Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) will maintain onto his battleground Home seat, The Related Press projected, warding off a spirited push for a Democratic pickup.
Bacon defeated Democratic state Sen. Tony Vargas, offering a lift to Republicans’ hopes of preserving their slim Home majority. The race was a rematch from 2022, when Bacon narrowly gained by lower than 3 share factors.
Bacon’s victory comes after a number of polls confirmed him narrowly trailing Vargas. The district was additionally swamped with nationwide exterior spending from Democrats, who wished to seize its one electoral vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Democrats had been hoping that spending would assist gasoline Vargas to a victory — capturing a seat the get together has lengthy coveted — however Bacon was in a position to maintain on by swaying sufficient Harris voters to his aspect.
