For Member of the Legislature
State Senate District 42; 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 37,156 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 ÷ 37,156) ÷ ln(50,000) = 68.37, measured against a statewide vote in NE (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, 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
Mike Jacobson is a Nebraska state senator appointed in 2022 and elected later that year.
Records: Labor Rights 4 against, Social Programs and Welfare 2 for, 2 against, Corporate Accountability 2 against,
Nonpartisan · declared
Works on her family's ranch south of Thedford and in remote customer service, with a Doane University degree in film and media production. She wants a better system for tracking what constituents need.
Sources: sos.nebraska.gov23