Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Chris Edward Janicek

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. Senate · Nebraska
Filing address
Omaha, NE (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
JANICEK, CHRIS EDWARD MR
Next election
General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Nebraska with the whole state highlighted

Nebraska

DemocraticU.S. Senate · NebraskaChallengerLost the general election (24.43%)

FEC candidate ID S8NE00216 · Principal campaign committee: JANICEK FOR SENATE

Total raised$159,630.30
Total spent$141,423.52
Cash on hand$2,309.55
Debts owed by the campaign$8,000.00
Loans from the candidate$91,970.63

2019–2020 cycle totals through October 14, 2020, 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: $67,659.67Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $91,970.63
  • Individual contributions$67,659.6742%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$91,970.6358%

Self-funding: $91,970.63 (58% of money raised): $0.00 given and $91,970.63 lent by the candidate. $14,964.32 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

The race

Nebraska U.S. Senate, 2020 · 7 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Chris Edward Janicek (D)$159,630.30$2,309.552020-10-14
Benjamin E Sasse (R)$4,530,024.67$2,133,258.952020-12-31
Matt Innis (R)$70,824.11$0.002020-12-31
Alisha Shelton (D)$54,275.36$15,785.222020-12-31
Dennis Frank Macek (D)$27,936.00$0.002020-06-02
Larry Marvin (D)$19,370.10$3,332.122020-05-12
Angelic Marie Philips (D)$17,755.08$6,006.262020-04-22

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
CygnalOctober 19–21, 2020625 (LV)± 3.9%Ben Sasse 47% · Chris Janicek 18% · Gene Siadek 6%
CygnalOctober 19–21, 2020625 (LV)± 3.9%Generic Republican 53% · Generic Democrat 38%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States Senate election in Nebraska (retrieved October 23, 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: JANICEK FOR SENATE.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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