2022 Nebraska's 1st congressional district special election

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rdf:langString ;U.S. Senators *Bob Kerrey, former U.S. Senator from Nebraska and 35th Governor of Nebraska *Ben Nelson, former U.S. Senator from Nebraska and 37th Governor of Nebraska ;U.S. Representatives *John Joseph Cavanaugh III, former U.S. Representative for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district ;State officials *Maxine Moul, 34th Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska *Kim Robak, 35th Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska ;State legislators *John S. McCollister, state senator *Roy Baker, former state senator *Carol Blood, state senator and gubernatorial nominee in 2022 *Machaela Cavanaugh, state senator *Danielle Conrad, former state senator *Al Davis, former state senator *Jen Day, state senator *Ken Haar, former state senator *Matt Hansen, state senator *Megan Hunt, state senator *Steve Lathrop, state senator *John Cavanaugh, state senator *Terrell McKinney, state senator *Adam Morfeld, state senator *Dan Quick, former state senator *DiAnna Schimek, former state senator *Paul Schumacher, former state senator *Sandy Scofield, former state senator *Tony Vargas, state senator and nominee for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district in 2022 *Lynne Walz, state senator *Bob Wickersham, former state senator ;Municipal officials *Leirion Gaylor Baird, incumbent Mayor of Lincoln *Tanya Cook, member of Metropolitan Utilities District Board of Directors Subdivision 5 and former state senator *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 ;Individuals * Susanne Shore, wife of Governor Pete Ricketts * 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 ;Labor unions * Nebraska State AFL–CIO * Nebraska State Education Association ;Organizations * Planned Parenthood Action Fund * Sierra Club Nebraska chapter

rdf:langString ;U.S. Senators *Deb Fischer, U.S. Senator from Nebraska ;U.S. Representatives *Tom Osborne, former U.S. Representative for Nebraska's 3rd congressional district *Don Bacon, U.S. Representative for *Adrian Smith, U.S. Representative for ;State governors *Dave Heineman, 39th Governor of Nebraska *Pete Ricketts, 40th Governor of Nebraska ;Organizations *United States Chamber of Commerce *National Right to Life Committee *Americans for Prosperity

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rdf:langString The 2022 Nebraska's 1st congressional district special election was held on June 28, 2022. The seat became vacant upon the resignation of incumbent Republican representative Jeff Fortenberry on March 31, who had announced his plans to resign after being indicted and arrested for lying to the FBI about campaign contributions. Under Nebraska state law, major party nominees for special elections are selected by the party through its executive committee or party convention, with the special election scheduled by Governor Pete Ricketts within 90 days after the seat's vacancy. The election came under some controversy over the discovery that it would be held in the new post-2020 redistricting Nebraska's 1st congressional district. While some Nebraska officials claimed that the new map took immediate effect when signed, this was not in line with congressional rules which only recognized pre-2020 redistricting boundaries for the rest of 2022. It also caused confusion among Nebraska residents wanting to vote in the election or receive constituent services, especially as congressional funds are not allowed to be spent outside the recognized old district boundaries. Against a backdrop of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling four days before the election which overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade case on abortion, Republican nominee Mike Flood promoted his sponsorship of a 2010 Nebraska state law which banned abortions 20 weeks after fertilization in a campaign ad. Meanwhile, Democrat Patty Pansing Brooks highlighted her support for abortion rights, criticizing the Dobbs decision as an "assault on privacy" and "a step backward in American culture", and remarked that the election was the first instance where "we can fight back at the ballot box". After a campaign described by the Norfolk Daily News as "mostly positive" with "lighthearted" ads, Flood declared victory at 10:23 pm CDT, two hours after polls closed, promising to fight inflation, for which he blamed the policies of the Biden administration. In light of the competitiveness of the election, (early results had shown Flood trailing Pansing Brooks) Nebraska Democratic Party chair Jane Kleeb released a statement that the national Democratic Party needed to invest more in rural areas considered to be "unwinnable" and that Pansing Brooks "connected with voters". Both candidates faced each other again in the November regular election.

rdf:langString 2022 Nebraska's 1st congressional district special election