Nebraska's 1st Congressional District election, 2026
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Nebraska's 1st Congressional District |
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General election |
Election details |
Filing deadline: Pending |
Primary: Pending General: November 3, 2026 |
How to vote |
Poll times:
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Central time zone); 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Mountain time zone) |
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U.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd • 3rd Nebraska elections, 2026 U.S. Congress elections, 2026 U.S. Senate elections, 2026 U.S. House elections, 2026 |
All U.S. House districts, including the 1st Congressional District of Nebraska, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026.
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Candidates and election results
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
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Voting information
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General election race ratings
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Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]
Ballot access
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District history
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.
2024
See also: Nebraska's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
Nebraska's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Republican primary)
Nebraska's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Nebraska District 1
Incumbent Mike Flood and Carol Blood are running in the general election for U.S. House Nebraska District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
![]() | Mike Flood (R) | |
![]() | Carol Blood (D) |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1
Carol Blood advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Carol Blood | 100.0 | 34,888 |
Total votes: 34,888 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1
Incumbent Mike Flood defeated Michael Connely in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mike Flood | 81.5 | 56,846 |
![]() | Michael Connely ![]() | 18.5 | 12,884 |
Total votes: 69,730 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ava Solomon (R)
2022
Special election
A special general election to fill the seat representing Nebraska's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House was held on June 28, 2022.
The Democratic and Republican parties nominated candidates directly rather than holding primaries. Candidates could also qualify for the ballot by filing petitions. The filing deadline passed on April 22, 2022.[5]
The special election filled the vacancy left by Jeffrey Fortenberry (R). Fortenberry resigned from the U.S. House on March 31, 2022, after being convicted of one count of scheming to falsify and conceal material facts and two counts of making false statements to federal investigators.[6][7]
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Nebraska District 1
Mike Flood defeated Patty Pansing Brooks in the special general election for U.S. House Nebraska District 1 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mike Flood (R) | 52.7 | 61,017 |
![]() | Patty Pansing Brooks (D) | 47.3 | 54,783 |
Total votes: 115,800 | ||||
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Regular election
General election
General election for U.S. House Nebraska District 1
Incumbent Mike Flood defeated Patty Pansing Brooks in the general election for U.S. House Nebraska District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mike Flood (R) | 57.9 | 129,236 |
![]() | Patty Pansing Brooks (D) | 42.1 | 93,929 |
Total votes: 223,165 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1
Patty Pansing Brooks defeated Jazari Kual Zakaria in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Patty Pansing Brooks | 86.5 | 31,808 |
Jazari Kual Zakaria ![]() | 13.5 | 4,944 |
Total votes: 36,752 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1
Incumbent Mike Flood defeated Jeffrey Fortenberry (Unofficially withdrew), John Glen Weaver, Thireena Yuki Connely, and Curtis Huffman in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mike Flood | 73.9 | 61,265 |
![]() | Jeffrey Fortenberry (Unofficially withdrew) | 11.8 | 9,807 | |
![]() | John Glen Weaver ![]() | 6.6 | 5,470 | |
![]() | Thireena Yuki Connely ![]() | 4.0 | 3,353 | |
![]() | Curtis Huffman ![]() | 3.7 | 3,062 |
Total votes: 82,957 | ||||
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2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Nebraska District 1
Incumbent Jeffrey Fortenberry defeated Kate Bolz and Dennis Grace in the general election for U.S. House Nebraska District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jeffrey Fortenberry (R) | 59.5 | 189,006 |
![]() | Kate Bolz (D) | 37.7 | 119,622 | |
![]() | Dennis Grace (L) ![]() | 2.8 | 8,938 |
Total votes: 317,566 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1
Kate Bolz defeated Barbara Ramsey in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1 on May 12, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kate Bolz | 77.6 | 43,400 |
![]() | Barbara Ramsey ![]() | 22.4 | 12,497 |
Total votes: 55,897 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1
Incumbent Jeffrey Fortenberry advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1 on May 12, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jeffrey Fortenberry | 100.0 | 84,017 |
Total votes: 84,017 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nicholas Oviatt (R)
Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1
Dennis Grace advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1 on May 12, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Dennis Grace ![]() | 100.0 | 1,047 |
Total votes: 1,047 | ||||
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District analysis
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See also
Nebraska | 2026 primaries | 2026 U.S. Congress elections |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "2022 Special Election - U.S. Congressional District 1," accessed April 4, 2022
- ↑ KETV Omaha, "Nebraska Congressman Jeff Fortenberry convicted for lying to FBI about foreign campaign contribution," March 24, 2022
- ↑ AP News, "US Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska announces resignation," accessed March 26, 2022
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