For Member of the Legislature
State Senate District 48; Nebraska
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 68 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 39,833 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(1,978,707 ÷ 39,833) ÷ ln(50,000) = 68.05, measured against a statewide vote in NE (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Gering business consultant and former pastor and rancher, first elected in 2022, with degrees from Chadron State College and Denver Seminary. He works on new markets for agriculture and better-paying jobs in western Nebraska.
Records: Labor Rights 4 against, Social Programs and Welfare 2 for, 2 against, Corporate Accountability 2 against,
Nonpartisan · declared
Scottsbluff lawyer and former police officer and county prosecutor, with a law degree from the University of Nebraska. She wants more lawyers and doctors working in western Nebraska and tougher penalties for street racing crashes.
Sources: sos.nebraska.gov23