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George Dungan III

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George Dungan III
Candidate, Nebraska State Senate District 26
Nebraska State Senate District 26
Tenure
2023 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
3
Predecessor: Matt Hansen (D)
Compensation
Base salary
$12,000/year
Per diem
For legislators residing within 50 miles of the Capitol: $68/day. For legislators residing more than 50 miles from the Capitol: $178/day.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Next election
May 12, 2026
Education
Bachelor's
University of Kansas, 2010
Law
American University Washington College of Law, 2013
Personal
Birthplace
Lincoln, NE
Profession
Attorney
Contact

George Dungan III (Democratic Party) is a member of the Nebraska State Senate, representing District 26. He assumed office on January 4, 2023. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.

Dungan is running for re-election to the Nebraska State Senate to represent District 26. He is on the ballot in the primary on May 12, 2026.[source]

Biography

George Dungan III was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. Dungan graduated from Lincoln Southwest High School in 2006. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and women, gender and sexuality studies from the University of Kansas in 2010 and a J.D., cum laude, from the Washington College of Law at American University in 2013. His career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Committee assignments

2025-2026

Dungan was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Dungan was assigned to the following committees:


Elections

2026

See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 12, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Nonpartisan primary

Nonpartisan primary election for Nebraska State Senate District 26

Incumbent George Dungan III (Nonpartisan) and Tobias Howard (Nonpartisan) are running in the primary for Nebraska State Senate District 26 on May 12, 2026.

Candidate
Image of George Dungan III
George Dungan III (Nonpartisan)
Tobias Howard (Nonpartisan)

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2022

See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Nebraska State Senate District 26

George Dungan III defeated Russ Barger in the general election for Nebraska State Senate District 26 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of George Dungan III
George Dungan III (Nonpartisan)
 
50.8
 
5,930
Image of Russ Barger
Russ Barger (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
49.2
 
5,736

Total votes: 11,666
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Senate District 26

Russ Barger and George Dungan III defeated Larry Weixelman and Bob Van Valkenburg in the primary for Nebraska State Senate District 26 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Russ Barger
Russ Barger (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
41.0
 
2,833
Image of George Dungan III
George Dungan III (Nonpartisan)
 
36.8
 
2,543
Image of Larry Weixelman
Larry Weixelman (Nonpartisan)
 
11.8
 
816
Bob Van Valkenburg (Nonpartisan)
 
10.4
 
720

Total votes: 6,912
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Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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Campaign finance summary


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George Dungan III campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Nebraska State Senate District 26Won general$280,212 $292,648
Grand total$280,212 $292,648
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Scorecards

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Matt Hansen (D)
Nebraska State Senate District 26
2023-Present
Succeeded by
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