Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Cindy Burbank
- Party
- DE
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · Nebraska
- Filing address
- Omaha, NE (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- BURBANK, CINDY
- Next election
- Primary May 12, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Nebraska
FEC candidate ID S6NE00145 · Principal campaign committee: CINDY BURBANK FOR SENATE
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$48,609.89100%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$20,589.8951%
- Contributions over $200$19,770.0049%
- Itemized from inside Nebraska$299.001%
- Itemized from other states$20,171.0099%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: New Jersey $700.00. 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
1 committee reported giving $18,829.00 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.
- DEMOCRACY ENGINE, INC., PACConnected PAC$18,829.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Cindy Burbank$422,440.71
- Independent expenditures opposing Cindy Burbank$0.00
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.
- COMMON DEFENSE ACTION FUNDSupporting$286,046.00
- NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYSupporting$136,391.00
The race
Nebraska U.S. Senate, 2026 · 12 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy Burbank (DE) | $48,609.89 | $23,108.17 | 2026-09-30 |
| Pete Ricketts (R) | $14,546,959.40 | $1,218,138.97 | 2026-10-14 |
| Dan Osborn (I) | $9,805,860.19 | $2,210,572.03 | 2026-10-14 |
| Benjamin E. Sasse (R) | $49,137.93 | $2,123,686.50 | 2026-09-30 |
| Mike Marvin (OTH) | $27,750.00 | $0.00 | 2026-09-11 |
| William Forbes (D) | $1,000.00 | $0.00 | 2026-05-21 |
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.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Public Affairs (R) | October 2–5, 2026 | 800 (LV) | ±4.0% | Pete Ricketts 46% · Dan Osborn 43% |
| YouGov | September 24 – October 3, 2026 | 1,809 (LV) | ±3.3% | Pete Ricketts 47% · Dan Osborn 48% |
| co/efficient (R) | September 28–30, 2026 | 1,113 (LV) | ±2.92% | Pete Ricketts 48% · Dan Osborn 43% |
| SurveyUSA | September 8–13, 2026 | 503 (LV) | ±6.4% | Pete Ricketts 42% · Dan Osborn 46% |
| GBAO (D) | September 3–8, 2026 | 800 (LV) | ±3.5% | Pete Ricketts 46% · Dan Osborn 47% |
| Impact Research (D) | August 9–13, 2026 | 600 (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: CINDY BURBANK 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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