Decision Desk HQ · DDHQ called winner and returns updated Nov. 4, 9:22 a.m. CST; more than 95% of expected votes reported. National House geographic dashboard: verified calls Nov. 4, 9:26 a.m. CST. Census state boundaries; state bands show seat counts, not district boundaries. Red Republican, blue Democratic, gold Independents, gray uncalled; stripes mark called flips.
Republican Rep. Mike Flood won reelection in Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District, defeating Democrat Chris Backemeyer, according to Decision Desk HQ. The result keeps the seat in Republican hands.
Flood had 122,874 votes, or 50.08%, while Backemeyer had 113,806, or 46.38%, in DDHQ’s reported returns. Flood led by 9,068 votes with more than 95% of the expected vote reported; the totals remain unofficial.