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2016 Nebraska U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 2016 Nebraska U.S. House District 2 Election?

Don Bacon won the 2016 Nebraska U.S. House District 2 Election. Don Bacon received 141,066 popular votes (48.93%). The main challenger was Brad Ashford (47.73%).

See the full head-to-head between Bacon and Ashford

Bacon +1.2 pts · won by 3,464 votes
Don BaconRepublicanWINNER48.93%
141,066 votes
Brad AshfordDemocratic47.73%
137,602 votes
Steven LairdLibertarian3.34%
9,640 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.