NORFOLK- State Sen. Mike Flood was elected to Nebraska's 1st Congressional District with the help of Republican-dominated voter registration in eastern Nebraska.

Flood defeated Patty Pansing Brooks, a Democrat active on the topic of abortion, winning 52% of the vote to Pansing Brooks's 48%.

“Today across the 1st Congressional District, Nebraskans made their voices heard, loud and clear, tonight,” Flood said. “They sent an unmistakable message to Washington that America is on the wrong track, and it’s time for a change in leadership. Under Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi’s one-party rule and reign of error, things have gone from bad to worse.”

Pansing Brooks will have another shot at the seat come November, so a close race was not a massive defeat for Pansing Brooks.

“We were supposed to lose by 10 points,” Pansing Brooks told supporters late in the evening.

Flood said the Supreme Court’s decision energized voters, but he’s not had the time to analyze who was more motivated, Republicans or Democrats. He said the decision’s timing may have played a factor in the closeness of the race.

Compared to 2020, registered voters were down over 11,000 from 2020s 419,669 voters. Both Republicans and Democrats saw a decrease in registered voters within their parties since 2020. Republicans lost around 8,600, Democrats lost around 6,300, and Nonpartisans saw the lone increase of 2,200 voters.

1st District voters have been changing, November will provide a better scope of what that direction is and what side benefits.

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