Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
John Cavanaugh
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Nebraska District 2
- Filing address
- Omaha, NE (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- CAVANAUGH, JOHN
- Next election
- Primary May 12, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Nebraska, District 2
FEC candidate ID H6NE02190 · Principal campaign committee: JOHN CAVANAUGH FOR CONGRESS
2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 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$1,184,462.9287%
- PACs and other committees$165,454.9612%
- Party committees$385.000%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$18,316.321%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$246,769.7121%
- Contributions over $200$937,693.2179%
- Itemized from inside Nebraska$531,539.8853%
- Itemized from other states$479,838.7947%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $56,785.00 · Illinois $55,840.00 · Virginia $54,200.00 · New York $46,890.00 · District of Columbia $45,550.00. 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
47 committees reported giving $149,910.00 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.
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- 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
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY CLAIMANTS' REPRESENTATIVES PAC (NOSSCR PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE PACConnected PAC$4,999.00
- BLUE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$4,923.00
- JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- BUILD OUR MOVEMENT PACLeadership PAC$4,000.00
- SMART TD PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- CHRISTOPHER STREET PROJECT PAC (CSP PAC)Hybrid PAC$3,500.00
- PEOPLE OVER MONOPOLIESHybrid PAC$3,500.00
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
Show all 47 committees
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- IRISH AMERICAN DEMOCRATSConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- DOGGETT FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- NRDC ACTION FUND INC PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- ACADEMY OF RAIL LABOR ATTORNEYS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,500.00
- ON THE MOVE PACLeadership PAC$1,500.00
- NORTH AMERICA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SUPPORTING HOUSE PROBLEM SOLVERS - SHP PACPAC$1,000.00
- BACKPACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- GREG CASAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- YINZER PACPAC$1,000.00
- ROOTED & READY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$800.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee$385.00
- SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS PACPAC$225.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$50.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$28.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting John Cavanaugh$286,510.00
- Independent expenditures opposing John Cavanaugh$2,260,127.50
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.
- NEW DEMOCRAT MAJORITYOpposing$735,210.00
- FIGHT FOR NEBRASKA PACOpposing$675,338.00
- LEAD LEFT PACOpposing$435,225.00
- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PACSupporting$286,500.00
- EDW ACTION FUNDOpposing$198,971.00
- PRO-CHOICE MAJORITY 2026Opposing$121,028.00
- WOMEN VOTEOpposing$93,681.00
- DMFI PACOpposing$659.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
Nebraska U.S. House, District 2, 2026 · 12 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Cavanaugh (D) | $1,368,619.20 | $11,846.21 | 2026-09-30 |
| Denise Powell (D) | $5,093,103.99 | $480,473.26 | 2026-10-14 |
| Brinker Harding (R) | $2,850,577.02 | $313,372.85 | 2026-10-14 |
| Donald J Bacon (R) | $1,502,945.80 | $372,311.07 | 2026-09-30 |
| Kishla Askins (D) | $901,522.43 | $0.00 | 2026-06-30 |
| James Leuschen (D) | $393,803.69 | $118,337.77 | 2026-09-30 |
| Brett Lindstrom (R) | $375,098.51 | $0.00 | 2026-07-15 |
| Crystal Rhoades (D) | $182,791.25 | $112.00 | 2026-05-31 |
| Mark Edmund Johnston (D) | $10,146.58 | $0.00 | 2026-03-31 |
| Melanie Williams (D) | $2,419.00 | $679.00 | 2026-04-22 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Public Affairs | October 2–5, 2026 | 800 (LV) | ± 5.0% | Brinker Harding 38% · Denise Powell 50% |
| SurveyUSA | September 8–13, 2026 | 182 (LV) | ± 12.2% | Brinker Harding 42% · Denise Powell 46% |
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: JOHN CAVANAUGH FOR CONGRESS.
- 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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