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Russ Barger
Russ Barger ran for election to the Nebraska State Senate to represent District 26. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Barger completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Russ Barger earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln in 1994.[1]
Elections
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | George Dungan III (Nonpartisan) | 50.8 | 5,930 |
 | Russ Barger (Nonpartisan)  | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Russ Barger (Nonpartisan) | 41.0 | 2,833 |
| ✔ | | George Dungan III (Nonpartisan) | 36.8 | 2,543 |
 | Larry Weixelman (Nonpartisan) | 11.8 | 816 | |
| Bob Van Valkenburg (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 720 | ||
| Total votes: 6,912 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Russ Barger completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Barger's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Controlling Government Spending. Must establish metrics of success, not just budgets. Property taxes are relied upon too heavily.
- Protection of Constitutional Rights. First, Second and Fourteenth Amendment rights need constant protection.
- Public Safety. Because Nebraska is now a gambling state, our law enforcement needs the funds to address some problems gambling brings: Sex trafficking, drugs and gangs.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 28, 2022
