AkashicNE-01 — U.S. House
We expect Republicans to win83%The call
We expect Republicans to win.
What the market is pricing
via PolymarketThe market gives the Republicans a 84% chance to win.
The market and our model agree, and price it about the same — both favor the Republicans.
Implied probability from live Polymarket prices, two-party-normalized · as of Aug 1, 2026 · a market price is trader sentiment, not Akashic’s forecast. See the market on Polymarket → · How implied probability works →
| Candidate | Raised |
|---|---|
| Mike FloodRIncumbentNominee | |
| Chris BackemeyerDNominee |
Receipts, cash on hand, and outside (independent-expenditure) spending from the Federal Election Commission. Bars are scaled within this race. Primary held May 12, 2026. Incumbent Mike Flood (R) is the Republican nominee; Chris Backemeyer is the Democratic nominee. Libertarian Nik Sandman and independent Austin Ahlman also on the general ballot. The field and its fundraising will keep updating as primaries settle and new FEC reports land.
The rating is grounded in this seat’s record on Akashic — its partisan lean, same-office history, and demographics. Read the full profile on the NE-01 place page.
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | RepublicanR | R+20 |
| 2022 | RepublicanR | R+16 |
| 2020 | RepublicanR | R+22 |
| 2018 | RepublicanR | R+21 |
| 2016 | RepublicanR | R+39 |
| 2014 | RepublicanR |
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