Denise Powell (D), Brinker Harding (R), and Eric Michael Foreman (L) are running in the general election for Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District on November 3, 2026.
Incumbent Don Bacon (R), first elected in 2016, is not running for re-election. Bacon won re-election 51.3%–48.7% in 2022 and 50.9%–49.1% in 2024. That year, Kamala Harris (D) defeated Donald Trump (R) 51.6%–47.0% in the 2nd District.
The Nebraska Examiner's Juan Salinas II said, "Like in other cycles, election analysts view the district as a top pick-up opportunity for Democrats. The 2nd District includes all of Douglas and Saunders Counties, and a significant portion of suburban and rural Sarpy County. It also includes the state’s largest concentration of Democrats, even after it was redrawn after the last census to include a larger swath of Republican-leaning rural voters in Wahoo and surrounding areas." As of July 2026, major election forecasters rated the general election Lean Democratic or Tilt Democratic.
