Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Nebraska's 1st District

4 candidates on the ballot.¹

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Mike Flood

Republican · Incumbent

Currently represents Nebraska's 1st District in the U.S. House.

Chris Backemeyer

Democratic · Challenger

Nik Sandman

Libertarian · Challenger

Dan Hartong

America First · Challenger

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Fact	Mike Flood	Chris Backemeyer	Nik Sandman	Dan Hartong
Party on the ballot	Republican¹	Democratic¹	Libertarian¹	America First¹
Status	Incumbent²	Challenger	Challenger	Challenger
Raised	$2,770,861 through October 14, 2026³	$1,154,613 through October 14, 2026⁴	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked
Cash on hand	$859,905³	$355,166⁴	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked
Outside spending	$29,358 for · $893,430 against⁵	$276,575 for · $0 against⁶	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked
Military spending	Increase military spending His campaign website says he voted to put $150 billion toward strengthening the military and deterring China.⁷	Not found in the public sources we checked	Cut military spending His campaign website says he would cut defense spending.⁸	Not found in the public sources we checked
Health insurance system	Not found in the public sources we checked	Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy His campaign website says he supports enacting a public option to guarantee universal coverage, and lists lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 60 and lowering prescription drug costs among his health care priorities.⁹	One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All) His campaign website says he supports Medicare for All, described as coverage that follows people from job to job and includes prescriptions, dental, vision and mental health care, with no premiums or deductibles.^8,10	Not found in the public sources we checked
Zoning and new housing	His campaign website says he worked with members of both parties to pass a bipartisan bill that cuts red tape and lowers the cost of building new homes.^7,11	His campaign website says he would cut red tape that delays housing projects.¹²	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked
Federal spending levels	His campaign website lists his vote for a rescission package and his No More D.C. Waste Act among his efforts to reduce federal spending, and says he will keep working to bring spending down.⁷	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website lists cutting waste and eliminating corporate welfare among his spending priorities, saying government should live within its means.⁸	Not found in the public sources we checked

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Mike Flood — 5 issues

Foreign ownership of farmland
His campaign website says he worked to stop the Chinese Communist Party from buying American farmland.⁷
Police funding
His campaign website says he started Nebraska Backs the Blue, a bipartisan group of public safety officials and local leaders that works to build support for law enforcement and recruit more officers to Nebraska, and that he will back law enforcement in Congress.⁷
Economic ties with China
His campaign website lists standing up to China among his issues, calling it one of the country's greatest threats and saying he worked to keep Chinese technology off Nebraska cell towers.⁷
Income tax on Social Security benefits
His campaign website lists his vote for no tax on Social Security among his efforts to leave Nebraskans with more of their paychecks.^7,11
Taxes on tips and overtime
His campaign website lists his votes for no tax on tips and no tax on overtime among his efforts to leave Nebraskans with more of their paychecks.^7,11

Chris Backemeyer — 17 issues

Abortion law
His campaign website lists protecting a woman's right to choose, in Nebraska and nationwide, among his health care priorities.⁹
Ethanol and biofuel requirements
Expand biofuel use, such as by allowing E15 sales all year
His campaign website says he would expand markets for biofuels, including through permanent year-round sales of E15.¹³
Visas for farmworkers
His campaign website says he would reform the agricultural workforce system so it works better for farmworkers and for family farmers, ranchers and producers.¹⁴
Supreme Court term limits
Set fixed terms, such as 18 years
His campaign website says he supports term limits and a mandatory retirement age for the judicial branch.¹⁵
Tariffs
His campaign website says he would end what it calls tariff chaos and roll back tariffs that it says hurt Nebraska farmers and raise costs for producers and consumers.^12,13
Campaign finance rules
Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
His campaign website says he supports overturning Citizens United and ending dark money in politics.¹⁵
Stock trading by members of Congress
Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
His campaign website says he supports banning stock trading by members of Congress.¹⁵
Term limits for Congress
His campaign website says he supports term limits for members of Congress and the judiciary.¹⁵
Child tax credit
His campaign website says he would expand the Child Tax Credit so families keep more money.¹²
Who decides on military action
Require Congress to approve military action in advance, except to defend against an attack
His campaign website says he supports reasserting Congress's war powers so that Congress authorizes military action and presidents cannot act alone to go to war.¹⁶
ACA premium tax credits
His campaign website says he would extend the ACA premium tax credits to lower monthly costs for families.⁹
Federal Medicaid funding
Reverse the 2025 changes or increase federal funding
His campaign website says he would restore Medicaid funding and protect rural hospitals.⁹
Immigration enforcement inside the country
His campaign website says he would take back nearly $75 billion in funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement that it describes as excess, bar federal money for detaining children, and limit unilateral expansions of detention facilities while restricting Homeland Security operations to enforcing immigration law.¹⁴
Legal status for immigrants here without permission, including Dreamers
A path to citizenship for most who meet requirements such as background checks
His campaign website says he supports comprehensive immigration reform that creates a pathway to citizenship and keeps families together.¹⁴
Corporate tax rate
His campaign website says he would rework the tax code so that corporations and billionaires pay a fair share.¹²
High-speed internet access
His campaign website lists expanding rural broadband among his agriculture and rural community priorities.¹³
Veterans' disability and survivor benefits
His campaign website says he would reverse cuts to the VA so that veterans can get disability services, mental health care and timely handling of claims.¹⁶

Nik Sandman — 1 issue

Farm payments and crop insurance
His campaign website says he supports parity pricing, under which farmers would receive the cost of production plus a fair profit, rather than government subsidies that he says favor corporate agriculture.^8,17

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.

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