PAPILLION- For years, Sarpy County has acted as a large counterweight to Democrat's edge in Douglas County, with some calling it the "red firewall."

Historically, both Districts have been part of Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, but the Legislature's once-a-decade redistricting has shifted Papillion and La Vista into the 1st Congressional District.

The move has generated a great deal of confusion for voters in the area, and it's the second time in two decades that a slice of Sarpy County has moved districts.

Around 70,000 voters from these towns were shifted into the 1st District, and more than 75,000 Nebraskans were transferred out of it and placed into the largely rural 3rd District.

These changes prompted U.S. Rep. Flood and his Democratic opponent Sen. Pansing Brooks to scramble to let voters know that they'd be the candidates for Congress in that area prior to the special election last summer.

Flood won the special election, replacing U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry until his term ends in January. Voter turnout was very low, 16% lower than a typical primary election, perhaps because of the new redistricting.

Since the special election. Flood and Pansing Brooks have been doing all they can to let voters in the area know they're running in the 1st District. "I need you to go to your neighbors," Flood told voters last Wednesday, "I need you to grab a yard sign. I need you to go to the people in the 1st District and say, 'Hey, by the way, we're in the 1st District.'"

Pansing Brooks and her campaign manager, Chris Triebsch, stated that they believe the redistricting may help her win tomorrow's election, especially if suburban women in the area are motivated by the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe V. Wade.

Flood fired back at these claims, stating that Nebraskans care more about food and fuel costs than abortion. Flood also stated that he and Don Bacon, if reelected, will act as "fiscal checks" on President Biden's administration.

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