Candidate for House, Brinker Harding for Congress
Compared on: price of regular gas: U.S. and Nebraska
THE CLAIM · OCT 13, 2026
“this war in Iran is costing gas to spike. It is over $4 a gallon”
Brinker Harding · Read the post
THE RECORD
U.S. average regular gas: $4.34 a gallon (AAA, Oct 13, 2026).
AAA · AAA Gas Prices: National average (10/13/26) · Read
THE RECORD · OCT 5, 2026
EIA weekly U.S. average for regular gas, week of October 5, 2026: $4.35 a gallon.
U.S. Energy Information Administration · Regular gasoline, retail, weekly: United States (2026-10-05) · Read
THE RECORD · OCT 13, 2026
AAA Nebraska average for regular gas, October 13, 2026: $4.19 a gallon. Nebraska's record high: $4.79 (June 17, 2022).
AAA · Regular gasoline, AAA daily average: Nebraska (2026-10-13) · Read
RECORD AGREES
- U.S. average
- $4.34 a gallon: EIA weekly survey $4.35 (week of Oct 5, 2026) · AAA, Oct 13, 2026
- Nebraska average
- $4.19 a gallon: record $4.79 (Jun 17, 2022) · AAA, Oct 13, 2026
- Last few years
- Biden $2.39–$5.01 · Trump $2.78–$4.50: Biden (Jan 2021–Jan 2025): $2.39 at the start, high $5.01 (Jun 2022); Trump (since Jan 2025): $3.11 at the start, low $2.78 (Jan 2026), high $4.50 (May 2026). · EIA weekly
AAA's national average for regular gas was $4.34 a gallon on October 13, 2026, and Nebraska's was $4.19. The post does not say where; Brinker Harding is a candidate in Nebraska's 2nd district House race, so Nebraska is checked too. Last few years, EIA weekly U.S. average for regular gas: Biden (Jan 2021–Jan 2025): $2.39 at the start, high $5.01 (Jun 2022); Trump (since Jan 2025): $3.11 at the start, low $2.78 (Jan 2026), high $4.50 (May 2026).
