Denise Powell wins Dem nomination in Nebraska’s 2nd District

By: Juan Salinas II

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: May 14, 2026

Words: 1,145

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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OMAHA — Political action committee co-founder Denise Powell has won the Democratic nomination in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District U.S. House race.

The math changed Wednesday afternoon, after Douglas County election officials confirmed that the partisan makeup of early voting ballots still to be counted Friday limits State Sen. John Cavanaugh’s ability to come back.

Of the 9,712 early ballots to count yet this week, 2,682 were returned by Republicans, 184 from Libertarians, 21 from …

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