2022 Nebraska's 1st congressional district special election

The Democratic and Republican nominees were selected by their respective party's executive committee on April 5 and April 9, respectively. Mike Flood defeated John Glen Weaver through the party's secret ballot 24 to Weaver's 5 votes.{{Cite news |last1=Cooper |first1=Keegan |last2=Kristianto |first2=Josh |date=April 10, 2022 |title=Mike Flood named Republican nominee for special election to fill 1st Congressional District vacancy |work=KETV |url=https://www.ketv.com/article/mike-flood-named-republican-nominee-for-special-election-to-fill-1st-congressional-district-vacancy/39681122 |url-status=live |access-date=April 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410102128/https://www.ketv.com/article/mike-flood-named-republican-nominee-for-special-election-to-fill-1st-congressional-district-vacancy/39681122 |archive-date=April 10, 2022}}

• Patty Pansing Brooks (Democratic), state senator{{Cite news |date=March 26, 2022 |title=US Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska announces resignation |work=WJXT |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.news4jax.com/news/politics/2022/03/26/us-rep-jeff-fortenberry-of-nebraska-announces-resignation/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327030145/https://www.news4jax.com/news/politics/2022/03/26/us-rep-jeff-fortenberry-of-nebraska-announces-resignation/ |archive-date=March 27, 2022 |quote=Flood and Pansing Brooks will both run in the special election to fill the seat..}}{{Cite news |date=April 5, 2022 |title=Democrats nominate Patty Pansing Brooks for special election to replace Fortenberry |work=Omaha World-Herald |url=https://omaha.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/democrats-nominate-patty-pansing-brooks-for-special-election-to-replace-fortenberry/article_7666a154-b4e9-11ec-a0df-ab2120b1ee74.html |access-date=April 5, 2022 |quote=Lincoln Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks will vie to serve the rest of former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry's term in a June special election, after accepting the Democratic Party's nomination.}}
• Mike Flood (Republican), state senator (2005{{ndash}}2013, 2021{{ndash}}2022), former speaker of the Nebraska Legislature (2007{{ndash}}2013), and candidate for governor in 2014{{cite news |title=Nebraska GOP picks Mike Flood as special election candidate |url=https://www.knopnews2.com/2022/04/09/nebraska-gop-picks-mike-flood-special-election-candidate/ |publisher=KNOP News 2 |date=April 9, 2022 |access-date=April 9, 2022}}

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;U.S. Senators

• Deb Fischer, U.S. Senator from Nebraska (2013–present)

;U.S. Representatives

• Don Bacon, U.S. Representative for {{ushr|NE|2}} (2017–present)
• Tom Osborne, former U.S. Representative for Nebraska's 3rd congressional district (2001{{ndash}}2007){{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=David |title=FLOOD PULLS IN OSBORNE ENDORSEMENT |url=http://waynedailynews.com/local-news/flood-pulls-in-osborne-endorsement/ |access-date=27 March 2022 |date=4 February 2022}}
• Adrian Smith, U.S. Representative for {{ushr|NE|3}} (2007–present)

;State governors

• Dave Heineman, 39th governor of Nebraska (2005{{ndash}}2015)
• Pete Ricketts, 40th governor of Nebraska (2015{{ndash}}2023){{cite web |title=Pete Ricketts and Dave Heineman endorse Mike Flood for Congress |url=https://www.1011now.com/2022/01/21/pete-ricketts-dave-heineman-endorse-mike-flood-congress/ |website=www.1011now.com |publisher=KOLN |access-date=27 March 2022 |date=21 January 2022}}

;Organizations

• Americans for Prosperity
• National Right to Life Committee
• United States Chamber of Commerce{{Cite web|url=https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/u-s-chamber-of-commerce-hands-flood-early-endorsement/article_053a1dba-8f54-541d-bca3-69dc6792953d.html|title=U.S. Chamber of Commerce hands Flood early endorsement|date=April 19, 2022}}

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;U.S. Senators

• Bob Kerrey, former U.S. Senator from Nebraska (1989{{ndash}}2001) and 35th governor of Nebraska (1983{{ndash}}1987){{Cite web|url=https://www.kios.org/news/2022-04-01/pansing-brooks-endorsed-by-kerrey|title=Pansing Brooks Endorsed By Kerrey|website=KIOS-FM|date=April 1, 2022|access-date=May 24, 2022}}
• Ben Nelson, former U.S. Senator from Nebraska (2001{{ndash}}2013) and 37th governor of Nebraska (1991{{ndash}}1999);{{cite web |title=Former U.S. Senator Ben Nelson endorses Patty Pansing Brooks for Congress |url=https://www.1011now.com/2022/04/21/former-us-senator-ben-nelson-endorses-patty-pansing-brooks-congress/ |website=www.1011now.com |date=April 21, 2022 |publisher=KOLN |access-date=22 April 2022}} U.S. Representatives

;U.S. Representatives

• John Joseph Cavanaugh III, former U.S. Representative for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district (1977{{ndash}}1981){{cite web|url=https://www.1011now.com/2022/06/03/patty-pansing-brooks-announces-long-list-bipartisan-endorsements/|title=Patty Pansing Brooks announces long list of bipartisan endorsements|date=June 4, 2022|access-date=September 6, 2022|website=KOLN}}

;State officials

• Maxine Moul, 34th lieutenant governor of Nebraska (1991–1993)
• Kim Robak, 35th lieutenant governor of Nebraska (1993–1999)

;State legislators

• Roy Baker, former state senator (2015–2019)
• Carol Blood, state senator (2017–present) and gubernatorial nominee in 2022
• John Cavanaugh, state senator (2021–present)
• Machaela Cavanaugh, state senator (2019–present)
• Danielle Conrad, former state senator (2007–2015)
• Al Davis, former state senator (2013–2017)
• Jen Day, state senator (2021–present)
• Ken Haar, former state senator (2009–2017)
• Matt Hansen, state senator (2015–present)
• Megan Hunt, state senator (2019–present)
• Steve Lathrop, state senator (2007–2015; 2019–present)
• John S. McCollister, state senator (2015{{ndash}}present) (Republican){{Cite web|url=https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/sen-patty-pansing-brooks-will-seek-fortenberrys-house-seat/article_0de722dc-8cff-5179-8495-3da6bc3597c7.html|title=Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks will seek Fortenberry's House seat|date=November 15, 2021 }}
• Terrell McKinney, state senator (2021–present)
• Adam Morfeld, state senator (2015–present)
• Dan Quick, former state senator (2017–2021)
• DiAnna Schimek, former state senator (1989–2009)
• Paul Schumacher, former state senator (2011–2019)
• Sandy Scofield, former state senator
• Tony Vargas, state senator (2017–present) and nominee for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district in 2022
• Lynne Walz, state senator (2017–present)
• Bob Wickersham, former state senator (1991–2001)

;Municipal officials

• Leirion Gaylor Baird, incumbent mayor of Lincoln (2019{{ndash}}present){{Cite web|url=https://www.klkntv.com/lincoln-mayor-gaylor-baird-endorses-sen-pansing-brooks-for-congress/|title=Lincoln Mayor Gaylor Baird endorses Sen. Pansing Brooks for Congress|last=Dorn|first=Nolan|work=KLKN-TV|date=March 9, 2022|accessdate=April 18, 2022}}
• Tanya Cook, member of Metropolitan Utilities District Board of Directors Subdivision 5 (2020–present) and former state senator (2009–2017)
• Jane Raybould, Lincoln City Councilwoman, former Lancaster County Commissioner and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014 and governor in 2018
• Don Wesely, former mayor of Lincoln (1999–2003)

;Individuals

• Chuck Hassebrook, Executive Director of the Center for Rural Affairs, former Regent of the University of Nebraska, candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012 and nominee for governor in 2014
• Susanne Shore, wife of Governor Pete Ricketts

;Labor unions

• Nebraska State AFL–CIO{{Cite web|url=https://ne.aflcio.org/labor-elections-2022-0|title = LABOR: Elections 2022|date = April 5, 2022}}
• Nebraska State Education Association{{Cite web|url=https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/state-teachers-union-endorses-primary-election-candidates/article_a55f3f91-7865-5e06-a7a1-fe6aaf744ecb.html|title = State teachers union endorses primary election candidates| date=April 7, 2022 }}

;Organizations

• Planned Parenthood Action Fund{{cite web|last=Dorn|first=Nolan|url=https://www.klkntv.com/planned-parenthood-endorses-patty-pansing-brooks-tony-vargas-for-congress/|title=Planned Parenthood endorses Patty Pansing Brooks, Tony Vargas for Congress|work=KLKN|date=June 13, 2022|accessdate=June 13, 2022}}
• Sierra Club Nebraska chapter{{cite web|url=https://www.sierraclub.org/nebraska/political/political-endorsements|title=Political Endorsements|website=Sierra Club Nebraska Chapter|date=January 2017}}

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Pansing Brooks's vote share was boosted by a higher-than-expected turnout in Lancaster County, home to state capital Lincoln, where she served as state senator, with the second-highest turnout of all counties.{{Cite web |title=Nebraska Secretary of State - Voter Turnout |url=https://electionresults.nebraska.gov/resultsVoterTurnout.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629093422/https://electionresults.nebraska.gov/resultsVoterTurnout.aspx |archive-date=June 29, 2022 |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=electionresults.nebraska.gov}} She also came within a five-point margin of winning the suburban Omaha county of Sarpy. Meanwhile, Flood's victory was the result of him winning more rural counties in the district.{{Cite web |title=Nebraska Secretary of State - Election Night Results |url=https://electionresults.nebraska.gov/resultsCTY.aspx?type=CG&rid=11507&osn=103 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629093454/https://electionresults.nebraska.gov/resultsCTY.aspx?type=CG&rid=11507&osn=103 |archive-date=June 29, 2022 |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=electionresults.nebraska.gov}} Pansing Brooks's outperformance of Biden in the district, in spite of being outspent by Flood, prompted some Democratic strategists to paint the results as a moral victory in a "post-Roe" era.{{Cite news |last=Donnini |first=Zachary |date=June 29, 2022 |title=DDHQ Election Day Spotlight: Good Day for MAGA in IL, but Underwhelming Performance in NE-01 Mars Night for GOP |work=Decision Desk HQ |url=https://decisiondeskhq.com/ddhq-election-day-spotlight-a-good-day-for-maga-in-illinois-but-an-underwhelming-performance-in-ne-01-marred-the-night-for-the-gop/ |url-status=live |access-date=June 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630034244/https://decisiondeskhq.com/ddhq-election-day-spotlight-a-good-day-for-maga-in-illinois-but-an-underwhelming-performance-in-ne-01-marred-the-night-for-the-gop/ |archive-date=June 30, 2022}} In reaction to the results, Flood acknowledged the need for him to increase his support in the Lincoln area and suburban Omaha.{{Election box begin|title=2022 Nebraska's 1st congressional district special election}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|candidate = Mike Flood

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|votes = 61,017

|percentage = 52.69

|change = -6.83

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|candidate = Patty Pansing Brooks

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|votes = 54,783

|percentage = 47.31

|change = +9.64

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{{Election box total

|votes= 115,800

|percentage= 100.00

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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