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Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Pete Ricketts

Official portrait of Pete Ricketts
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. senator from Nebraska (class 2)
Party
Republican
Born
1964
In Congress
Senate since 2023 · 3 years in office
Current term
November 5, 2024 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
RICKETTS, PETE
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

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Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

RepublicanU.S. Senate · NebraskaIncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID S6NE00129 · Principal campaign committee: PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. Senate · Nebraska$14,546,959.40General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. Senate · Nebraska$5,876,228.08General-election nominee
Total raised$14,546,959.40
Total spent$13,815,789.54
Cash on hand$1,218,138.97
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

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: $2,861,507.24PACs and other committees: $1,912,380.93Party committees: $62,000.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $7,296,347.74Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $2,334,894.10Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $79,829.39
  • Individual contributions$2,861,507.2420%
  • PACs and other committees$1,912,380.9313%
  • Party committees$62,000.000%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$7,296,347.7450%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$2,334,894.1016%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$79,829.391%

Self-funding: $7,296,347.74 (50% of money raised): $7,296,347.74 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$342,822.838%
  • Contributions over $200$3,937,670.2492%
  • Itemized from inside Nebraska$1,472,608.6837%
  • Itemized from other states$2,494,966.1163%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: New York $257,902.44 · Illinois $248,262.20 · Texas $227,212.59 · California $205,486.01 · Florida $182,607.95. 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

$8M$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $510,852.44APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $206,674.49JULY QUARTERLY: raised $1,081,837.89JULY QUARTERLY: spent $414,592.27OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $884,011.31OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $1,175,554.42YEAR-END: raised $1,171,440.13YEAR-END: spent $1,766,171.91APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $1,021,696.21APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $500,982.16PRE-PRIMARY: raised $196,811.18PRE-PRIMARY: spent $217,108.50JULY QUARTERLY: raised $6,366,857.54JULY QUARTERLY: spent $528,422.16OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $2,172,049.77OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $8,009,975.852025-032025-092026-032026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving915
Voted yea668
Voted nay238
Did not vote9 of 915
Bills and resolutions sponsored67
Sponsored that became law1
Cosponsored375

Recorded Senate roll-call votes from January 9, 2025 through September 30, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official Senate record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 30, 2026On the Nomination · PN 1129
Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor		Nomination ConfirmedYea
Sep 30, 2026On the Cloture Motion · PN 1129
Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor		Cloture Motion Agreed toYea
Sep 30, 2026On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR 9340
A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.		Cloture on the Motion to Proceed RejectedYea
Sep 30, 2026On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · HR 7008
A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.		Cloture on the Motion to Proceed RejectedYea
Sep 29, 2026On the Motion to Discharge · SRES 852
A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.		Motion to Discharge RejectedNay
Sep 29, 2026On the Motion to Proceed · SJRES 197
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to 		Motion to Proceed RejectedNay
Sep 28, 2026On Passage of the Bill · S 4668
A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.		Bill PassedYea
Sep 28, 2026On the Amendment · S 4668
To establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams.		Amendment RejectedNay
Sep 28, 2026On the Amendment · S 4668
To increase the limitation on funding for post-eligibility insurance and catastrophic injury for student athletes.		Amendment RejectedNay
Sep 28, 2026On the Amendment · S 4668
To limit price increases for college athletics tickets.		Amendment RejectedNay

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • S. 5459 Agricultural Data Privacy Act of 2026
    Introduced Sep 23, 2026 · Latest action Sep 23, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • S.Res. 866 A resolution supporting the designation of October 2026 as "Substance Use & Misuse Prevention Month" to raise awareness of substance use and misuse in the United States.
    Introduced Sep 17, 2026 · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5299)
  • S. 5293 PREPARE Act
    Introduced Aug 6, 2026 · Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
  • S. 5316 BINSA Act
    Introduced Aug 6, 2026 · Latest action Aug 6, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • S. 5245 Karly Rain Wood Act
    Introduced Aug 5, 2026 · Latest action Aug 5, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • S.J.Res. 207 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California's Advanced Clean Car Program and a Within the Scope Conformation for California's Zero Emission Vehicle Amendments for 2017 and Earlier Model Years".
    Introduced Aug 5, 2026 · Latest action Aug 5, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • S. 4836 SNAP Staffing Flexibility Act of 2026
    Introduced Jun 18, 2026 · Latest action Jun 18, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • S. 4839 Bank-Fintech Partnership Enhancement Act
    Introduced Jun 18, 2026 · Latest action Jun 18, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • S. 4714 FENCE Act
    Introduced Jun 9, 2026 · Latest action Jun 9, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • S. 4709 UNLOCK AUKUS Act
    Introduced Jun 8, 2026 · Latest action Jul 27, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 517.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

271 committees reported giving $1,433,653.00 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.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Pete Ricketts$783,915.22
  • Independent expenditures opposing Pete Ricketts$431.09

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.

The race

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

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
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
Benjamin E. Sasse (R)$49,137.93$2,123,686.502026-09-30
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: PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE.
  • 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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