George Dungan III
Member of the Nebraska Legislature
from the 26th district
Assumed office
January 4, 2023
Preceded byMatt Hansen
Personal details
Born1988
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.[1]
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Kansas; American University Washington College of Law
WebsiteGeorgeforNebraska.com

George Dungan III is a member of the state legislature in the U.S. state of Nebraska[2] and a public defender.[1]

Dungan was elected to represent Nebraska's 26th district in 2022, prevailing over opponent Russ Barger. The election was marked by an incident in which an attack ad created by a pro-Barger political action committee used a photograph of another man, Dustin Rymph, misidentified as Dungan.[3]

Electoral history

Nebraska's 26th Legislative District Election, 2022[4][5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russ Barger 2,833 40.99
Democratic George Dungan III 2,543 36.79
Nonpartisan Larry Weixelman 816 11.81
Nonpartisan Bob Van Valkenburg 720 10.42
Total votes 6,912 100.00
General election
Democratic George Dungan III 5,960 50.96
Republican Russ Barger 5,736 49.04
Total votes 11,696 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. 1 2 "Voters Guide". 1011 Now.
  2. ↑ "George Dungan III". BallotPedia.
  3. ↑ Dunker, Chris (October 4, 2022). "Former Lincoln man in photo used in attack ad says he's been dragged into political smear". Lincoln Journal Star.
  4. ↑ Robert B. Evnen, "Official Report of the Nebraska Board of State Canvassers: Primary Election, May 10, 2022" (PDF), Nebraska Secretary of State, p. 31
  5. ↑ Robert B. Evnen, "Official Report of the Nebraska Board of State Canvassers: General Election, November 8, 2022" (PDF), Nebraska Secretary of State, p. 21


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.