Nebraska Legislature seat · lines in effect since 2022
Nebraska Legislative District 43
A district of about 39,000 people, 27% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+68.8 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Tanya Storer (OTH) · won60.7%
- Tony Tangwall (OTH)39.3%
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
16 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 | Tanya Storer (OTH) | Tony Tangwall (I) | 21.4 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Tom Brewer (OTH) | Tanya Storer (I) | 15.9 |
| 2016 | Tom Brewer (OTH) | Al Davis (I) | 4.5 |
| 2012 | Al Davis (OTH) | John W. Ravenscroft (I) | 3.6 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Deb Fischer (OTH) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Deb Fischer (OTH) | Kevin T. Cooksley (I) | 0.8 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | James E. Jones (OTH) | Cleve Trimble (I) | 4.3 |
| 1996 | James E. Jones (OTH) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | James E. Jones (OTH) | Jeff Kirkpatrick (I) | 17.9 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Howard Lamb (OTH) | Jeff Kirkpatrick (I) | 15.1 |
| 1984 | Howard Lamb (OTH) | Karl R. Kemp (I) | 57.1 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Howard Lamb (OTH) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | Howard Lamb (OTH) | Lawrence A. Peterson (I) | 43.4 |
| 1972 | Otho G. Kime (OTH) | Floyd Burkinshaw (I) | 11.5 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 special | Otho G. Kime (OTH) | Don Hanna Jr. (I) | 24.4 |
| 1968 | Elvin Adamson (OTH) | John D. Carr (I) | 31.7 |
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 43
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 43'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 43.
Lower than 60% of seats.
Higher than 85% of seats.
Lower than 98% of seats.
Lower than 92% of seats.
Lower than 75% of seats.
Least dense of 49 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. 2 of the 4 flipped this year.
District 3825% college gradsR+67.1Flipped ODistrict 40
23% college gradsR+70.8Flipped ODistrict 47
22% college gradsR+65.4Not up in 2026District 41
24% college gradsR+64.3Not up in 2026
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