Rep. Don Bacon was victorious in his Tuesday night primary race despite facing a populist opponent backed by one of his own House GOP colleagues.
Moderate U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., defeated his toughest primary challenge yet on Tuesday night with 70.2% of the vote, besting a right-wing populist who was supported by both the Nebraska state GOP and even Bacon’s own colleague in Congress. The election was a test case to see how much the GOP’s wave of populism has affected even Republican voters in areas that could be swing districts in six months.
He’s now advancing to face Nebraska state Sen. Tony Vargas, the Democrat whom he defeated by less than 3% in 2022. A retired Air Force brigadier general, Bacon has been more willing than many of his colleagues to cross the aisle and work with Democrats, particularly on foreign aid. He's also followed the lead of a significant number of Republican officials in endorsing Trump for re-election this year.
It’s earned him both bipartisan praise as well as scorn from lawmakers and activists on his right flank. He was ranked the eight-most bipartisan House lawmaker in a new index released this week by the Lugar Center & Georgetown University’s McCourt School, including the fifth-most bipartisan House Republican.
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