2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Nebraska Legislative District 4

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

R. Brad von Gillern

NonpartisanIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 4 (since 2022)

R. Brad von Gillern has served as State Senator for District 4 in the Nebraska Legislature since 2022. Official legislature records list the occupation as Contractor.

von Gillern's committees

Banking, Commerce and Insurance
Revenue
Statewide Tourism And Recreational Water Access and Resource Sustainability (LB406)

Sources for von Gillern

R. Brad von Gillern: official member information (Nebraska Legislature, Public record)
Nebraska Legislature: current member roster (Nebraska Legislature, Public record)

Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek

Nonpartisan

Work: Vice President, Mortgage Protection Insurance Services (insurance and financial services business); President, Better Ballots Nebraska

Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek built a career in human resources and recruiting, including at TD Ameritrade, Pamida and Noll Human Resource Services, and now helps run an insurance and financial services business. She is president of the ballot reform group Better Ballots Nebraska (listed on BallotReady as Rank the Vote Nebraska) and serves on the board of Nonpartisan Nebraska.

Sources for Maxwell-Ostdiek

Meet Cindy (Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sources

Candidate list and race details

Final Statewide General Candidate List, November 3, 2026 General Election (Nebraska Secretary of State, Public record)

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