Elections · U.S. House, District 2 · Nebraska
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Raised for this seat
$902K
Through June 30, 2026
Not on the November ballot
Askins is not on the November ballot for this seat. Brinker Harding and Denise Powell are.
A primary result is a filed fact about a contest, not a judgement about a candidate. Askins's campaign finance and record below are still their own record, and their committee may still be filing.
Where the money comes from
- Small donors
- 11%$99K
- Large donors
- 31%$283K
- PACs
- 6%$52K
- Party
- --
- Self-funding
- 48%$437K
- Other
- 3%$31K
Receipts reported through June 30, 2026. Source: FEC.
How to vote in Nebraska
- General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks
Register 18 days before online or by mail, or 11 days before in person.
The district they want to represent
- People
- 664K
- Median household income
- $84K
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
- Living below the poverty line
- 11.0%
- Without health insurance
- 7.6%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
Against the field for this seat
Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, in ballot order, not money order.
- Kishla Askinsthis page$902K
- John Cavanaugh$1.4M
- Brinker Harding$2.0M
- James Leuschen$394K
- Brett Lindstrom$375K
- Denise Powell$2.7M
- Crystal Rhoades$183K
Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; this page's own row keeps its weight so the comparison stays readable.
Record in office
Askins has not held this office, so there is no federal voting record, no cosponsorships and no committee service to report.
That absence is not a position for or against anything; it is what a first federal campaign looks like in the public record.
What the campaign says, on kishlaforcongress.comCandidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.