2022 Nebraska Legislature election

The 2022 Nebraska State Legislature elections will take place as part of the biennial United States elections. Nebraska voters will elect state senators[lower-alpha 1] in the 24 even-numbered seats of the 49[lower-alpha 2] legislative districts in the Nebraska Unicameral. State senators serve four-year terms in the unicameral Nebraska Legislature.

2022 Nebraska Legislature election
November 8, 2022
Officially nonpartisan
24 of the 49 seats in the Nebraska Legislature
25 seats needed for a majority
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 32 17
Incumbent Speaker

Mike Hilgers
Republican
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Race by District

District 2

Declared

  • Robert Clements, banker (incumbent)[1]
  • Michelle Bates, corporate executive assistant [2]
  • Sarah Slattery, chef and school food program manager [3]

District 6

Declared

District 8

Declared

District 10

Declared

District 12

Declared

District 14

Declared

  • John Arch, former healthcare executive (incumbent) [5]
  • Cori Villegas, healthcare worker and after-school program volunteer [6]

District 16

Declared

  • Ben Hansen, chiropractor (incumbent) [5]

Declared
  • Stu Dornan, attorney [7]
  • John Fredrickson, mental health provider and adjunct professor[8]

District 22

Declared

District 26

Declared

  • George Dungan II, public defense attorney [9]
  • Schuyler Windham, lawyer and entrepreneur[10]

Endorsements
George Dungan II
Individuals
Schuyler Windham
Individuals

Declared

Withdrew
  • Nancy Petitto, nonprofit program director and affordable housing advocate[12]

Endorsements
Jane Raybould
Individuals

District 30

Declared

  • Myron Dorn, farmer (incumbent) [5]

District 32

Declared

  • Tom Brandt, farmer (incumbent)

Declared

District 36

Declared

  • Jim Jenkins, rancher, entrepreneur and restaurant owner[14]
  • Angie Lauritsen, small business owner [15]

District 38

Declared

  • Dave Murman, farmer (incumbent) [5]

District 40

Declared

  • Tim Gragert, farmer (incumbent) [5]

District 42

Declared

  • Chris Bruns, Lincoln County Commissioner and US Marine Corps veteran[16]
  • Mel McNea, retired healthcare executive[17]

Declared
  • James Michael Bowers, Lincoln city councilman [18]

Endorsements
James Michael Bowers
Individuals
  • Eliot Bostar, Nebraska State Senator
  • Adam Morfeld, Nebraska State Senator
  • Tammy Ward, Lincoln City Councilwoman
Organizations

Notes
  1. Although Nebraska's legislature is unicameral, the officeholders are called Senators.
  2. The odd-numbered districts were elected in 2020 and will be up for election again in 2024.

References
  1. "State senator of Cass County to seek re-election". Fremont Tribune. July 8, 2021.
  2. "About | Michelle Bates for Legislture".
  3. https://www.slatteryforlegislature.com/
  4. "Filibuster dooms GOP plan for new legislative districts in Nebraska". Lincoln Journal Star. 2021-09-21.
  5. "Nebraska Legislature - Senator Listing". nebraskalegislature.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  6. https://votecorivillegas.com/
  7. "Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission". nadc.nebraska.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  8. "Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission". nadc.nebraska.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  9. "Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission".
  10. "Press Release: "Schuyler Windham Announces Run for Nebraska State Legislative District #26"". 10 July 2021.
  11. "Lincoln council member Jane Raybould to run for Legislature".
  12. "Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission". nadc.nebraska.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  13. "Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission". nadc.nebraska.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  14. "Callaway native Jim Jenkins announces his candidacy for Nebraska's District 36 legislative seat".
  15. "Angie for Legislature – Press Release | Angie for Legislature".
  16. Vigil, Job. "Lincoln County Commissioner Chris Bruns announces run for District 42 Legislature seat". North Platte Nebraska's Newspaper. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  17. "McNea running for the Nebraska Legislature, District 42". www.knopnews2.com. 2021-06-28.
  18. "Lincoln Councilman Bowers announces run for legislature". 1011 Now. 2021-03-24.


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