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Nebraska District 02 candidates

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Nebraska District 02 roster

Nebraska District 02 lists 12 public candidate profiles.

Party counts

  • Democratic: 8
  • Republican: 3
  • Libertarian: 1

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 12

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seenRoster sourceDocument dateRetrieved
Brett LindstromRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NE022162026121212October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Brinker HardingRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NE022082026323232October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026sos.nebraska.govSeptember 11, 2026October 17, 2026
Crystal RhoadesDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NE022572026171717October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Denise PowellDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NE021742026353535October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026sos.nebraska.govSeptember 11, 2026October 17, 2026
Donald J BaconRepublicanincumbentActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NE0212520268,2658,2658,265October 24, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Eric Michael ForemanLibertarianchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NE022732026444October 6, 2026May 9, 2026October 6, 2026sos.nebraska.govSeptember 11, 2026October 17, 2026
Evangelos "Van" ArgyrakisDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NE021822026191919October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
James LeuschenDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NE022402026999October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
John CavanaughDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NE021902026111111October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Kishla AskinsDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NE022242026777October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Mark Edmund JohnstonDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NE021662026373737October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Melanie WilliamsDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6NE022652026373737October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026

Election dates

  • Certified 2026 general-election list for Nebraska District 02: 3 rows from sos.nebraska.gov. Document date September 11, 2026. Retrieved October 17, 2026.

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for 11 profiles, including Brett Lindstrom, Brinker Harding, Crystal Rhoades, Denise Powell, Eric Michael Foreman, Evangelos "Van" Argyrakis, James Leuschen, and John Cavanaugh, and 3 more.
  • Stored status "incumbent" is on file for Donald J Bacon.
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for 12 profiles, including Brett Lindstrom, Brinker Harding, Crystal Rhoades, Denise Powell, Donald J Bacon, Eric Michael Foreman, Evangelos "Van" Argyrakis, and James Leuschen, and 4 more.
  • 12 of 12 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 12 profiles.
  • Source times on file run from October 6, 2026 to October 24, 2026.
  • 12 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 1 profile has a photo on file.
  • 12 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from October 6, 2026 to October 18, 2026.

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Brett Lindstrom

Republican · U.S. House

Brinker Harding

Republican · U.S. House

Crystal Rhoades

Democrat · U.S. House

Denise Powell

Democrat · U.S. House

Donald J Bacon

Republican · U.S. House

Eric Michael Foreman

Libertarian · U.S. House

Evangelos "Van" Argyrakis

Democrat · U.S. House

James Leuschen

Democrat · U.S. House

John Cavanaugh

Democrat · U.S. House

Kishla Askins

Democrat · U.S. House

Mark Edmund Johnston

Democrat · U.S. House

Melanie Williams

Democrat · U.S. House

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