Overview
- Democrat Denise Powell and Republican Brinker Harding are the main contenders in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District with Libertarian Eric Foreman also on the ballot.
- Prediction markets on Kalshi and Polymarket showed Powell with better than 90% odds immediately before voting began.
- Both Powell and Harding cast ballots early and spent the final campaign hours urging supporters to turn out and making voter contacts across the district.
- Powell held a news conference with Omaha labor union leaders and conducted door-to-door outreach in Northeast Omaha while Harding visited smaller towns to make voter contacts.
- The contest opened when Republican Don Bacon chose not to run for reelection, a vacancy that focused local attention on who will represent Omaha and nearby communities.