Nebraska's 1st Congressional District

Nebraska's 1st Congressional District

Incumbent

Mike Flood

Assumed office: July 12, 2022

Nebraska's 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Mike Flood (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Nebraska representatives represented an average of 654,444 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 610,608 residents.

Elections

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: Nebraska's 1st Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Nebraska's 1st Congressional District election, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Nebraska's 1st Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Nebraska District 1

Incumbent Mike Flood (R), Christopher Backemeyer (D), and Eric Moyer (D) are running in the general election for U.S. House Nebraska District 1 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Mike Flood (R)
	Submit photo	Christopher Backemeyer (D)
	Submit photo	Eric Moyer (D)

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See also: Nebraska's 1st Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Nebraska District 1

Incumbent Mike Flood (R) defeated Carol Blood (D) in the general election for U.S. House Nebraska District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Flood (R)	60.1	187,559
		Carol Blood (D)	39.9	124,498

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 312,057
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1

Carol Blood (D) 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

Republican primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1

Incumbent Mike Flood (R) defeated Michael Connely (R) 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)

Special election

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

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Nebraska District 1

Mike Flood (R) defeated Patty Pansing Brooks (D) 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 (R) defeated Patty Pansing Brooks (D) 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

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1

Patty Pansing Brooks (D) defeated Jazari Kual Zakaria (D) 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

Republican primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1

Incumbent Mike Flood (R) defeated Jeffrey Fortenberry (R) (Withdrew, appeared on ballot), John Glen Weaver (R), Thireena Yuki Connely (R), and Curtis Huffman (R) 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 (Withdrew, appeared on ballot)	11.8	9,807
		John Glen Weaver	6.6	5,470
	Submit photo	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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See also: Nebraska's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Nebraska District 1

Incumbent Jeffrey Fortenberry (R) defeated Kate Bolz (D) and Dennis Grace (L) 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

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1

Kate Bolz (D) defeated Barbara Ramsey (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1 on May 12, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kate Bolz	77.6	43,400
	Submit photo	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

Republican primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1

Incumbent Jeffrey Fortenberry (R) 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 Party primary

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1

Dennis Grace (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party 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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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Nebraska District 1

Incumbent Jeffrey Fortenberry (R) defeated Jessica McClure (D) in the general election for U.S. House Nebraska District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeffrey Fortenberry (R)	60.4	141,712
		Jessica McClure (D)	39.6	93,069

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 234,781 (100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1

Jessica McClure (D) defeated Dennis Crawford (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jessica McClure	66.1	22,199
		Dennis Crawford	33.9	11,386

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 33,585
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1

Incumbent Jeffrey Fortenberry (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Nebraska District 1 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeffrey Fortenberry	100.0	51,809

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Previous election results

2016

See also: Nebraska's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Jeff Fortenberry (R) defeated Daniel Wik (D) in the general election. Neither candidate faced a primary opponent on May 10, 2016.

U.S. House, Nebraska District 1 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry Incumbent	69.5%	189,771
	Democratic	Daniel Wik	30.5%	83,467
Total Votes				273,238
Source: Nebraska Secretary of State

2014

See also: Nebraska's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

The 1st Congressional District of Nebraska held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Jeff Fortenberry (R) defeated Dennis Crawford (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Nebraska District 1 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry Incumbent	68.8%	123,219
	Democratic	Dennis Crawford	31.2%	55,838
Total Votes				179,057
Source: Nebraska Secretary of State

2012

See also: Nebraska's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012

The 1st Congressional District of Nebraska held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Jeff Fortenberry won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Nebraska District 1 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Korey L. Reiman	31.7%	81,206
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry Incumbent	68.3%	174,889
Total Votes				256,095
Source: Nebraska Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Republican Primary Results

The primary was held on May 15.

Nebraska's 1st Congressional District Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jeff Fortenberry	86.4%	55,658
Jessica L. Turek	8.2%	5,255
Dennis Parker	5.4%	3,511
Total Votes		64,424

2010
On November 2, 2010, Jeff Fortenberry won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Ivy Harper (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Nebraska District 1 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry incumbent	71.3%	116,871
	Democratic	Ivy Harper	28.7%	47,106
Total Votes				163,977

2008
On November 4, 2008, Jeff Fortenberry won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Max Yashirin (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Nebraska District 1 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry incumbent	70.4%	184,923
	Democratic	Max Yashirin	29.6%	77,897
Total Votes				262,820

2006
On November 7, 2006, Jeff Fortenberry won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Maxine Moul (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Nebraska District 1 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry incumbent	58.4%	121,015
	Democratic	Maxine Moul	41.6%	86,360
Total Votes				207,375

2004
On November 2, 2004, Jeff Fortenberry won election to the United States House. He defeated Matt Connealy (D) and Steve Larrick (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Nebraska District 1 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jeff Fortenberry	54.2%	143,756
	Democratic	Matt Connealy	43%	113,971
	Green	Steve Larrick	2.8%	7,345
Total Votes				265,072

2002
On November 5, 2002, Doug Bereuter won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Robert Eckerson (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Nebraska District 1 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Doug Bereuter incumbent	85.4%	133,013
	Libertarian	Robert Eckerson	14.6%	22,831
Total Votes				155,844

2000
On November 7, 2000, Doug Bereuter won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Alan Jacobsen (D) and David Oenbring (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Nebraska District 1 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Doug Bereuter incumbent	66.2%	155,485
	Democratic	Alan Jacobsen	31%	72,859
	Libertarian	David Oenbring	2.6%	6,147
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	207
Total Votes				234,698

District map

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Nebraska after the 2020 census

On September 30, 2021, the Nebraska State Legislature approved a new congressional map, 35-11. Gov. Pete Ricketts signed the map into law shortly afterwards. This map took effect for Nebraska's 2022 congressional elections.

How does redistricting in Nebraska work? In Nebraska, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. A simple majority is required to approve a redistricting plan, which is subject to veto by the governor.

The Nebraska Constitution requires that state legislative districts "be contiguous and compact, and they keep to county boundaries 'whenever practicable.'"

On April 8, 2011, the state legislature approved the following redistricting guidelines:

1. Congressional districts should be held to the same aforementioned constitutional requirements as state legislative districts.
2. Both congressional and state legislative districts should be "understandable to voters, preserve the cores of prior districts, and keep to boundaries of cities and villages when feasible."
3. District boundaries "should not be established with the intention of favoring a political party, other group or any person."

The legislature is entitled to amend these guidelines at its discretion.

2020

2024

2010-2011

This is the 1st Congressional District of Nebraska after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Nebraska after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Nebraska State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+6. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 6 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Nebraska's 1st the 176th most Republican district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+9. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 9 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Nebraska's 1st the 158th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 54.3%-43.3%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+9. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 9 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Nebraska's 1st the 156th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 43.3% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 54.3%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+11. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 11 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Nebraska's 1st Congressional District the 117th most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.01. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.01 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Nebraska
• Nebraska's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
• Nebraska's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
• Nebraska's 1st Congressional District election, 2020
• Nebraska's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 1

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)