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Majority control • Qualifications
List of candidates District 2 • District 3 • 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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Nebraska State Senate

Elections for the Nebraska State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for challengers wishing to run in this election was March 3, 2014, two days after the statutory deadline, which fell on a Saturday. Incumbents were required to file for election by February 18, 2014, three days after the statutory deadline, which fell on the Saturday prior to Presidents Day.

## Qualifications[edit]

To be eligible to serve in the Nebraska Senate, a candidate must be:[1]

* At least 21 years of age
* A resident of Nebraska, and specifically a resident of the legislative district he or she wishes to serve, for at least one year prior to the general election
* Must not have ever been convicted of a felony

2014 Competitiveness Overview

Primary competition (state comparison)

Incumbents defeated • Victorious challengers •
Primary competitiveness
Major party challengers (state comparison)
Candidates with no challenges at all in 2014
Open seats (state comparisons)
Impact of term limits on # of open seats
Long-serving senators • Long-serving reps
Chart Comparing 2014 Results
Chart Comparing 2014 Results • Comparisons Between Years
Competitiveness Index • Absolute Index
2014 State Legislative Elections
State legislative incumbent turnover in 2014
Competitiveness Studies from Other Years
2007 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013

## Competitiveness[edit]

### Unopposed candidates[edit]

In four of the 25 districts up for election in 2014, one candidate ran unopposed in the general election, guaranteeing election barring unforeseen circumstances. Two of the four entirely unopposed candidates ran for open seats.

### Primary challenges[edit]

One incumbent faced primary competition on May 13. While five others were on the primary ballot with a challenger, the lack of a third candidate left them effectively unopposed. The state senator that faced primary competition was:

* District 2: Incumbent Bill Kintner and Ron Nolte defeated Mel Luetchens in the primary. The two advanced to the general election, where Kintner won re-election.[2]

### Retiring incumbents[edit]

See also: List of state legislative incumbents not running for re-election in 2014

A total of 17 incumbents, all of whom were term-limited, did not run for re-election in 2014. Those incumbents were:

Name  | Current Office

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Pete Pirsch | District 4
John Nelson | District 6
Steve Lathrop | District 12
Scott Lautenbaugh | District 18
Brad Ashford | District 20
Greg Adams | District 24
Amanda McGill | District 26
Bill Avery | District 28
Norm Wallman | District 30
Russ Karpisek | District 32
Annette Dubas | District 34
John Wightman | District 36
Tom Carlson | District 38
Thomas Hansen | District 42
Mark Christensen | District 44
Danielle Conrad | District 46
John Harms | District 48

## List of candidates[edit]

### District 2[edit]

May 13 primary:

* Ron Nolte: 1,989 a
* Mel Luetchens: 1,823
* Bill Kintner: 3,043 a\- Incumbent Kintner first assumed office in 2013.

November 4 General election candidates:

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Bill Kintner: 7,244
Ron Nolte: 4,487

### District 3 (two-year term)[edit]

May 13 primary:

* Carol Blood: 1,706 a
* Tommy Garrett: 1,747 a\- Incumbent Garrett first assumed office in 2013.

November 4 General election candidates:

Carol Blood: 4,179
Tommy Garrett: 4,845

### District 4[edit]

Note: Incumbent Pete Pirsch did not seek re-election due to term limits. Rich Hurley withdrew prior to the filing deadline.

May 13 primary:

* Steve Howard: 1,070
* Bob Hilkemann: 2,357 a
* Nicholas Pestello: 125
* Matt Butler: 1,068
* Stacy Ryan: 1,513 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Bob Hilkemann: 6,698
Stacy Ryan: 4,983

### District 6[edit]

Note: Incumbent John Nelson did not seek re-election due to term limits.

May 13 primary:

* John Stalnaker: 1,438 a
* Justin Spooner: 1,026
* Joni Craighead: 1,581 a
* Paul Anderson: 694
* George Westphal: 380
* Patricia Hannan: 892

November 4 General election candidates:

John Stalnaker: 5,401
Joni Craighead: 5,726

### District 8[edit]

May 13 primary:

* Burke Harr: 2,076 a\- Incumbent Harr first assumed office in 2011.
* Gwenn Aspen: 2,183 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Burke Harr: 4,834
Gwenn Aspen: 3,916

### District 10[edit]

May 13 primary:

* Bob Krist: 3,636 a\- Incumbent Krist first assumed office in 2009.

November 4 General election candidates:

Bob Krist: 7,988

### District 12[edit]

Note: Incumbent Steve Lathrop did not seek re-election due to term limits.

May 13 primary:

* Merv Riepe: 2,468 a
* Greg Hosch: 1,298 a
* Joseph Hering: 428

November 4 General election candidates:

Merv Riepe: 5,622
Greg Hosch: 3,167

### District 14[edit]

May 13 primary:

* Jim Smith: 3,804 a\- Incumbent Smith first assumed office in 2011.

November 4 General election candidates:

Jim Smith: 8,475

### District 16[edit]

May 13 primary:

* Lydia Brasch: 4,662 a\- Incumbent Brasch first assumed office in 2011.
* Scott Japp: 2,691 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Lydia Brasch: 7,786
Scott Japp: 3,868

### District 18[edit]

Note: Incumbent Scott Lautenbaugh did not seek re-election due to term limits.

May 13 primary:

* J. Michael Tesar: 1,301 a
* Joe Vaughn: 449
* Brett Lindstrom: 1,689 a
* Chad Adams: 252

November 4 General election candidates:

J. Michael Tesar: 4,031
Brett Lindstrom: 4,907

### District 20[edit]

Note: Incumbent Brad Ashford did not seek re-election due to term limits.

May 13 primary:

* Laura Baumgartner: 1,232
* John McCollister: 3,389 a
* Matt Lathrop: 2,227 a

November 4 General election candidates:

John McCollister: 6,409
Matt Lathrop: 5,898

### District 22[edit]

May 13 primary:

* Paul Schumacher: 6,950 a\- Incumbent Schumacher first assumed office in 2011.
* Douglas Liewer: 1,699 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Paul Schumacher: 7,743
Douglas Liewer: 2,159

### District 24[edit]

Note: Incumbent Greg Adams did not seek re-election due to term limits.

May 13 primary:

* Mark Kolterman: 5,147 a
* Kirk Tesar: 1,302 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Mark Kolterman: 7,971
Kirk Tesar: 1,937

### District 26[edit]

Note: Incumbent Amanda McGill did not seek re-election due to term limits.

May 13 primary:

* Larry Weixelman: 1,105
* Matt Hansen: 1,823 a
* Brent Smoyer: 1,968 a
* Bob Van Valkenburg: 597
* Justin Valencia: 593

November 4 General election candidates:

Brent Smoyer: 4,442
Matt Hansen: 5,376

### District 28[edit]

Note: Incumbent Bill Avery did not seek re-election due to term limits.

May 13 primary:

* Bob Rauner: 1,477
* Dallas Jones: 2,459 a
* Patty Pansing Brooks: 3,732 a
* Jeff Keidel: 202

November 4 General election candidates:

Dallas Jones: 4,706
Patty Pansing Brooks: 7,481

### District 30[edit]

Note: Incumbent Norm Wallman did not seek re-election due to term limits.

May 13 primary:

* Roy Baker: 3,447 a
* Bob Tiemann: 3,720 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Roy Baker: 6,565
Bob Tiemann: 5,147

### District 32[edit]

Note: Incumbent Russ Karpisek did not seek re-election due to term limits.

May 13 primary:

* Laura Ebke: 4,401 a
* Phil Hardenburger: 3,576 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Laura Ebke: 6,102
Phil Hardenburger: 5,941

### District 34[edit]

Note: Incumbent Annette Dubas did not seek re-election due to term limits.

May 13 primary:

* Curt Friesen: 6,955 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Curt Friesen: 8,853

### District 36[edit]

Note: Incumbent John Wightman did not seek re-election due to term limits.

May 13 primary:

* Matt Williams: 6,348 a
* Luis Sotelo: 1,020 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Matt Williams: 7,599
Luis Sotelo: 2,148

### District 38[edit]

Note: Incumbent Tom Carlson did not seek re-election due to term limits.

May 13 primary:

* John Kuehn: 6,803 a

November 4 General election candidates:

John Kuehn: 9,933

### District 40[edit]

May 13 primary:

* Tyson Larson: 7,386 a\- Incumbent Larson first assumed office in 2011.
* Keith Kube: 3,375 a

Note: Bruce Boettcher was removed from the ballot before the primary.

November 4 General election candidates:

Tyson Larson: 8,511
Keith Kube: 4,179

### District 42[edit]

Note: Incumbent Thomas Hansen did not seek re-election due to term limits.

May 13 primary:

* Roric Paulman: 3,041 a
* Scott Dulin: 1,439
* Michael Groene: 2,703 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Roric Paulman: 5,008
Michael Groene: 5,322

### District 44[edit]

Note: Incumbent Mark Christensen did not seek re-election due to term limits.

May 13 primary:

* Dan Hughes: 3,559 a
* Dennis Berry: 2,199
* Steve Stroup: 3,145 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Dan Hughes: 6,924
Steve Stroup: 5,189

### District 46[edit]

Note: Incumbent Danielle Conrad did not seek re-election due to term limits.

May 13 primary:

* Adam Morfeld: 1,583 a
* James Michael Bowers: 859 a
* Hunter Paneitz: 421

November 4 General election candidates:

Adam Morfeld: 3,073
James Michael Bowers: 1,427

### District 48[edit]

Note: Incumbent John Harms did not seek re-election due to term limits.

May 13 primary:

* Mike Meister: 1,292 a
* John Stinner, Sr.: 3,919 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Mike Meister: 2,757
John Stinner, Sr.: 6,484

## See also[edit]

* Nebraska State Senate
* Nebraska State Legislature
* State legislative elections, 2014

## External links[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Nebraska Secretary of State, "Official election results for November 4, 2014, General Election
* Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List for May 13, 2014, Primary Election"
* Nebraska Secretary of State, "Official primary election results for May 13, 2014"
* Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List for November 4, 2014, General Election"

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Qualifications to serve in the Nebraska Legislature
2. ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Official Results of Nebraska Primary Election," accessed July 7, 2014

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Current members of the Nebraska State Senate

Senators

District 1

Julie Slama (R)

District 2

Robert Clements (R)

District 3

Carol Blood (D)

District 4

Bob Hilkemann (R)

District 5

Mike McDonnell (D)

District 6

Machaela Cavanaugh (D)

District 7

Tony Vargas (D)

District 8

Megan Hunt (D)

District 9

John Cavanaugh (D)

District 10

Wendy DeBoer (D)

District 11

Terrell McKinney (D)

District 12

Steve Lathrop (D)

District 13

Justin Wayne (D)

District 14

John Arch (R)

District 15

Lynne Walz (D)

District 16

Ben Hansen (R)

District 17

Joni Albrecht (R)

District 18

Brett Lindstrom (R)

District 19

Rob Dover (R)

District 20

John McCollister (R)

District 21

Mike Hilgers (R)

District 22

Mike Moser (R)

District 23

Bruce Bostelman (R)

District 24

Mark Kolterman (R)

District 25

Suzanne Geist (R)

District 26

Matt Hansen (D)

District 27

Anna Wishart (D)

District 28

Patty Brooks (D)

District 29

Eliot Bostar (D)

District 30

Myron Dorn (R)

District 31

Kathleen Kauth (R)

District 32

Tom Brandt (R)

District 33

Steve Halloran (R)

District 34

Curt Friesen (R)

District 35

Raymond Aguilar (R)

District 36

Matt Williams (R)

District 37

John Lowe (R)

District 38

Dave Murman (R)

District 39

Lou Linehan (R)

District 40

Timothy Gragert (R)

District 41

Tom Briese (R)

District 42

Michael Jacobson (R)

District 43

Tom Brewer (R)

District 44

Dan Hughes (R)

District 45

Rita Sanders (R)

District 46

Adam Morfeld (D)

District 47

Steve Erdman (R)

District 48

John Stinner (R)

District 49

Jen Day (D)

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