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2026 candidates we're tracking in NE-1
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Mike Flood
R
Incumbent
Mike Flood is the Republican candidate for U.S. House in Nebraska's 1st District and the sitting representative, per his campaign site.
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Chris Backemeyer
D
Chris Backemeyer is the Democratic nominee for Nebraska's 1st Congressional District. He was born and raised in Lincoln, with family roots in Cass County, per his campaign site. He worked for the U.S. State Department for 20 years, focusing on counterterrorism, economic policy and Middle East relations, per Nebraska Public Media.
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Nik Sandman
L
Nik Sandman is the Libertarian nominee for Nebraska's 1st Congressional District. He is a retired farmer and rural mail carrier from Lincoln who holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, per the Nebraska Examiner. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
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Dan Hartong
America First
Dan Hartong is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Nebraska's 1st Congressional District as the America First nominee, per the Nebraska Secretary of State's Final Statewide General Candidate List, certified September 11, 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
About this race
Nebraska's 1st Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Nebraska primary is Tuesday, May 12, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.