Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Macey Budke

Party
Independent
Running for
U.S. House · Nebraska District 3
Filing address
North Platte, NE (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
BUDKE, MACEY
Next election
Primary May 12, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Nebraska with the 2026 district highlighted

Nebraska, District 3

IndependentU.S. House · Nebraska District 3ChallengerGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H6NE03206 · Principal campaign committee: BUDKE FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$4,082.60
Total spent$5,419.69
Cash on hand−$1,337.09
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

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: $2,118.75Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $1,963.85
  • Individual contributions$2,118.7552%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$1,963.8548%

Self-funding: $1,963.85 (48% of money raised): $1,963.85 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$618.75100%
  • Contributions over $200$0.000%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history appears here after the next data refresh with FEC report data.

The race

Nebraska U.S. House, District 3, 2026 · 6 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Macey Budke (I)$4,082.60−$1,337.092026-09-30
Adrian Smith (R)$2,246,593.11$1,101,567.092026-10-14
Becky Lynn Stille (D)$95,021.45$2,359.412026-09-30
David P. Huebner (R)$86,375.71$271.982026-09-30
Mark Cohen (NON)$75,900.50$15,673.932026-10-14

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSafe RFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSafe RMarch 10, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RApril 10, 2025

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

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: BUDKE 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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