Nebraska's 1st Congressional District election, 2026

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Nebraska's 1st Congressional District
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) Voting in Nebraska
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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.

Candidate profiles

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Nebraska

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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.
• 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.

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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,730
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ava Solomon (R)

2022

Special election

See also: Nebraska's 1st Congressional District special election, 2022

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.

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.

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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 115,800
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Regular election

See also: Nebraska's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 82,957
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2020

See also: Nebraska's 1st Congressional District election, 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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

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Nebraska's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Deb Fischer (R)

Pete Ricketts (R)

Representatives

District 1

Mike Flood (R)

District 2

Don Bacon (R)

District 3

Adrian Smith (R)

Republican Party (5)