2024 general election
Nebraska 2nd District
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$35M was spent on the 2024 Nebraska 2nd District race: $14M raised by the campaigns, $2.9M of it from PACs, plus $21M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Don Bacon (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$35M
Raised by campaigns
$14M
PAC checks
$2.9M
Outside money
$21M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Tony VargasDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $7.5M
- Spent
- $7.5M
- From individuals
- $6.7M
- From PACs
- $710K
- From party
- $9K
- Own money & loans
- $7K
- Outside money for
- $1.2M
- Outside money against
- $9.6M
Who paid: 9% of Vargas's money came from PACs
Corporate $11K (2%)Leadership PAC $155K (24%)Membership $95K (14%)Union $153K (23%)Super PAC $138K (21%)Party $12K (2%)Other $95K (14%)
- J Street Membership$47K
- 314 Action Victory Fund Super PAC$10K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union$10K
- Davids New Dems Fund Other$10K
- Elect Diverse Democrats PAC Other$10K
- Clark Leadership PAC$10K
- Defend the Vote Super PAC$10K
- Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Union$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $5.2M attacking
- NRCC · $1.8M attacking
- Big Red Leadership PAC · $1.7M attacking
- Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. · $529K attacking
- Lcv Victory Fund · $418K supporting
Don BaconRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $6.4M
- Spent
- $6.2M
- From individuals
- $3.2M
- From PACs
- $2.2M
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $4K
- Outside money for
- $2.8M
- Outside money against
- $7.2M
Who paid: 35% of Bacon's money came from PACs
Corporate $618K (29%)Trade group $366K (17%)Leadership PAC $407K (19%)Membership $172K (8%)Union $264K (13%)Super PAC $39K (2%)Party $10K (0%)Other $220K (11%)
- Norpac Other$17K
- Mr. Southern Missourian in the House PAC Leadership PAC$15K
- Republican Jewish Coalition-Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC) Membership$13K
- American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political Action Union$12K
- Branch 193 National Association of Letter Carriers Political Action Committee Union$10K
- The Desert Caucus Other$10K
- Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC Other$10K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association Union$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $2.8M attacking
- DCCC · $2.5M attacking
- Giffords PAC · $930K attacking
- With Honor Fund II, Inc. · $793K supporting
- Big Red Leadership PAC · $690K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2024 Nebraska 2nd District race?
- $35M was spent on the 2024 Nebraska 2nd District race: $14M raised by the campaigns, $2.9M of it from PACs, plus $21M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Don Bacon (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2024 Nebraska 2nd District race?
- Don Bacon (Republican) raised $6.4M and had $2.8M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2024 Nebraska 2nd District race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($5.2M), House Majority PAC ($2.8M), DCCC ($2.5M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2024 Nebraska 2nd District race?
- Jstreetpac gave $47K to Tony Vargas; Norpac gave $17K to Don Bacon; Mr. Southern Missourian in the House PAC gave $15K to Don Bacon.