George Dungan III
American politician
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George Dungan III is a member of the state legislature in the U.S. state of Nebraska[2] and a public defender.[1]
Preceded byMatt Hansen
Born1988 (age 37–38)
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.[1]
George Dungan III | |
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| Member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 26th district | |
| Assumed office January 4, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Matt Hansen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1988 (age 37–38) Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.[1] |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Kansas; American University Washington College of Law |
| Website | GeorgeforNebraska.com |
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]
In December 2024, Dungan was selected to join the 2025-2026 Prenatal-to-Three Innovation Fellowship cohort, hosted by Future Caucus for young legislators invested in building bipartisan policy addressing key healthcare issues.[4][5]
Electoral history
| Primary election | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
