Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) gained one other time period representing Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, holding on within the district seen as central to each events’ majority hopes, Resolution Desk HQ projected.
Bacon defeated state Sen. Tony Vargas (D) regardless of going through what gave the impression to be certainly one of his best challenges but. The incumbent has gained his race every time with a slim majority of the vote since he was first elected in 2016.
The district receives explicit consideration due to Nebraska’s distinctive electoral system within the presidential race. It’s certainly one of two states, together with Maine, that distributes its electoral votes by the outcomes of every of its congressional districts.
The first and third districts lean Republican, however the 2nd District is a toss-up that voted for President Biden in 2020. Bacon was capable of outperform then-President Trump by just a few factors to clinch victory, and he was attempting to outrun Trump this time round.
He was capable of maintain on to fend off Vargas, who solely narrowly misplaced to Bacon for the seat two years in the past.
