Ben Hansen
State Senator, Nebraska Senate District 16 · Independent
OfficeholderNot on the 2026 ballot
Ballot status source: Not on the Nebraska Secretary of State — Final Statewide General Candidate List, November 3, 2026 General Election · read Sep 24, 2026
Sources (3)
- Not on the Nebraska Secretary of State — Final Statewide General Candidate List, November 3, 2026 General Election (September 11, 2026) for NE-SD-16
- reason not established (sitting incumbent; May 12, 2026 primary vote totals not yet opened, so a primary loss is not ruled out)
- role and held seat unchanged
The District
What Nebraska Senate District 16 covers
Covers all of Cuming County, Burt County and Washington County; part of Stanton County.
Includes Blair, West Point, Decatur, Oakland, Tekamah, Wisner, Arlington, Bancroft, Beemer, Craig, Fontanelle, Fort Calhoun and 5 more.
46 precincts · District lines: State senate lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary) · Precinct lines: Douglas County GIS (DCGIS), Precincts 2024 layer (dcgis.org Hosted/Precincts_2024); Sarpy County Election Commission, Voting Precincts (/FeatureServer/2, all 81 precincts last updated 2021-10-22) — official county layers; Census 2020 VTDs elsewhere in Nebraska; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER/Line VTDs where no official layer
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Nebraska Senate District 16
- Cindy ChattNonpartisan · On the 2026 ballot
- Ted JappNonpartisan · On the 2026 ballot
Not on file for Ben yet: Key Votes, Their Money, Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them, Polls, The Paper Trail. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_qr077gcww.
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