2026 elections · Nebraska

Nebraska U.S. House, district 2

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 3 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Lean D (Cook: Lean D; Sabato: Lean D; Inside Elections: Tilt D; DDHQ: Likely D). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Libertarian

Eric Michael Foreman

No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Republican

Brinker Harding

Raised
$2,659,822
From individuals
$1,554,411
From PACs and other committees
$417,600
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$3,500
Cash on hand
$602,560
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $124,369 to support and $1,560,267 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 13, 2026.

PAC and committee money

78 committees reported giving $272,700 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Democrat

Denise Powell

Raised
$2,668,287
From individuals
$2,287,848
From PACs and other committees
$309,300
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$65,033
Cash on hand
$997,390
Debts
$75,000

FEC, campaign committee totals through June 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $3,574,973 to support and $259,422 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 14, 2026.

PAC and committee money

109 committees reported giving $372,845 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $1K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Money in this race (FEC)
Brinker HardingRepublican$2,659,822$602,560$124,369$1,560,267
Denise PowellDemocrat$2,668,287$997,390$3,574,973$259,422

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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