2026 results · Nebraska · Nebraska 1st District
Mike Flood, the Republican, wins re-election in Nebraska's 1st District
Donald Trump carried the district by 12.9 points in 2024; this year's count is a 9.4-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike FloodRepublican, incumbent | 127,001 | 50.0% | |
| Chris BackemeyerDemocrat | 118,135 | 46.5% | |
| Nik SandmanLibertarian | 4,611 | 1.8% | |
| Dan HartongOther party | 4,392 | 1.7% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 4:49 AM EST · 97% counted.
About 97% of the expected vote counted254,139 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 5:07 PM ESTSource: Nebraska Secretary of State
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About the seat
Nebraska's 1st District takes in all or part of 12 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+12.9 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 9.4 points toward the Democrats, ranks 2 of 3 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+12.9
- 2024 House race, same lines
- R+20.2
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 2 of 3
- Lancaster County50%
- Sarpy County22%
- Dodge County5%
- Cass County5%
- Platte County5%
- Madison County5%
- Seward County3%
- Butler County1%
- 4 more4%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.
What the count shows
Added together, the 12 counties compared moved 9.5 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 80% as many votes as in 2024, from 86% in Stanton County to 74% in Cuming County.
Colfax County moved most: R+50.2 for president in 2024, R+34.0 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Lancaster County added 11,550 net votes for Backemeyer against the 2024 margin, 36% of the district's change
Across the 12 counties compared, the margin moved by 32,408 votes toward Backemeyer: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Lancaster County+11,550 Backemeyer
- Sarpy County+7,131 Backemeyer
- Platte County+2,783 Backemeyer
- Madison County+2,697 Backemeyer
- Cass County+2,283 Backemeyer
- Dodge County+2,102 Backemeyer
- Seward County+941 Backemeyer
- Colfax County+807 Backemeyer
1 county Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Backemeyer this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Sarpy CountyR+6.9D+4.2
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The seat that changed party
StatewideRepublicans won all 6 of Nebraska's statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 3–0, now R 2–1
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the Nebraska Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.