After the sudden exit of a high-profile primary opponent, Omaha City Council Vice President Brinker Harding finds himself the lone candidate seeking the Republican nomination in the high-profile 2nd Congressional District race. Meanwhile, six Democrats are fighting to emerge from the crowded field and flip the seat Blue, helping shift control of the House of Representatives.Â
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Brinker Harding, Republican candidate for Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, stands for a portrait in Omaha on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.
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Second Congressional District candidates; Kishla Askins, State Sen. John Cavanaugh, James Leuschen and Denise Powell listen to a question during a forum hosted by the Nebraska Young Democrats in Omaha, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.
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U.S. Rep. Don Bacon sat down with the Omaha World-Herald's Josh Reyes.
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