Nebraska Legislature seat · lines in effect since 2022
Nebraska Legislative District 13
A district of about 46,000 people, 24% Black, 28% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+28.0 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Ashlei Spivey (OTH) · won50.5%
- Nick Batter (OTH)49.5%
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 | Ashlei Spivey (OTH) | Nick Batter (I) | 1.0 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Justin T. Wayne (OTH) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Justin T. Wayne (OTH) | Jil Brown (I) | 2.3 |
| 2012 | Tanya Cook (OTH) | Timothy Ashford (I) | 21.0 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Tanya Cook (OTH) | Kurt L. Geschwender (I) | 18.4 |
| 2004 | Lowen Kruse (OTH) | Anthony Fasthorse (I) | 38.5 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Lowen Kruse (OTH) | Daniel C. Lynch (I) | 5.3 |
| 1996 | Daniel C. Lynch (OTH) | Lowen Kruse (I) | 13.9 |
| 1992 | Daniel C. Lynch (OTH) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Daniel C. Lynch (OTH) | Martin R. Hoer (I) | 63.7 |
| 1984 | Daniel C. Lynch (OTH) | Walter Duda (I) | 10.8 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Dave Newell (OTH) | George Syas (I) | 1.9 |
| 1976 | Dave Newell (OTH) | George Syas (I) | 7.3 |
| 1972 | George Syas (OTH) | William R. Knott (I) | 47.8 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | George Syas (OTH) | Al E. Larsen Sr. (I) | 31.8 |
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 13
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 13's area in each.
- U.S. House
- NE-2 100%
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 13.
Lower than 58% of seats.
Lower than 85% of seats.
Higher than 52% of seats.
Higher than 98% of seats.
Highest of 49 seats.
Denser than 54% 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 4631% college gradsD+17.6Flipped ODistrict 18
45% college gradsR+1.7Flipped ODistrict 8
42% college gradsD+36.9Held ODistrict 6
51% college gradsD+15.7Flipped 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