FILE - U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., speaks following a closed-door GOP meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
State Sen. Tony Vargas speaks to supporters in Omaha, Neb., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Megan Nielsen/Omaha World-Herald via AP)
Attendees cheer as the first results shown show state Sen. Tony Vargas leading over U.S. Rep. Don Bacon during an election night watch party for Vargas, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at the Kimpton Cottonwood Hotel in Omaha, Neb.(Megan Nielsen/Omaha World-Herald via AP)