2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2016 election for Nebraska's 2nd District
U.S. House · Nebraska
Don Bacon (R) won with 48.9% of the vote, defeating Brad Ashford (D) by 1.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Don BaconRepublican · winner
48.9%141,066
Brad AshfordDemocrat
47.7%137,602
Steven LairdLibertarian
3.3%9,640
288,308 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Brad AshfordDon Bacon
$2.5M
Raised by the campaign
$1.6M
$2.5M
Spent by the campaign
$1.6M
$728
Cash on hand
$30.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016