Nebraska Legislature District 44

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Teresa Ibach Nonpartisan · Member list as of Oct 28

Teresa IbachNonpartisan · Incumbent4 years since first win

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Teresa Ibach (Nonpartisan) was unopposed, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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One candidate on the printed ballot.

Teresa IbachIncumbentNonpartisan(Nonpartisan)

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History (14 elections for this seat)

Nebraska Legislature District 44, 1970 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanTeresa IbachWon	Other	9,708100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 12,770
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Nebraska Legislature District 44, 1970 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanDan HughesWon(incumbent)	Other	9,87277.3%	77.3%
NonpartisanStephanie L. Malcolm	Other	2,89822.7%	22.7%

Nebraska Legislature District 44, 1970 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanDan HughesWon	Other	6,92457.2%	57.2%
NonpartisanSteve Stroup	Other	5,18942.8%	42.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 12,025
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Nebraska Legislature District 44, 1970 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanMark R. ChristensenWon(incumbent)	Other	7,26760.4%	60.4%
NonpartisanThomas C. Baker	Other	4,75839.6%	39.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 13,309
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Nebraska Legislature District 44, 1970 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanMark ChristensenWon	Other	7,74658.2%	58.2%
NonpartisanFrank Shoemaker	Other	5,56341.8%	41.8%

Nebraska Legislature District 44, 1970 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanThomas C. BakerWon(incumbent)	Other	10,316100.0%	100.0%

Nebraska Legislature District 44, 1970 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanThomas C. BakerWon	Other	6,62859.4%	59.4%
NonpartisanSteven D. Smith	Other	4,52640.6%	40.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,768
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Nebraska Legislature District 44, 1970 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanW. Owen ElmerWon(incumbent)	Other	6,66556.6%	56.6%
NonpartisanBarry Fay Richards	Other	5,10343.4%	43.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,926
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Nebraska Legislature District 44, 1970 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanRex HabermanWon(incumbent)	Other	6,32953.1%	53.1%
NonpartisanJudith L. Owens	Other	5,59746.9%	46.9%

Nebraska Legislature District 44, 1970 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanRex HabermanWon(incumbent)	Other	10,701100.0%	100.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	10.0%	0.0%

Nebraska Legislature District 44, 1970 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanRex HabermanWon(incumbent)	Other	10,53399.9%	99.9%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	110.1%	0.1%

Nebraska Legislature District 44, 1970 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanRex HabermanWon	Other	6,28554.9%	54.9%
NonpartisanRamey C. Whitney	Other	5,15445.1%	45.1%

Nebraska Legislature District 44, 1970 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanJack D. MillsWon	Other	6,49359.9%	59.9%
NonpartisanHerbert J. Hughes	Other	4,34040.1%	40.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 9,084
Election day: November 3, 1970
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

Nebraska Legislature District 44, 1970 to 2022, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
NonpartisanRamey C. WhitneyWon(incumbent)	Other	5,65762.3%	62.3%
NonpartisanWilliam S. Padley	Other	3,42637.7%	37.7%
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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