| Election Name: | 2020 Nebraska Legislature election |
| Country: | Nebraska |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Nebraska Legislature election |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Nebraska Legislature election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Seats For Election: | 25 of the 49 seats in the Nebraska Legislature |
| Majority Seats: | 25 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 2020 |
| Color1: | E81B23 |
| Party1: | Republican |
| Seats Before1: | 30 |
| Seats1: | 32 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 245,639 |
| Percentage1: | 58.98% |
| Image1: | Rep |
| Color2: | 3333FF |
| Party2: | Democratic |
| Seats Before2: | 18 |
| Seats2: | 17 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 166,676 |
| Percentage2: | 40.02% |
| Speaker | |
| Before Election: | Jim Scheer |
| Before Party: | Republican |
| After Election: | Mike Hilgers |
| After Party: | Republican |
| Party3: | Independent Democrat |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Seats Before3: | 1 |
| Seats3: | 0 |
| Image3: | Ind |
The 2020 Nebraska State Legislature elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Nebraska voters elected state senators in the 25 odd-numbered seats of the 49 legislative districts in the Nebraska Unicameral. State senators serve four-year terms in the unicameral Nebraska Legislature.
A top two primary election on May 12, 2020 determined which candidates appear on the November 3 general election ballot.[1] [2] Each candidate technically runs as a non-partisan (i.e., no party preference). The Nebraska State Legislature's website offers a statewide map of the 49 legislative districts here and maps for each individual district can be found on the website.[3]
Following the 2018 elections, the Republicans maintained effective control of the Nebraska State Legislature with 30 seats. The Democrats increased their numbers from 16 to 18.
Republicans flipped three seats from Democrats; Democrats flipped one seat from Republicans and one from nonpartisan Ernie Chambers.[4]
| 3 | Carol Blood | Democratic | 0.8% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Jen Day | Democratic (flip) | 1.0% | ||
| 31 | Rich Pahls | Republican (flip) | 5.4% | ||
| 29 | Eliot Bostar | Democratic | 6.2% | ||
| 35 | Raymond Aguilar | Republican (flip) | 7.2% | ||
| 45 | Rita Sanders | Republican (flip) | 7.6% | ||
| 9 | John Cavanaugh | Democratic | 8.2% | ||
| 21 | Mike Hilgers | Republican | 9.92% |
Sara Howard (incumbent) was term-limited.
Ernie Chambers (incumbent) was term-limited.
Jim Scheer (incumbent) was term-limited.
Kate Bolz (incumbent) was term-limited.
Rick Kolowski (incumbent) retired.
Sue Crawford (incumbent) was term-limited.
John Murante (elected in 2016) resigned when elected Treasurer of Nebraska in 2018. Governor Pete Ricketts appointed Andrew LaGrone to fill the vacancy.[7]