There are 25 legislative seats up for election this year in Nebraska’s unicameral legislature. Fifteen incumbents (5 Democrats and 10 Republicans) are not running for re-election. This is the highest retirement rate since 2014, when 17 incumbents (8 Democrats, 8 Republicans, and one independent) retired. The average number of retirements each year from 2010 to 2022 was 10.

Nebraska legislators are limited to serving two four-year terms. Fourteen of the 15 retiring incumbents are term-limited. The other, Fred Meyer (R-41), was appointed to fill a vacancy in 2023 but said he would not seek a full term. Two other retiring incumbents, Carol Blood (D-3) and Tony Vargas (D-7), are running for Congress.