Don Bacon, U.S. Representative

Don Bacon

U.S. Representative● In office
Born
August 16, 1963
Current age
62
Home state
Nebraska
Party
Republican
In office
U.S. Representative, Nebraska (present)
On the ballot
2016–2024
5-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bacon711,713
Opponents696,079
5
Elections run

Between 2016 and 2024, Don Bacon ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning all 5. Bacon's biggest single-election total was 171,071 votes, in the 2020 U.S. House election in Nebraska's District 2. Bacon's closest win came in the 2016 U.S. House election in Nebraska's District 2, decided by 3,464 votes.

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How many votes has Don Bacon received?

Don Bacon has received 711,713 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.

Election history

Don Bacon’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2024U.S. HouseNebraskaWon160,19850.93%Tony Vargas (head-to-head)
2022U.S. HouseNebraskaWon112,66351.33%Tony Vargas (head-to-head)
2020U.S. HouseNebraskaWon171,07150.77%Kara Eastman (head-to-head)
Tyler Schaeffer
2018U.S. HouseNebraskaWon126,71551%Kara Eastman (head-to-head)
2016U.S. HouseNebraskaWon141,06648.93%Brad Ashford
Steven Laird
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001298) and Wikidata (Q19757583). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Don Bacon: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/don-bacon. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.