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| Candidate | Live odds | Funds raised |
|---|---|---|
| 99% | $1.78M | |
| 3% | $55.1K |
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Nebraska's 2nd District now has its general-election matchup set: Democrat Denise Powell will face Republican Brinker Harding. The seat is open after Rep. Don Bacon's retirement, and the race is being described as one of the most competitive House contests in 2026. The news points to a competitive open-seat race, which keeps uncertainty elevated. The Democratic primary result clarifies the matchup, but the provided summaries do not show a clear shift toward either party.
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Get live updates and the latest news as Trump arrives in China for his summit with Xi Jinping and the Nebraska 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary remains too close to call.
In solidly red Nebraska lies a “blue dot” around Omaha where Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris captured the majority of the vote in the last two presidential elections, but the incumbent Republican House representative kept his seat.Now that Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) announced his plans to not seek ...
He veered off-topic from the start, talking about voter identification, crime in cities, transgender women in sports and “Dumocrats.”
SUFFERN, New York — President Donald Trump, from a toss-up congressional district in New York on Friday, began testing his midterm message that was ostensibly on the economy. But he veered off-topic right from the start, going off on tangents about voter identification, crime in cities, transgender women in sports
Denise Powell has won the Democratic primary in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District in a contest focused on the state’s “blue
Two Democrats are locked in a tight congressional primary in Nebraska, where the fate of the state’s “blue dot” took center stage in the race. State Sen. John Cavanaugh and political activist Denise Powell were separated by a razor-thin margin late Tuesday. The Democratic party sees the Omaha-area district, where Republican U.S. Rep. Don Bacon is retiring, as one of its top targets this fall. The district draws national attention because Nebraska is one of just two states that splits its electoral votes. In the U.S. Senate race, incumbent Pete Ricketts won the GOP primary and Cindy Burbank won the Democratic primary. In the governor's race, incumbent GOP Gov. Jim Pillen won his primary, while former state Sen. Lynne Walz won the Democratic nomination.
Omaha may be a blue dot in a sea of Nebraska red, but that point of political pride has sparked a bitter divide among Democrats in one of the nation’s most
A slew of incumbents are out, making room for fresh faces.
Elections fought across America may be decided in far fewer places than the national map suggests, a Newsweek analysis has found.
Campaign finance totals for the 2026 cycle, including money raised, spent and cash on hand.
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