Race

U.S. House, Nebraska 1st District (2026)

Everyone who filed with the Federal Election Commission for this seat, with what they raised and what outside groups spent.

FEC filings don't record primary results, so this list includes candidates who lost a primary or dropped out. Money is from each campaign's latest FEC report, shown on its page.5

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
Mike Flood1RepublicanIncumbent$2.4M$1.0M$1.6M$0$326K
Christopher Backemeyer2DemocratChallenger$592K$302K$291K$233K$0
Austin Lawrence Ahlman3IndependentChallenger$103K$74K$30K$0$0
Eric Hamilton Moyer4DemocratChallenger$67K$69K$-2,131$0$0

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC candidate record: Mike Floodhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2NE01118/
    H2NE01118
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: Christopher Backemeyerhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NE01143/
    H6NE01143
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Austin Lawrence Ahlmanhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NE01150/
    H6NE01150
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Eric Hamilton Moyerhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NE01135/
    H6NE01135
  5. 5
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record