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Nebraska · U.S. House

Nebraska 2nd District

Denise Powell wins. Called. A change from Republican control.

99% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Denise Powell D won 138,733 56.4%
Brinker Harding R 100,895 41.0%
Eric Foreman L 6,310 2.6%
Total245,938

377 of 377 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 7:00 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Douglas 211,224 D +21.4 D +10.3 D +11.1 100%
Sarpy 23,976 R +9.6 R +23.4 D +13.8 100%
Saunders 10,738 R +38.1 R +46.9 D +8.8 100%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+2,188 votes245,938D +15.8
+557 votes243,750D +16.3
+2,351 votes243,193D +16.5
+20,378 votes240,842D +17.2
+1,914 votes220,464D +17.0
+2,280 votes218,550D +17.5
+15,783 votes216,270D +18.0
+1,886 votes200,487D +17.7
+4,086 votes198,601D +18.1
+18,434 votes194,515D +19.0
+1,842 votes176,081D +19.5
+1,564 votes174,239D +19.7