Full profile
Mark Edmund Johnston is one of 12 candidates listed in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District race. The field for the Nov. 3, 2026, general election includes eight Democrats, three Republicans and one Libertarian. Republican Donald J. Bacon is the incumbent.
Johnston’s candidacy
Johnston is running as a Democrat. No biography is listed for him, and the race record does not identify his employment history, education, previous public service or other background.
No policy positions are documented for Johnston. Raised, spent and cash-on-hand figures also are not listed. Those blank finance entries should not be interpreted as zero-dollar totals.
The candidates in the race
Each candidate currently has the same limited set of biographical, financial and policy information in the race record:
- Evangelos “van” Argyrakis — Democrat. Status: candidate. Biography: not listed. Finance: raised, spent and cash-on-hand figures are not listed. Policy: no documented position is listed.
- Crystal Rhoades — Democrat. Status: candidate. Biography: not listed. Finance: raised, spent and cash-on-hand figures are not listed. Policy: no documented position is listed.
- Kishla Askins — Democrat. Status: candidate. Biography: not listed. Finance: raised, spent and cash-on-hand figures are not listed. Policy: no documented position is listed.
- Melanie Williams — Democrat. Status: candidate. Biography: not listed. Finance: raised, spent and cash-on-hand figures are not listed. Policy: no documented position is listed.
- John Cavanaugh — Democrat. Status: candidate. Biography: not listed. Finance: raised, spent and cash-on-hand figures are not listed. Policy: no documented position is listed.
- Eric Michael Foreman — Libertarian. Status: candidate. Biography: not listed. Finance: raised, spent and cash-on-hand figures are not listed. Policy: no documented position is listed.
- Mark Edmund Johnston — Democrat. Status: candidate. Biography: not listed. Finance: raised, spent and cash-on-hand figures are not listed. Policy: no documented position is listed.
- James Leuschen — Democrat. Status: candidate. Biography: not listed. Finance: raised, spent and cash-on-hand figures are not listed. Policy: no documented position is listed.
- Brett Lindstrom — Republican. Status: candidate. Biography: not listed. Finance: raised, spent and cash-on-hand figures are not listed. Policy: no documented position is listed.
- Denise Powell — Democrat. Status: candidate. Biography: not listed. Finance: raised, spent and cash-on-hand figures are not listed. Policy: no documented position is listed.
- Donald J. Bacon — Republican. Status: incumbent candidate. Biography: not listed. Finance: raised, spent and cash-on-hand figures are not listed. Policy: no documented position is listed.
- Brinker Harding — Republican. Status: candidate. Biography: not listed. Finance: raised, spent and cash-on-hand figures are not listed. Policy: no documented position is listed.
Policy and campaign finance
No documented policy positions are listed for any candidate in the field. That includes positions on federal spending, taxes, health care, immigration, agriculture, national security and other matters that may come before the U.S. House.
Campaign fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand totals are also not listed for any candidate. These are three different measures: money collected, money used and money remaining. A complete comparison requires figures covering the same reporting period.
Election date and next steps
Nebraska’s general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. Voters in the 2nd Congressional District will choose a representative to serve in the U.S. House.
Before voting, the key developments to follow are changes to the candidate list, official ballot certification, campaign-finance filings and policy statements issued by the candidates. Those steps can add detail about who will appear on the ballot, how campaigns are funded and what each candidate says they would do in office.
