Flood claims victory over Pansing Brooks in special election
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Republican Mike Flood has declared victory in Nebraska’s 1st District Congressional Special Election to fill the remainder of Jeff Fortenberry’s term. The race has not officially been called but Flood’s lead over Democrat Patty Pansing Brooks has been widening.
It’s been a tight race with the leader flip flopping throughout the night Tuesday as results rolled in.
The winner of the special election will serve until Jan. 3, 2023.
Flood is at the Midtown Event Center in Norfolk and Pansing Brooks is at Alchemy in Lincoln watching as results roll in.
Flood and Pansing Brooks will appear in a rematch in the November, after both won their respective primaries to seek a full term to represent the First Congressional District.
Nebraska’s First Congressional District is comprised of Butler, Cass, Colfax, Cuming, Dodge, Lancaster, Madison, Platte, Seward, and Stanton counties, and parts of Sarpy and Polk counties.
Fortenberry resigned days after his March conviction on three felony charges for lying to the FBI about illegal campaign donations. He had held the seat since 2005. He was sentenced Tuesday to two years probation, 320 hours of community service and a $25,000 fine.
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Mike Flood is the founder and an owner of Flood Communications and News Channel Nebraska. All stories about him and any declared candidates in the Nebraska First Congressional District race during the remainder of his campaign and/or ensuing tenure in office have been and will be written by outside media outlets.
