LINCOLN- Motivated Republicans in northeast Nebraska showed up in droves to push U.S. Rep. Mike Flood to a second victory over state Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks.

Flood won a full two-year term, surprisingly to some, by a bigger margin than he attained in the June special election that sent him to Congress just months ago.

"There was a question in front of Nebraskans," said Flood, "Do you want to go down the same path as Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden or do you want a new path for America and Nebraska?"

They chose a new path, claimed Flood during his acceptance speech, saying that Nebraskans offered him a "vote of confidence."

Some believe that the recent redistricting may have cost Pansing Brooks the race, since the area of Sarpy County moved into District 1 has historically voted overwhelmingly Republican. According to reports, the district contains 68,000 more Republicans than Democrats.

After calling Flood to concede, Pansing Brooks stated, "We thought we were going to pull it out and we're going to do it. We were sort of surprised by the numbers. But it's been an amazing journey and a blessing."

In Nebraska's largely rural 3rd District, U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith had almost no trouble resecuring his seat in Congress. Defeating Democrat David Else and Legal Marijuana Now Party member Mark Elworth Jr., Smith took home 78% of the vote.

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