Civility Rates High in Tight Congressional Race in and Around Omaha

Don Bacon is running for reelection to his House seat in Nebraska. Here he joins a news conference about the military conflict between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 19, 2021. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

A perennially close Congressional seat covering what’s called “the blue dot” in one of the reddest states in the country, Nebraska, looks like it'll be tight again in the November elections.

Incumbent Republican Don Bacon, representing Nebraska’s second district since 2016, seeks to hold his seat against state legislator Tony Vargas, the Democratic nominee.