John Cavanaugh
State Senator, Nebraska Senate District 9 · Democrat
Lost the 2026 primary
Ballot status source: Lost the 2026 Democratic primary on May 12, 2026 — Nebraska Board of State Canvassers — Official Results of Nebraska Primary Election May 12, 2026, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives… · read May 12, 2026
Sources (2)
- Lost the 2026 Democratic primary on May 12, 2026 — Nebraska Board of State Canvassers — Official Results of Nebraska Primary Election May 12, 2026, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressional District 2: Democratic: Argyrakis 152, Cavanaugh 21,115, Rhoades 8,180, Askins 3,499, Powell 22,516 (nominee), Leuschen 320, Williams 2,222
- total 58,004 — John Cavanaugh 21,115 (36.4%), second to Denise Powell 22,516
The District
What Nebraska 2nd Congressional District covers
Covers all of Saunders County; parts of Douglas County and Sarpy County.
Includes Omaha (part), Gretna (part), Valley, Wahoo, Ashland, Bennington, Boys Town, King Lake, Linoma Beach, Melia, Ralston, Richfield and 19 more.
275 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Douglas County GIS (DCGIS), Precincts 2024 layer (dcgis.org Hosted/Precincts_2024); Sarpy County Election Commission, Voting Precincts (/FeatureServer/2, all 81 precincts last updated 2021-10-22) — official county layers; Census 2020 VTDs elsewhere in Nebraska; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER/Line VTDs where no official layer; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 VTDs for the 2020 general (Douglas); Douglas County 2022 precincts (dcgis.org) for the 2022 general; Census 2020 VTDs for 2020
Results
Certified results for Nebraska 2nd Congressional District
U.S. Representative District 2
Nebraska General Election 2024-11-05 · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don BaconRepublican | Republican | 160,198 | 50.9% |
| Tony VargasDemocrat | Democrat | 154,369 | 49.1% |
Official/certified county canvass results by precinct for the NE-02 counties · Douglas County Election Commission official results; Sarpy County Election…
Sources (2)
- Official/certified county canvass results by precinct for the NE-02 counties (Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders)
- statewide county totals from the Nebraska Board of State Canvassers Official Report. Other counties: no precinct detail loaded
U.S. Representative District 2
Nebraska General Election 2022-11-08 · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don BaconRepublican | Republican | 112,663 | 51.3% |
| Tony VargasDemocrat | Democrat | 106,807 | 48.7% |
Official/certified county canvass results by precinct for the NE-02 counties · Douglas County Election Commission official results; Sarpy County Election…
Sources (2)
- Official/certified county canvass results by precinct for the NE-02 counties (Douglas, Sarpy)
- statewide county totals from the Nebraska Board of State Canvassers Official Report. Other counties: no precinct detail loaded
U.S. Representative District 2
Nebraska General Election 2020-11-03 · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald BaconRepublican | Republican | 171,071 | 50.7% |
| Kara EastmanDemocrat | Democrat | 155,706 | 46.2% |
| Tyler SchaefferLibertarian | Libertarian | 10,185 | 3.0% |
| Write-in | 397 | 0.1% |
Official/certified county canvass results by precinct for the NE-02 counties · Douglas County Election Commission official results; Sarpy County Election…
Sources (2)
- Official/certified county canvass results by precinct for the NE-02 counties (Douglas, Sarpy)
- statewide county totals from the Nebraska Board of State Canvassers Official Report. Other counties: no precinct detail loaded
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Nebraska 2nd Congressional District
- Eric Michael ForemanLibertarian · On the 2026 ballot
- Brinker HardingRepublican · On the 2026 ballot
- Denise PowellDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
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