Nebraska Legislature District 20

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by John Fredrickson Nonpartisan · Member list as of Oct 28

Chris AndersonNonpartisan

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2022 general: John Fredrickson (N) 50.3, Stu Dornan (N) 49.8

John FredricksonNonpartisan · Incumbent4 years since first win

Last election: John Fredrickson (Nonpartisan) won by 0.5 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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Left column: AndersonRight column: Fredrickson

Donor-based spectrum: LiberalCentristConservativeFredricksonNo published score for Anderson
Races: None listed; Won 1 of 1
Years since first win: Not available; 4

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Candidates on the ballot

Chris AndersonNonpartisan(Nonpartisan)
John FredricksonIncumbentNonpartisan(Nonpartisan)

Source: sos.nebraska.gov (PDF), dated Sep 11

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Official results for Nebraska

History (14 elections for this seat)

Nebraska Legislature District 20, 1970 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanJohn FredricksonWon	Other	8,13950.3%	50.3%
NonpartisanStu Dornan	Other	8,05749.8%	49.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 14,778
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Nebraska Legislature District 20, 1970 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanJohn S. McCollisterWon(incumbent)	Other	8,68958.8%	58.8%
NonpartisanJackie Collett	Other	6,08941.2%	41.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 12,307
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Nebraska Legislature District 20, 1970 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanJohn S. McCollisterWon	Other	6,40952.1%	52.1%
NonpartisanMatt Lathrop	Other	5,89847.9%	47.9%

Nebraska Legislature District 20, 1970 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanBrad AshfordWon(incumbent)	Other	7,690100.0%	100.0%

Nebraska Legislature District 20, 1970 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanBrad AshfordWon	Other	6,91358.4%	58.4%
NonpartisanCarol Casey	Other	4,92041.6%	41.6%

Nebraska Legislature District 20, 1970 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanJim JensenWon(incumbent)	Other	8,797100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 10,255
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Nebraska Legislature District 20, 1970 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanJim JensenWon(incumbent)	Other	7,23070.5%	70.5%
NonpartisanTim Potter	Other	3,02529.5%	29.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 14,003
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Nebraska Legislature District 20, 1970 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanJim JensenWon	Other	8,02457.3%	57.3%
NonpartisanJessie K. Rasmussen(incumbent)	Other	5,97942.7%	42.7%

Nebraska Legislature District 20, 1970 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanJessie K. RasmussenWon	Other	6,86150.6%	50.6%
NonpartisanJim Riha	Other	6,69349.4%	49.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 9,419
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Nebraska Legislature District 20, 1970 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanGlenn A. GoodrichWon(incumbent)	Other	9,25598.3%	98.3%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1641.7%	1.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,828
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Nebraska Legislature District 20, 1970 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanGlenn A. GoodrichWon(incumbent)	Other	8,09268.4%	68.4%
NonpartisanJan Harrington	Other	3,72431.5%	31.5%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	120.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 9,103
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Nebraska Legislature District 20, 1970 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanGlenn A. GoodrichWon(incumbent)	Other	6,12367.3%	67.3%
NonpartisanMary Allen Drickey	Other	2,97132.6%	32.6%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	90.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 8,666
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Nebraska Legislature District 20, 1970 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanGlenn A. GoodrichWon(incumbent)	Other	5,73366.2%	66.2%
NonpartisanGerald Jay Harrington	Other	2,93233.8%	33.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	10.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 9,484
Election day: November 3, 1970
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

Nebraska Legislature District 20, 1970 to 2022, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanGlenn A. GoodrichWon	Other	4,76350.2%	50.2%
NonpartisanBill K. Bloom(incumbent)	Other	4,72049.8%	49.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	10.0%	0.0%

1970 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

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DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026