	Bruce Bostelman	not in source	55.6%	seats not in source
25	Suzanne Geist	not in source	55.7%	seats not in source
27	Anna Wishart	not in source	73.1%	seats not in source
29	Kate Bolz	not in source	83.0%	seats not in source
31	Rick Kolowski	not in source	52.1%	seats not in source
33	Steve Halloran	not in source	60.2%	seats not in source
35	Dan Quick	not in source	50.3%	seats not in source
37	John S. Lowe Sr.	not in source	53.3%	seats not in source
39	Lou Ann Linehan	not in source	54.9%	seats not in source
41	Tom Briese	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
43	Tom Brewer	not in source	52.3%	seats not in source
45	Sue Crawford	not in source	56.6%	seats not in source
47	Steve Erdman	not in source	67.2%	seats not in source
49	John Murante	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate

MEDSL precinct returns 2016-2024: a fixed historic release; the file records no release date.

Sources

Current members: Open States (CC0 1.0), commit 3a1d876 of November 3, 2026; seat totals from openstates-metadata (MIT).

Seats after each election: Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022, Harvard Dataverse (CC0 1.0).

District results: MEDSL precinct returns (2018-2024 CC0 1.0; 2016 MIT License).

District lines: US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line cartographic boundaries (public domain), state legislative districts 2024, 1:500,000.

Data through November 3, 2026.