Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
James Leuschen
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Nebraska District 2
- Filing address
- Omaha, NE (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- LEUSCHEN, JAMES
- 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 H6NE02240 · Principal campaign committee: LEUSCHEN 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$362,476.8892%
- PACs and other committees$18,885.005%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$7,000.002%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$5,441.811%
Self-funding: $7,000.00 (2% of money raised): $7,000.00 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$25,226.887%
- Contributions over $200$352,250.0093%
- Itemized from inside Nebraska$44,630.0013%
- Itemized from other states$312,175.0087%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: District of Columbia $118,550.00 · Maryland $37,350.00 · Virginia $35,750.00 · Tennessee $27,700.00 · Colorado $22,850.00. 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
10 committees reported giving $18,385.00 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.
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MARYLAND ASSOCIATION FOR CONCERNED CITIZENS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
- KIND FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEECandidate committee$1,000.00
- COZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THREE RIVERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BEEPAC (BUILDING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- BARON HILL FOR INDIANACandidate committee$1,000.00
- CENTER AISLE PACPAC$1,000.00
- NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee$385.00
The race
Nebraska U.S. House, District 2, 2026 · 12 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Leuschen (D) | $393,803.69 | $118,337.77 | 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 |
| John Cavanaugh (D) | $1,368,619.20 | $11,846.21 | 2026-09-30 |
| Kishla Askins (D) | $901,522.43 | $0.00 | 2026-06-30 |
| 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: LEUSCHEN 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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