Race

U.S. House, Nebraska 2nd 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.13

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
Denise Powell1DemocratOpen seat$2.7M$1.7M$997K$3.5M$259K
Brinker Harding2RepublicanOpen seat$2.0M$964K$1.1M$124K$1.5M
Don Bacon3RepublicanIncumbent$1.5M$1.3M$433K$0$18K
John Cavanaugh4DemocratOpen seat$1.4M$1.3M$82K$301K$2.3M
Kishla Askins5DemocratOpen seat$902K$902K$0$0$0
James Leuschen6DemocratOpen seat$394K$275K$118K$0$0
Brett Lindstrom7RepublicanOpen seat$375K$375K$0$0$0
Crystal Rhoades8DemocratOpen seat$183K$183K$112$0$0
Mark Edmund Johnston9DemocratOpen seat$10K$10K$0$0$0
Melanie Williams10DemocratOpen seat$2,419$1,740$679$0$0
Evangelos "van" Argyrakis11DemocratOpen seat$0$0$0$0$0
Eric Michael Foreman12LibertarianOpen seat$0$0$0$0$0

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC candidate record: Denise Powellhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NE02174/
    H6NE02174
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: Brinker Hardinghttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NE02208/
    H6NE02208
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Donald J Baconhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NE02125/
    H6NE02125
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: John Cavanaughhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NE02190/
    H6NE02190
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: Kishla Askinshttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NE02224/
    H6NE02224
  6. 6
    FEC candidate record: James Leuschenhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NE02240/
    H6NE02240
  7. 7
    FEC candidate record: Brett Lindstromhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NE02216/
    H6NE02216
  8. 8
    FEC candidate record: Crystal Rhoadeshttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NE02257/
    H6NE02257
  9. 9
    FEC candidate record: Mark Edmund Johnstonhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NE02166/
    H6NE02166
  10. 10
    FEC candidate record: Melanie Williamshttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NE02265/
    H6NE02265
  11. 11
    FEC candidate record: Evangelos "van" Argyrakishttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NE02182/
    H6NE02182
  12. 12
    FEC candidate record: Eric Michael Foremanhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NE02273/
    H6NE02273
  13. 13
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record