Nebraska Legislature seat · lines in effect since 2022
Nebraska Legislative District 1
A district of about 39,000 people, 25% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+44.5 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Bob Hallstrom (OTH) · won51.8%
- Dennis Schaardt (OTH)48.2%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 49 seats
Every Nebraska Legislature seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
15 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Bob Hallstrom (OTH) | Dennis Schaardt (I) | 3.5 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Julie Slama (OTH) | Janet Palmtag (I) | 36.3 |
| 2016 | Dan Watermeier (OTH) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Dan Watermeier (OTH) | Jerry Joy (I) | 11.7 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Lavon L. Heidemann (OTH) | Jerry Joy (I) | 22.9 |
| 2004 | Lavon L. Heidemann (OTH) | Ron Zeiger (I) | 1.3 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Floyd P. Vrtiska (OTH) | Lavern Bartels (I) | 57.4 |
| 1996 | Floyd P. Vrtiska (OTH) | John M. Stadler (I) | 59.2 |
| 1992 | Floyd P. Vrtiska (OTH) | Spencer W. Morrissey (I) | 12.9 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Spencer W. Morrissey (OTH) | R. Wiley Remmers (I) | 0.3 |
| 1984 | R. Wiley Remmers (OTH) | Nelson Merz (I) | 38.7 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | R. Wiley Remmers (OTH) | Nelson Merz (I) | 13.3 |
| 1976 | Nelson Merz (OTH) | Guy Cooper (I) | 6.2 |
| 1972 | Irving F. Wittse (OTH) | Jack McGrath (I) | 10.7 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Irving F. Wittse (OTH) | Calista Cooper Hughes (I) | 19.2 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 1
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 1's area in each.
- U.S. House
- NE-3 100%
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 49 seats. Small marks are other seats in Nebraska. The black marker is District 1.
Lower than 71% of seats.
Higher than 88% of seats.
Lower than 73% of seats.
Lower than 60% of seats.
Lower than 94% of seats.
Less dense than 83% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 3 of the 4 flipped this year.
District 2428% college gradsR+51.9Flipped ODistrict 16
31% college gradsR+48.2Flipped ODistrict 33
30% college gradsR+48.1Not up in 2026District 32
23% college gradsR+44.2Flipped O
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET