Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Christopher Backemeyer
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Nebraska District 1
- Filing address
- Lincoln, NE (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- BACKEMEYER, CHRISTOPHER
- Next election
- Primary May 12, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Nebraska, District 1
FEC candidate ID H6NE01143 · Principal campaign committee: BACKEMEYER FOR NEBRASKA
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$971,501.4584%
- PACs and other committees$77,000.007%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$105,195.249%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$916.010%
Self-funding: $105,195.24 (9% of money raised): $5,195.24 given and $100,000.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$199,835.8337%
- Contributions over $200$345,712.9163%
- Itemized from inside Nebraska$170,757.2047%
- Itemized from other states$193,699.2553%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Virginia $55,701.00 · District of Columbia $55,022.25 · Maryland $21,425.00 · California $15,330.00 · Wisconsin $1,475.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
12 committees reported giving $39,500.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- WAY BACK PACHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- MIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- DEFEAT EXTREMISTSPAC$2,000.00
- REBUILD AMERICA PACPAC$2,000.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- IN OUR HANDSLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SILICORN VALLEY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- A PLEASANT PENINSULA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Christopher Backemeyer$10.00
- Independent expenditures opposing Christopher Backemeyer$0.00
FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
Nebraska U.S. House, District 1, 2026 · 4 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Backemeyer (D) | $1,154,612.70 | $355,165.95 | 2026-10-14 |
| Mike Flood (R) | $2,770,861.42 | $859,905.11 | 2026-10-14 |
| Austin Lawrence Ahlman (I) | $106,332.61 | $24,120.97 | 2026-09-30 |
| Eric Hamilton Moyer (D) | $66,642.00 | −$2,131.11 | 2026-06-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D) | October 19–20, 2026 | 536 (LV) | – | Mike Flood 46% · Chris Backemeyer 45% |
| Global Strategy Group (D) | August 31 – September 3, 2026 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | Mike Flood 42% · Chris Backemeyer 43% |
| Tavern Research (D) | May 16–19, 2026 | 1,079 (LV) | ± 3.9% | Mike Flood 41% · Chris Backemeyer 33% |
| Zenith Research (D) | May 8–11, 2026 | 371 (LV) | ± 5.1% | Mike Flood 45% · Chris Backemeyer 38% |
| Tavern Research (D) | May 16–19, 2026 | 1,079 (LV) | ± 3.9% | Mike Flood 41% · Austin Ahlman 36% |
| Zenith Research (D) | May 8–11, 2026 | 371 (LV) | ± 5.1% | Mike Flood 44% · Austin Ahlman 36% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: BACKEMEYER FOR NEBRASKA.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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