This rare Nebraska district backed Harris but sent a Republican to Congress. Can Democrats win here?
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Denise Powell, the Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives in Nebraska's second congressional district, walks with the Nebraska Democratic Party in a Juneteenth Parade in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)Lailend Duncan, 17, left, secretary of the Nebraska Young Democrats, chats with Denise Powell, the Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives in Nebraska's second congressional district, while walking in a Juneteenth Parade in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)Denise Powell, left, the Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives in Nebraska's second congressional district, and her husband, Hobson, walk with the Nebraska Democratic Party in a Juneteenth Parade in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)Denise Powell, left, the Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives in Nebraska's second congressional district, chats with Andy Maxwell on his doorstep in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)Kathy Bigsby Moore, left center, chats with Denise Powell, the Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives in Nebraska's second congressional district, during an event celebrating Powell's new campaign office in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
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Denise Powell, the Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives in Nebraska's second congressional district, walks with the Nebraska Democratic Party in a Juneteenth Parade in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)