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1996Final resultsSpecial election

1996 special election for Nebraska Legislative District 42

Nebraska Legislature · Nebraska

Donald W. Pederson (Oth) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Dale W. Margritz (Oth) by 2.9 points.

Donald W. PedersonOther party · winner
51.4%7,222
Dale W. MargritzOther party
48.6%6,816
14,038 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET