Congressional debate up in the air in Nebraska’s 1st District

By: Juan Salinas II

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: September 4, 2026

Words: 521

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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LINCOLN — Debates for Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District are up in the air after public spats from the candidates.

Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Flood and Democratic challenger Chris Backemeyer pointed fingers at each other after each declined particular dates to debate. Flood’s camp wanted to hold a debate before early voting ballots are mailed out later this month, while Backemeyer offered different dates in October …

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