2026 United States general electionNebraska

U.S. House: Nebraska's 2nd district

3 November 2026

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2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION November 03, 2026

Recorded 10 Oct 2026 · Quote checked on the page 10 Oct 2026

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Most people vote on Election Day, which is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

Recorded 10 Oct 2026

in 24 days

Key raceOpen seat

Open seat

bacon.house.gov Official source

representing Nebraska's Second Congressional District

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

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announced he will not seek reelection in 2026 and will retire at the end of the 119th Congress

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

The seat

Held by: Donald J Bacon (Republican), who is not running again
FEC: Nebraska's 2nd district 2026 Official source
Nebraska's 2nd district, 2026 election: candidates who have filed with the Federal Election Commission
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Election: 2026 United States general election - 3 November 2026
Seat: Nebraska's 2nd district
FEC: Nebraska's 2nd district 2026 Official source
Nebraska's 2nd district, 2026 election: candidates who have filed with the Federal Election Commission
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

On the ballot

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Money raised

Denise Powell Democratic$2.7M
Brinker Harding Republican$2M

Each bar against the most raised. FEC filings.

Brinker Harding

Republican

FEC: HARDING, BRINKER Official source

HARDING, BRINKER, Republican Party, House NE district 02: FEC candidate H6NE02208, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Nominee

Nebraska: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

For Representative in Congress District 02 2 1 Republican Brinker Harding Omaha Nonincumbent PO Box 540007 (402) 214-4448

Recorded 9 Oct 2026

FEC: HARDING, BRINKER Official source

HARDING, BRINKER, Republican Party, House NE district 02: FEC candidate H6NE02208, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $2M
FEC: HARDING, BRINKER Official source
Receipts $2,034,386, disbursements $963,618, cash on hand $1,070,769 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $964K
On hand: $1.1M

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Denise Powell

Democratic

FEC: POWELL, DENISE Official source

POWELL, DENISE, Democratic Party, House NE district 02: FEC candidate H6NE02174, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Nominee

Nebraska: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

For Representative in Congress District 02 2 1 Democratic Denise Powell Omaha Nonincumbent PO Box 6039 (402) 214-4997

Recorded 9 Oct 2026

FEC: POWELL, DENISE Official source

POWELL, DENISE, Democratic Party, House NE district 02: FEC candidate H6NE02174, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $2.7M
FEC: POWELL, DENISE Official source
Receipts $2,668,287, disbursements $1,670,897, cash on hand $997,390 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $1.7M
On hand: $997K

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Eric Michael Foreman

Libertarian

Nebraska: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

For Representative in Congress District 02 2 1 Libertarian Eric Michael Foreman Omaha Nonincumbent (402) 216-9627

Recorded 9 Oct 2026

Nominee

Nebraska: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

For Representative in Congress District 02 2 1 Libertarian Eric Michael Foreman Omaha Nonincumbent (402) 216-9627

Recorded 9 Oct 2026

7 more candidates filed for this seat

Candidate	Party	Status	Raised	Cash on hand
Donald J Bacon (incumbent)	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$1.5M	$433K
John Cavanaugh	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$1.4M	$82K
Kishla Askins	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$902K	$0
James Leuschen	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$394K	$125K
Brett Lindstrom	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$375K	$0
Crystal Rhoades	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$183K	$112
Mark Edmund Johnston	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$10K	$0

More races in Nebraska

Sources

17 on record, 16 official

Last researched 8 October 2026 (UTC).

bacon.house.govOfficial source
bacon.house.govOfficial source
FEC: Nebraska's 2nd district 2026Official source fec.gov
FEC: ASKINS, KISHLAOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: BACON, DONALD JOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: CAVANAUGH, JOHNOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: HARDING, BRINKEROfficial source fec.gov
FEC: JOHNSTON, MARK EDMUNDOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: LEUSCHEN, JAMESOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: LINDSTROM, BRETTOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: POWELL, DENISEOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: RHOADES, CRYSTALOfficial source fec.gov
Nebraska: certified candidates, 2026 general electionOfficial source sos.nebraska.gov
Texas: certified candidates, 2026 general electionOfficial source sos.texas.gov
usa.govOfficial source
uscode.house.govOfficial source
donjbacon.comNews report

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