Mike Flood (Republican), Chris Backemeyer (Democrat), Nik Sandman (Libertarian) and Dan Hartong (America First) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House in Nebraska District 1, as recorded September 21, 2026 from the Nebraska Secretary of State.
The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Also in this race: Nik Sandman (Libertarian) and Dan Hartong (America First).
Final candidate list: Nebraska Secretary of State. Faces and bars are the campaigns that hold the seat or have $25,000 raised or outside spending on file; being outside that group is a filing fact, not a mark. Not a prediction.
The seat
Mike Flood
Republican · Holds the seat now
First took office 2022 · Age 51
From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
How to vote in Nebraska
- General electionNovember 3, 2026
Register 18 days before online or by mail, or 11 days before in person.
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How they won the primary
The primary · 46,031 votes
- Chris Backemeyer Won: 57.6% 26,523
- Eric Moyer: 42.4% 19,508
The primary · 53,094 votes
- Mike Flood Won: Unopposed 53,094
Primary results as recorded October 12, 2026, ordered by votes. Source: Nebraska Secretary of State congressional primary results portal. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
The money on this race
- Raised by candidates
- $3M
- Outside money
- $559K
Outside money, for and against
Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing. No outside money is on file for or against the other 2 names on this ballot.
Where each candidate's money comes from
Small donors give $200 or less; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.
Who is spending on this race
The largest groups spending independently here, ranked; open a row for whose race the money went into.
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC; direction is each group's own declared filing.
Not on the November ballot
2 filedPrimary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.
How this seat voted last time
R+20 in 2024
- Mike Flood Won: 60.1%
- Carol Blood: 39.9%
312,057 votes for candidates. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.
Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.
The district
Census context- People
- 662K
- Median household income
- $79K
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
- Living below the poverty line
- 9.9%
- Without health insurance
- 6.2%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are reported to the FEC through June 30, 2026. Outside money is the FEC's processed total of independent expenditures plus the 24- and 48-hour reports filed since each group's latest regular report. It covers this two-year cycle, the same as the candidate totals. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.