Democratic
Chris Backemeyer
Major-party general-election nominee.
VotePredictor forecast
Mike Flood favored
Safe R · predicted margin R+15.4
99%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
R+12.52026 national environment
D+5.5Model uncertainty
±6.9 pointsFundamentals model using district presidential lean, incumbency and the national environment. It is not a poll average.
Republican
Mike Flood
Incumbent representative for NE-1. Voting record, ideology and biography →
Other listed candidates
- Nik Sandman · Libertarian
Polls
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Candidate news
Angry crowd confronts Republican Rep. Mike Flood at Nebraska town hall
Yahoo Entertainment · July 8, 2026
GOP Rep Discovers His Constituents Can Read The Bill He Voted For
A Nebraska Republican ran into an angry crowd when he tried to gaslight his constituents on Trump's megabill. At a Tuesday town hall, Rep. Mike Flood got an earful of boos while attempting to defend the "One Big Beautiful Bill" — and stumbled badly when a con…
Crooksandliars.com · July 8, 2026
Angry crowd confronts Republican Rep. Mike Flood at Nebraska town hall
Flood faced questions about the SAVE America Act, Israel, NATO, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the bipartisan housing bill and more.
Abcnews.com · July 8, 2026
MAGA Representative Drowned Out by Boos at His Own Town Hall
A MAGA Republican was met with loud boos at a town hall meeting as he attempted to defend President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill. Speaking at a town hall Tuesday, Nebraska Representative Mike Flood flailed when asked what he would do to provide insur…
The New Republic · July 8, 2026
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