2020Final results
2020 election for Nebraska's 2nd District
U.S. House · Nebraska
Don Bacon (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Kara Eastman (D) by 4.6 points.
Don BaconRepublican · winner
50.8%171,071
Kara EastmanDemocrat
46.2%155,706
Tyler SchaefferLibertarian
3.0%10,185
336,962 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Kara EastmanDon Bacon
$4.5M
Raised by the campaign
$3.8M
$4.6M
Spent by the campaign
$3.8M
$29.2K
Cash on hand
$85K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020