Nebraska's 2nd congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Nebraska's 2nd congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Don Bacon (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.

Nebraska's 2nd congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Don Bacon	Republican	50.9%	1.9
2022	Don Bacon	Republican	51.3%	2.7
2020	Don Bacon	Republican	50.8%	4.6
2018	Don Bacon	Republican	51.0%	2.0
2016	Don Bacon	Republican	48.9%	1.2
2014	Brad Ashford	Democratic	48.9%	3.3
2012	Lee Terry	Republican	50.8%	1.6
2010	Lee Terry	Republican	60.8%	21.6
2008	Lee Terry	Republican	51.9%	3.9
2006	Lee Terry	Republican	54.7%	9.3
2004	Lee Terry	Republican	61.1%	25.0
2002	Lee Terry	Republican	63.3%	30.3
2000	Lee Terry	Republican	65.8%	34.8
1998	Lee Terry	Republican	65.5%	31.3
1980	Hal Daub	Republican	53.1%	9.3
1978	John Joseph Cavanaugh	Democratic	52.3%	4.6
1976	John Joseph Cavanaugh	Democratic	54.6%	9.2

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Don Bacon Won	REP	160,198	50.93%
Tony Vargas	DEM	154,369	49.07%
Total		314,567

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Don Bacon Won	REP	112,663	51.33%
Tony Vargas	DEM	106,807	48.67%
Total		219,470

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Don Bacon Won	REP	171,071	50.77%
Kara Eastman	DEM	155,706	46.21%
Tyler Schaeffer	LIB	10,185	3.02%
Total		336,962

Questions and answers

Who represents Nebraska's 2nd congressional district?

Don Bacon (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Nebraska's 2nd congressional district?

Don Bacon won in 2024 by 1.9 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.