Machaela Cavanaugh
State Senator, Nebraska Senate District 6 · 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-06
- 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 6 covers
Covers part of Douglas County.
Includes Omaha (part).
17 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; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 VTDs for the 2020 general (Douglas); Douglas County 2022 precincts (dcgis.org) for the 2022 general; Census 2020 VTDs for 2020
Results
Certified results for Nebraska Senate District 6
Legislature District 6
Nebraska General Election 2022-11-08 · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machaela Cavanaugh | 7,969 | 55.4% | |
| Christian Mirch | 6,360 | 44.2% | |
| Write-in | 51 | 0.4% |
Official/certified county canvass results by precinct for the NE-02 counties · Douglas County Election Commission official results; Sarpy County Election…
Sources (2)
- Official/certified county canvass results by precinct for the NE-02 counties (Douglas, Sarpy)
- statewide county totals from the Nebraska Board of State Canvassers Official Report. Other counties: no precinct detail loaded
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Nebraska Senate District 6
- Patrick LeahyNonpartisan · On the 2026 ballot
- Nate OstdiekNonpartisan · On the 2026 ballot
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File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_p5v7xpgww.
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