Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Benjamin E. Sasse

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. Senate · Nebraska
Filing address
Fremont, NE (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
SASSE, BENJAMIN E.
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 whole state highlighted

Nebraska

RepublicanU.S. Senate · NebraskaChallengerRegistered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)

FEC candidate ID S4NE00090 · Principal campaign committee: BEN SASSE FOR U.S. SENATE, INC.

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. Senate · Nebraska$49,137.93Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)
2019–2020U.S. Senate · Nebraska$4,530,024.67General-election nominee
Total raised$49,137.93
Total spent$396,364.45
Cash on hand$2,123,686.50
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

Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $49,137.93
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$49,137.93100%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$0.00—
  • Contributions over $200$0.00—

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

Raised and spent over time

$2.5M$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $0.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $1,650.00JULY QUARTERLY: raised $0.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $1,110.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $0.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $193,218.71YEAR-END: raised $4,983.88YEAR-END: spent $5,000.00APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $6,139.77APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $7,791.00JULY QUARTERLY: raised $19,367.47JULY QUARTERLY: spent $23,121.54OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $18,646.81OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $164,473.202025-032025-092026-032026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

Nebraska U.S. Senate, 2026 · 12 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Benjamin E. Sasse (R)$49,137.93$2,123,686.502026-09-30
Pete Ricketts (R)$14,546,959.40$1,218,138.972026-10-14
Dan Osborn (I)$9,805,860.19$2,210,572.032026-10-14
Cindy Burbank (DE)$48,609.89$23,108.172026-09-30
Mike Marvin (OTH)$27,750.00$0.002026-09-11
William Forbes (D)$1,000.00$0.002026-05-21

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

Polling average: Pete Ricketts 46.1% · Dan Osborn 45.2% (Ricketts +0.9%). Averages listed on Wikipedia from 270toWin, Decision Desk HQ, FiftyPlusOne, Silver Bulletin.

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
National Public Affairs (R)October 2–5, 2026800 (LV)±4.0%Pete Ricketts 46% · Dan Osborn 43%
YouGovSeptember 24 – October 3, 20261,809 (LV)±3.3%Pete Ricketts 47% · Dan Osborn 48%
co/efficient (R)September 28–30, 20261,113 (LV)±2.92%Pete Ricketts 48% · Dan Osborn 43%
SurveyUSASeptember 8–13, 2026503 (LV)±6.4%Pete Ricketts 42% · Dan Osborn 46%
GBAO (D)September 3–8, 2026800 (LV)±3.5%Pete Ricketts 46% · Dan Osborn 47%
Impact Research (D)August 9–13, 2026600 (LV)±4.0%Pete Ricketts 47% · Dan Osborn 47%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States Senate election 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: BEN SASSE FOR U.S. SENATE, INC..
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.

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