2022Final results
2022 election for Nebraska's 2nd District
U.S. House · Nebraska
Don Bacon (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Tony Vargas (D) by 2.7 points.
Don BaconRepublican · winner
51.3%112,663
Tony VargasDemocrat
48.7%106,807
219,470 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Tony VargasDon Bacon
$3.4M
Raised by the campaign
$3.9M
$3.4M
Spent by the campaign
$4M
$53.4K
Cash on hand
$14.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2022.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2022