# 2026 U.S. House election in Nebraska's district 2 — what pundits predicted

House · Election Day 2026-11-03 · called.

## The ballot

- Brinker Harding (Republican)
- **Denise Powell (Democratic) — won**
- Eric Foreman (Libertarian)

Result: Denise Powell by — (general); held by the Republican party going in; flipped. Source: wikipedia-2026.

## What the field called

- Denise Powell: 2 picks (won)

## Every claim about this race (2)

- **Doug Sosnik** — Denise Powell wins NE-02 House seat (2026) (Race Winners, Oct 9, 2026) — scored 100 · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/bde45f29-72a1-4c3e-b3f8-97e1bac2695c)
- **Kyle Kondik** — Denise Powell wins NE-02 House seat (2026) — “Likely Democratic” (Race Winners, Oct 8, 2026) — scored 100 · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4b4542e8-1414-4996-be30-1e6d0dc406cd)