- Will the Democratic Party win the NE-02 House seat?95¢
- Will the Republican Party win the NE-02 House seat?4¢
Denise Powell holds a commanding lead in the NE-02 open-seat race following incumbent Republican Don Bacon’s retirement, with traders pricing her victory at 95 percent amid the district’s swing character and recent shifts in nonpartisan ratings to Likely Democratic. Powell’s substantial fundraising advantage, grassroots organization, and performance in the October debates on cost-of-living and healthcare issues have reinforced this positioning, while Brinker Harding’s city council record and primary path have not closed the gap in a district that has split federal tickets in recent cycles. With early voting underway ahead of the November 3 election, late developments such as national economic shifts, turnout surprises among independents, or unforeseen campaign events remain the primary variables that could still narrow the implied probability reflected in current market pricing.
Rules
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the NE-02 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026. A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).