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LINCOLN — The 2nd District House race to represent the Omaha area remains Nebraska’s closest fundraising contest.
Repeat Democratic challenger State Sen. Tony Vargas of Omaha raised $556,000 in the fourth quarter of 2023, pushing his campaign’s cash on hand north of $1.1 million heading into 2024.
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., at left, and State Sen. Tony Vargas of Omaha are running for the 2nd District seat in the Omaha-area. (Courtesy of Photos/House of Representatives and Unicameral Information Office)
Vargas and his campaign have said he is better positioned to win than he was in 2022, with presidential election voters in the mix and more people aware of Bacon’s record.
Four-term incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Don Bacon of Papillion raised $784,000 in the fourth quarter, pushing his cash-on-hand tally to $1.5 million.
He thanked his supporters for embracing “commonsense conservatism” and said his supporters would help him beat Vargas and “make sure Joe Biden is a one-term president.”