JUST IN: RINO Congressman Will Not Seek Re-Election In 2026
Published 7 hours ago
on June 28, 2025
By Cullen McCue
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) disclosed Friday that he will not be seeking re-election to Congress for a sixth term in the upcoming midterm elections. With Bacon’s retirement, the seat will become one of the most attractive flip targets for Democrats in 2026.
Bacon, who has represented Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District since 2017, is planning to make a formal announcement as early as next week. The announcement is expected to coincide with the hopeful passage of the Trump-backed “Big Beautiful Bill,” two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.
The congressman’s district, which encompasses much of the Omaha metropolitan area, is expected to become one of most likely flip targets for Democrats next year as they seek to regain control of the House. Bacon first won the district by less than 5,000 votes in 2016 and has managed to win a number of tight races since then, despite its partisan lean.
According to the Cook Partisan Voting Index, NE-02 currently has a partisan lean of D+3. Former Vice President Kamala Harris carried the district by four percentage points in 2024, while Bacon managed to hold on once again by a little under 6,000 votes.
Senator Pete Ricketts, a Republican, also managed to carry the county in the state’s special election to fill the seat that was previously held by former Senator Ben Sasse, who retired in 2023.
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