In a race that could determine control of the House next year, Republican Rep. Don Bacon will face a rematch with Democrat Tony Vargas after Bacon dispatched with GOP challenger Dan Frei in Tuesday’s primary.
Bacon had 70 percent of the vote at 9:23 p.m. Eastern time, when The Associated Press called the race. The race pitted the four-term incumbent who belongs to the GOP’s moderate wing against Frei, a favorite of grassroots activists who received the endorsement of the Nebraska Republican Party.
Outside groups have also spent big on Bacon’s behalf. He received a $673,000 boost from the Big Red Leadership PAC, which despite its name is a super PAC funded primarily by Sen. Pete Ricketts, the state’s former governor who was appointed by his successor to an open seat last year.
