NE-02 — 2016 U.S. House election
Recent presidential results, current district lines
Akashiccongressional district2016 US House electionNE-02 · U.S. HouseBaconR+1.2
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
| Don Bacon ✓Republican | 48.9% | 141,066 |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Ashford (i)Democrat | 47.7% | 137,602 |
| Steven LairdIndependent | 3.3% | 9,640 |
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District boundary, filled by its own 2016 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
The boundary drawn is the current NE-02 (cd:120, the 2026 map); the 2016 election ran under that decade's own lines. The result shown is the certified 2016 contest.
Margin history
NE-02 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 314,567 | |
| 2022 | R | 219,470 | |
| 2020 | R | 336,962 | |
| 2018 | R | 248,485 | |
| 2016 | R | 288,308 | |
| 2014 | D | 171,509 | |
| 2012 | R | 263,731 | |
| 2010 | R | 154,326 | |
| 2008 | R | 274,374 | |
| 2006 | R | 181,979 | |
| 2004 | R | 249,764 | |
| 2002 | R | 142,014 | |
| 2000 | R | 226,280 | |
| 1998 | R | 163,003 | |
| 1996 | R | 219,938 | |
| 1994 | R | 185,310 | |
| 1992 | D | 233,372 | |
| 1990 | D | 193,421 | |
| 1988 | D | 222,275 | |
| 1986 | R | 170,267 | |
| 1984 | R | 214,883 | |
| 1982 | R | 163,349 | |
| 1980 | R | 203,050 | |
| 1978 | D | 147,444 | |
| 1976 | D | 194,775 |
Same ballot, 2016NE
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2016 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · results as certified for the 2016 contest; the boundary drawn and the presidential strip use the current district map (cd:120, the 2026 lines) — the election itself ran under earlier lines. Real returns — nothing estimated.