The 2018 Nebraska State Legislature elections took place as part of the

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voters elected state senators in the 24 even-numbered seats of the 49 legislative districts in the Nebraska Unicameral. Nebraska is unique among American states in that there is only one chamber in its state legislature, and this chamber is called the

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and the State Legislature interchangeably. State senators serve four-year terms in the Nebraska Unicameral. A

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election on May 15, 2018 determined which candidates appear on the November 6 general election ballot. Each candidate technically runs as a non-partisan (i.e., no party preference). Following the 2016 elections, Republicans maintained effective control of the

Nebraska State Legislature The Nebraska Legislature (also called the Unicameral) is the legislature of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The Legislature meets at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln. With 49 members, known as "senators", the Nebraska Legislature is the sm ...

with 32 seats. Democrats increased their numbers from 15 to 16 seats when State Senator

Bob Krist Robert J. Krist (born March 29, 1957) is an American politician who served as the Nebraska State Senator from the 10th district from 2009 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party until 2017, his district includes Bennington and part of Omaha. ...

of the 10th legislative district switched parties from Republican to Democrat. Furthermore, Republican State Senator Jim Smith resigned from office, leaving an open seat for Republicans to defend in the 14th legislative district. On election day 2018, the

consisted of 31 Republican seats, 16 Democratic seats, and 1 seat each for Independent Sen.

Ernie Chambers Ernest William Chambers (born July 10, 1937) is an American politician and civil rights activist who represented North Omaha's 11th District in the Nebraska State Legislature from 1971 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2021. He could not run in 2 ...

and Libertarian Sen. Laura Ebke. The Democrats net gained 2 seats, while the Republicans net lost one and the chamber's lone Libertarian was defeated.

Summary of Results by State Legislative District

*Note: All elections are technically non-partisan in the

; therefore, parties listed here are from candidates' websites and official party endorsement lists. Candidates all appear on the ballot without party labels. *Districts not shown are not up for election until 2020. Sources:

Close races

Detailed Results

Sources:

District 2

District 4

District 6

District 8

Burke Harr Burke Harr (born October 13, 1971) is a politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. Harr was a member of the Nebraska Legislature, in which he represented the 8th legislative district in Omaha, consisting of the midtown neighborhoods of Dundee a ...

(incumbent) was term-limited.

District 10

(incumbent) was term-limited.

District 12

District 14

Jim Smith (incumbent) was term-limited.

District 16

Lydia Brasch (incumbent) was term-limited.

District 18

District 20

District 22

Paul Schumacher (incumbent) was term-limited.

District 24

District 26

District 28

District 30

Roy Baker (incumbent) retired.

District 32

District 34

District 36

District 38

John Kuehn John Kuehn (born May 26, 1974) is a politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. In 2014, he was elected to the Nebraska Legislature, representing a district in the south central part of the state. Kuehn is a member of ...

(incumbent) retired.

District 40

Tyson Larson Tyson Larson (born April 16, 1986) is an American politician who served as a member of the Nebraska Legislature for the 40th district from 2011 to 2019. __NOTOC__ Early life and education Larson was born in Fort Carson, Colorado. He graduated ...

(incumbent) was term-limited.

District 42

District 44

District 46

District 48

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Summary of Results by State Legislative District

Close races

Detailed Results

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 42

District 44

District 46

District 48

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