Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District Could Be Factor in Presidential Race

Published on May 13, 2024

Republicans and Democrats are watching a purple congressional district in the otherwise crimson state of Nebraska in the run-up to the state’s party primary elections on Tuesday, May 14. Rep. Don Bacon is the Republican incumbent for Nebraska Congressional District 2. He has represented the district, which includes Omaha, the state’s largest city, since 2017. While Mr. Bacon defeated a Democratic challenger in 2020, the district gave its Electoral College vote to President Biden, contradicting the rest of the state, whose other four votes went to President Trump. Based on a New York Times/Siena College poll released on May 13, the day before the primary, President Biden may need that vote again this election cycle....

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