OMAHA- As congressional candidate Dan Frei battles Rep. Don Bacon in this month's Republican primary, his bid largely echoes his 2014 unsuccessful campaign against then-Rep. Lee Terry Jr. Once again, Frei is the underfunded insurgent mounting a populist challenge to an incumbent congressman backed by the national Republican establishment.

And once again, the fierce intra-party fight has implications for whether Republicans will maintain their hold on the 2nd Congressional District seat, which resides in an important swing district. In 2014, Terry beat Frei in the primary by fewer than 3,000 votes. The winner of this year's May 14th Republican Primary will face State Sen. Tony Vargas, a Democrat running unopposed in the Democratic Primary.

Nebraska's 2nd District has been one of the most closely contested in the country for some time, and Democrats at the national level are targeting it heavily this year. In 2022, Bacon beat Vargas by a 51%-49% margin. Frei's challenge from the right is expected to create problems for Bacon, according to Randall Adkins, a political science professor at UNO.

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