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The 2022 Nebraska's 1st congressional district special election, which was held on June 28, 2022, was triggered when Republican representative Jeff Fortenberry resigned on March 31, having been convicted of lying to the FBI about campaign contributions.
2022 Nebraska's 1st congressional district election [6] Party Candidate Votes % Republican: Mike Flood (incumbent) 129,236 : 57.91% : Democratic: Patty Pansing Brooks: 93,929 42.09% Total votes 223,165 : 100% : Republican hold
The 1st district is located in eastern Nebraska surrounding Omaha and its suburbs, taking in Lincoln, Bellevue, Fremont, and Norfolk. The incumbent was Republican Mike Flood , who was elected with 52.7% of the vote in a 2022 special election after the previous incumbent, Jeff Fortenberry , resigned March 31, 2022, after having been indicted and ...
In one of the most closely watched congressional races this year, U.S. Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska is looking to defeat a fellow Republican in Tuesday's primary election in his quest for reelection ...
2022 Nebraska's 1st congressional district special election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican: Mike Flood: 61,017 : 52.69 : −6.83 : Democratic: Patty Pansing Brooks: 54,783 47.31 +9.64 Total votes 115,800 : 100.00 : Republican hold
Flood will enter the race as a strong favorite in the Republican-heavy 1st Congressional District, which includes Lincoln, small towns and a large swath of eastern Nebraska farmland.
It never mattered until 2008, when Barack Obama became the first Democratic presidential candidate to win a single congressional district in the Nebraska, in the district that encompasses Omaha.
Nebraska has three congressional districts due to its population, each of which elects a member to the United States House of Representatives.. Unlike every other U.S. state except for Maine, Nebraska apportions its Electoral College votes according to congressional district, making each district its own separate battleground in presidential elections.