Vargas led Bacon by a single point at this point in the 2022 race, which was a non-presidential year. That year, Bacon beat Vargas by about 3 percentage points.

Don Bacon and Tony Vargas squared off in the same room Friday for the first time this election season, giving the candidates a chance to cut through the TV and internet commercials.

After winning five terms in one of the nation's most purple districts, Don Bacon is ready to step away from Congress.

Republican Don Bacon has been elected to a fifth House term representing Nebraska's Omaha-based 2nd District, nearly three days after the polls closed.

Bacon argued Vargas was lying about his stance and that he backs exceptions for the life of the mother, rape and incest. Bacon supports Initiative 434. GOP-aligned groups have backed up Bacon.

LINCOLN — U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., and his Democratic challenger, State Sen. Tony Vargas, spent much of Tuesday evening trading barbs in a debate over “lies,” civility, criminal justice ...

The contest between Mr. Bacon, 61, a former brigadier general in the Air Force, and Mr. Vargas, 40, a former public-school teacher who is the son of Peruvian immigrants, featured debates over ...

Bacon has held the seat for four election cycles —since he defeated Brad Ashford in 2016, the same year Vargas was elected to the Nebraska Legislature.

Bacon beat state Sen. Tony Vargas by fewer than 3 points in 2022 and also had a tight margin of victory in 2020, but Trump is polling even further behind Harris this year than his roughly 6-point ...

Nebraska 2nd House District contest proved again to be the state's most competitive, pitting Republican incumbent Don Bacon against Democratic state Sen. Tony Vargas in a rematch from 2022 ...

State Sen. Tony Vargas, the Democrat running for the U.S. House in Nebraska’s 2nd District, said voters should consider why his Republican opponent, U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, did “a special favor ...

Bacon has held the seat for four election cycles —since he defeated Brad Ashford in 2016, the same year Vargas was elected to the Nebraska Legislature.