Nebraska Republican Rep. Don Bacon announces retirement from Congress after representing a swing district since 2017, joining Sen. Thom Tillis in not seeking re-election.

Bacon's retirement, with a formal announcement expected as soon as next week, will give Democrats a fresh opportunity to pick up a seat in a district won by Biden and Harris.

Rep. Don Bacon made it official Monday. After 10 years of serving Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, he will be stepping aside in the 2026 election.

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) announced Monday he will not seek reelection next year in his key battleground district, leaving a House Republican seat vulnerable.

Nebraska Republican Rep. Don Bacon represents a key battleground district that could help Democrats to regain control of the House.

In an interview, the representative discusses his decision to not seek re-election after years of nail-biter wins.

Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon announced that he's retiring at the end of his term at a press conference Monday morning.

Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon won’t seek reelection in 2026, boosting Democrats’ hopes of winning his purple district in the midterm elections.

The decisions by Rep. Don Bacon (Nebraska) and Sen. Thom Tillis (North Carolina) illustrate how little room there is in the party for dissenting voices and complicate the GOP’s path to keeping its majorities in the midterms.