State campaign money · 2025–26

Nebraska state campaign money

Every committee the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission reports for 2025–26: candidates for state and local office, party committees, PACs and ballot-measure committees.

Raised by candidates, 2025–26
$38M
444 candidate committees (count)
Party committees
$2.6M
Raised; shown apart, since much of it goes to candidates
PACs
$15M
Raised; shown apart, since much of it goes to candidates
Ballot-measure committees
$22M
Raised

Money given by one committee to another is counted at both, so these lines are not added together. Some political spending is legally undisclosed and isn’t counted here.

By kind of committee

WhoRaisedSpentCash on handRaised by party
Candidates: statewide offices21 committees (count)$18,247,530.25$13,524,778.34——
Candidates: legislature114 committees (count)$8,585,992.04$5,914,840.44——
Candidates: county, city and other offices309 committees (count)$11,326,764.61$11,171,666.70——
Party committees25 committees (count)$2,599,281.23$411,587.09——
PACs and independent-expenditure committees141 committees (count)$14,995,584.44$11,906,772.06——
Ballot-measure committees38 committees (count)$21,914,362.79$18,962,650.58——

Statewide races

Governor’s race: candidates, polls and ratings.

Governor

Candidate or committeePartyRaisedSpentCash on hand
Jim Pillen—$11,069,879.50$8,477,379.09—
Lynne Walz—$4,192,795.81$2,854,338.09—
Gary Rogge—$37,627.67$41,656.87—
Brett Lindstrom—$12,154.90$16,049.50—

Attorney General

Candidate or committeePartyRaisedSpentCash on hand
Michael Hilgers—$1,471,734.60$790,361.02—
Jocelyn Brasher—$404,213.46$287,895.61—

Secretary of State

Candidate or committeePartyRaisedSpentCash on hand
Robert Evnen—$336,768.09$481,017.29—
Scott Petersen—$163,254.99$157,509.34—
Sarah Slattery—$103,086.61$95,348.94—
Paul Rumbaugh—$10,000.00$0.00—
Bob Krist—$1,500.00$0.00—

State Treasurer

Candidate or committeePartyRaisedSpentCash on hand
Joey Spellerberg—$379,787.81$74,737.30—

Auditor of Public Accounts

Candidate or committeePartyRaisedSpentCash on hand
Michael Foley—$18,362.46$15,849.42—

Legislature

Legislature · 51 candidates (count) · raised $7,834,927.77
Candidate or committeePartyRaisedSpentCash on hand
District 2
Dean William Helmick—$216,925.86$201,753.79—
Caitlin Knutson—$167,629.46$44,496.60—
Jayden Lloyd Speed—$34,474.43$34,485.83—
District 4
Brad Von Gillern—$632,070.44$673,986.89—
Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek—$333,356.58$188,597.38—
District 6
Patrick Leahy—$182,153.62$106,737.91—
Nate Ostdiek—$73,409.25$34,838.60—
District 8
Erin Feichtinger—$125,965.07$53,199.67—
Josh Livingston—$95,385.08$98,754.32—
District 10
Cindy Johnson—$308,277.47$192,326.62—
Rebecca Rens—$107,249.89$51,386.62—
District 12
Merv Riepe—$151,500.00$91,679.22—
Christy Knorr—$138,387.44$55,478.85—
Robin F Richards—$89,135.77$86,756.29—
Thomas Kastrup—$65,269.00$70,781.50—
District 14
Suann Witt—$313,420.60$181,348.87—
Bill Bowes—$184,755.00$113,539.45—
Jay Jackson—$87,530.69$129,902.57—
District 16
Ted Japp—$112,045.00$58,009.99—
Cindy Chatt—$45,483.98$24,462.22—
District 18
Jess Goldoni—$324,713.98$227,540.60—
Taylor Royal—$229,050.00$212,419.93—
Derek Schwartz—$21,510.87$15,521.21—
District 20
John Fredrickson—$408,254.21$346,353.99—
Chris Anderson—$58,876.35$53,206.78—
Dan Witt—$14,300.00$5,332.44—
District 22
Dawson Brunswick—$78,394.14$24,645.04—
District 24
Jana Jo Hughes—$104,680.00$52,318.73—
District 26
George Dungan III—$313,463.73$178,004.43—
District 28
Patricia Pansing Brooks—$294,934.50$128,787.41—
District 30
Cally Ideus—$132,475.87$63,375.90—
Janet Bock—$104,464.45$73,287.63—
District 32
Shaylene Smith—$183,687.02$144,473.20—
Mark Schoenrock—$146,433.63$72,624.09—
District 34
Ben Blodgett—$67,585.00$34,676.20—
Loren Lippincott—$64,701.03$52,364.80—
District 36
Darin Tompkins—$426,886.37$340,417.71—
Rick Holdcroft—$301,885.00$226,113.20—
District 38
Tim Anderson—$124,563.17$149,785.47—
Janell L Anderson Ehrke—$87,805.00$18,523.90—
Jon Capps Sr.—$27,828.56$32,119.62—
Wes Wilmot—$16,093.18$15,599.65—
Melanie Knight—$4,616.57$2,329.61—
District 40
Barry Dekay—$124,558.83$52,242.55—
District 41
Joe Johnson—$58,119.14$17,647.62—
Jeremy Heneger—$10,617.54$13,104.85—
District 42
Mike Jacobson—$218,110.00$42,779.62—
District 44
Teresa Ibach—$120,200.00$41,098.84—
District 46
Danielle Conrad—$182,195.00$40,741.44—
District 48
Brian Hardin—$110,950.00$63,682.21—
Kurt Zadina—$8,550.00$8,450.00—

Officeholder accounts and earlier committees

Statewide and legislative committees still filing reports but not tied by the state’s records to a candidacy this year. Their money counts in the totals above.

Candidate or committeeOfficePartyRaisedSpentCash on hand
Eliot BostarLegislature, District 29—$95,750.00$2,240.00—
Bob HallstromLegislature, District 1—$55,800.00$7,439.38—
Jason ProkopLegislature, District 27—$46,819.83$11,245.82—
Charlie JanssenAuditor of Public Accounts—$46,346.68$59,500.00—
Carolyn BosnLegislature, District 25—$45,379.52$5,850.36—
Paul StrommenLegislature, District 47—$41,704.93$3,147.56—
Beau BallardLegislature, District 21—$39,746.22$12,229.71—
Robert DoverLegislature, District 19—$33,110.90$13,432.11—
Bob AndersenLegislature, District 49—$27,751.00$17,585.99—
Dan QuickLegislature, District 35—$27,658.50$6,502.71—
Dunixi GuerecaLegislature, District 7—$26,020.00$9,789.36—
William Russ BargerLegislature, District 26—$25,230.63$19,742.26—
Tony SorrentinoLegislature, District 39—$23,500.00$20,644.29—
Tanya D StorerLegislature, District 43—$23,300.00$9,702.81—
Kathleen KauthLegislature, District 31—$22,354.06$18,139.71—
Jared StormLegislature, District 23—$18,450.00$19,118.49—
Stanley ClouseLegislature, District 37—$18,103.00$2,567.18—
Dave WordekemperLegislature, District 15—$17,390.00$26,007.72—
John ArchLegislature, District 14—$15,553.48$20,193.72—
Glen MeyerLegislature, District 17—$14,102.00$2,215.82—
Terrell M McKinneyLegislature, District 11—$14,015.74$15,198.83—
Benjamin HansenLegislature, District 16—$13,381.23$19,781.33—
Dan LonowskiLegislature, District 33—$12,508.33$2,049.17—
Victor RountreeLegislature, District 3—$11,530.00$5,808.22—
David MurmanLegislature, District 38—$10,800.00$17,308.26—
Machaela CavanaughLegislature, District 6—$10,551.46$11,507.82—
Margo JuarezLegislature, District 5—$9,877.46$34,086.35—
Ashlei SpiveyLegislature, District 13—$9,550.00$7,029.59—
Thomas J BrandtLegislature, District 32—$8,250.00$34,563.92—
Jane RaybouldLegislature, District 28—$7,390.98$6,067.19—
Christy ArmendarizLegislature, District 18—$7,200.00$21,992.97—
Megan HuntLegislature, District 8—$6,033.00$3,974.32—
Gilbert AyalaLegislature, District 5—$3,370.00$2,606.30—
Mike AlbrechtLegislature, District 17—$3,139.25$4,326.96—
Rita SandersLegislature, District 45—$2,000.00$14,836.14—
Myron DornLegislature, District 30—$1,500.00$8,955.57—
Robert ClementsLegislature, District 2—$1,000.00$8,036.39—
Michelle R SmithLegislature, District 33—$414.50$5,086.57—
John CavanaughLegislature, District 9—$250.00$33,545.44—
John LoweLegislature, District 37—$177.93$34,206.87—
Anna WishartLegislature, District 27—$116.93$640.83—
Tim PendrellLegislature, District 7—$100.00$2,356.21—
Mike MoserLegislature, District 22—$71.06$0.00—
Dennis SchaardtLegislature, District 1—$69.84$18.97—
Clarice` JacksonLegislature, District 18—$35.68$0.00—
Dave HeinemanGovernor—$14.60$20,503.45—
Keith KubeLegislature, District 40—$6.00$413.00—
Thomas BrieseState Treasurer—$3.07$1,066.51—
Steve ErdmanLegislature, District 47—$0.81$1,050.00—
Allison HeimesLegislature, District 39—$0.00$7,916.38—

Largest 50 of 71 (count) by money raised.

Other candidates

County, city and other offices

Candidate or committeeOfficePartyRaisedSpentCash on hand
Jean StothertMayor, Omaha—$1,107,255.13$2,540,050.34—
John EwingMayor, Omaha—$1,050,700.05$897,497.12—
Michael McDonnellMayor, Omaha—$466,101.02$638,502.30—
Jeremy HoseinBoard of Regents - University of Nebraska, District 1—$449,195.00$224,350.22—
Brent ComstockBoard of Regents - University of Nebraska, District 1—$447,838.66$200,392.65—
Susanne ShoreBoard of Regents - University of Nebraska, District 4—$318,762.72$245,553.20—
Makayla DannerCounty Attorney, Douglas—$284,991.76$174,093.79—
Jill WolfeBoard of Regents - University of Nebraska, District 2—$280,245.29$198,068.58—
Donald KleineCounty Attorney, Douglas—$276,885.00$112,266.21—
Joey SpellerbergMayor, Fremont—$268,430.93$404,060.09—
Aaron HansonCounty Sheriff, Douglas—$244,751.59$77,908.79—
Mark MartinezCounty Sheriff, Douglas—$232,793.22$230,591.34—
Lou Ann GodingState Board of Education, District 8—$217,001.31$84,728.96—
Johnny Pitts Jr.County Sheriff, Lancaster—$196,314.42$61,014.36—
Ben HouchinCounty Sheriff, Lancaster—$170,960.33$63,975.59—
Aimee MeltonCity Council, Omaha, District 7—$147,794.96$292,496.65—
Christian MapesBoard of Directors, Omaha Public Power District, District 1—$138,389.00$44,535.97—
Sean FlowerdayCounty Commissioner, Lancaster, District 1—$138,186.22$120,731.49—
Jerry ShoecraftCity Council, Lincoln—$135,344.87$198,347.34—
Randall RitnourCounty Attorney, Lancaster—$132,511.77$96,104.73—
Jim SmithBoard of Directors, Omaha Public Power District, District 3—$129,525.00$145,931.34—
Mark GudgelBoard of Directors, Omaha Public Power District, District 2—$128,079.15$107,074.97—
Matthew SchulteCounty Commissioner, Lancaster, District 3—$125,305.44$36,179.14—
Jay J IgnowskiBoard of Directors, Omaha Public Power District, District 2—$123,900.00$104,674.07—
Leirion Gaylor BairdMayor, Lincoln—$121,485.00$20,452.57—
Thomas BeckiusCity Council, Lincoln—$120,986.00$110,369.86—
Sherrye HutchersonState Board of Education, District 8—$120,256.55$97,081.54—
Amy JacobsenCounty Attorney, Douglas—$117,025.18$117,733.03—
D. Brinker HardingCity Council, Omaha, District 6—$116,710.00$228,473.74—
Justin SolomonBoard of Regents - University of Nebraska, District 4—$111,286.70$104,706.13—
Patrick CondonCounty Attorney, Lancaster—$110,867.84$53,525.15—
Anthony VargasCounty Treasurer, Douglas—$108,452.95$142,342.04—
Bryan SeckCounty Commissioner, Lancaster, District 3—$100,296.00$52,889.47—
Angie EberspacherState Board of Education, District 5—$99,080.56$73,884.92—
Greg LondonCounty Sheriff, Sarpy—$97,608.28$39,166.66—
Sandra WashingtonCity Council, Lincoln—$89,525.00$70,662.62—
Pete FestersenCity Council, Omaha, District 1—$87,509.00$104,080.18—
Ron HugCity Council, Omaha, District 4—$83,502.53$115,838.24—
Danny BegleyCity Council, Omaha, District 3—$83,343.00$133,653.35—
Stan ParkerCity Council, Lincoln—$82,794.40$97,156.29—
Tim CarterCity Council, Omaha, District 7—$80,374.00$80,410.26—
Rick VestCounty Commissioner, Lancaster, District 5—$72,630.74$26,958.17—
Sarah NewellCounty Public Defender, Lancaster—$72,479.00$97,118.31—
Michaela ConwayState Board of Education, District 5—$71,467.51$25,088.77—
Elizabeth ButlerBoard of Regents - University of Nebraska, District 2—$70,792.00$52,065.68—
Sara KohenBoard of Directors, Omaha Public Power District, District 1—$67,263.00$98,820.27—
Jimmy ReedMayor, Grand Island—$65,754.50$48,794.97—
Wendy DeboerPublic Service Commission, District 2—$59,620.79$39,681.93—
Daniel NolteCounty Assessor, Lancaster—$58,669.94$54,922.15—
Bennie ShobeCity Council, Lincoln—$55,718.25$54,687.56—

Largest 50 of 309 (count) by money raised; all are in the totals above.

Party committees

CommitteeRaisedSpentCash on hand
Nebraska Democratic Party$1,521,979.81$233,236.70—
Nebraska Republican Party$227,555.35$13,828.00—
Lancaster County Republican Party$200,665.86$56,201.55—
Douglas County Democratic Party$154,373.52$43,199.98—
Douglas County Republican Party$104,526.51$6,488.74—
Lancaster County Democrats$85,938.00$2,397.63—
Nebraska Young Democrats$51,155.43$2,870.12—
Sarpy County Democratic Party$45,768.00$11,442.91—
Sarpy County Republican Party$39,893.13$2,136.47—
Seward County Nebraska Republicans$23,967.85$6,912.84—
Cass County Democratic Party$21,697.00$0.00—
York County Republican Party$15,756.00$800.00—
Nebraska Democratic Black Caucus$15,500.00$1,350.00—
Nebraska Democratic Women'S Caucus$13,810.00$8,900.00—
Nebraska Democratic Latino Caucus$11,850.00$0.00—
Adams County Republicans$11,201.00$500.00—
Otoe County Democratic Central Committee$10,965.00$6,855.77—
Buffalo County Republican Party$10,572.00$5,690.02—
Saunders County Democratic Party$8,880.00$2,684.46—
Keith County Republican Party$6,626.77$0.00—
Cass County Republican Central Committee$6,250.00$2,050.00—
Adams County Democratic Party$5,916.16$0.00—
Saunders County Nebraska Republican Party$3,918.84$3,500.00—
Perkins County Republican Committee$515.00$41.90—
Lincoln County Democratic Central Committee$0.00$500.00—

PACs and independent-expenditure committees

CommitteeRaisedSpentCash on hand
Democracy NebraskaIndependent committee$3,340,000.01$2,758,147.65—
Conservation PACIndependent committee$1,496,203.40$330,583.00—
Nebraska Conservative Leadership FundIndependent committee$1,027,745.15$530,525.35—
Nebraska UnitedIndependent committee$831,500.00$938,048.06—
We Are NebraskaIndependent committee$738,500.00$642,914.62—
Nebraska Realtors PAC$469,289.83$386,641.23—
Nebraska State Education Association PAC$442,633.10$333,403.20—
Agc Highway Improvement PAC$409,888.63$320,267.18—
Steamfitters and Plumbers Lu 464 PAC Fund$407,719.21$284,903.86—
Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys PAC$311,822.49$131,876.52—
Firefighters for Better Government$292,892.84$390,240.37—
Preserve the Good LifeIndependent committee$291,500.00$335,714.11—
Nebraskans for A Stronger FutureIndependent committee$287,717.32$121,367.96—
Nebraska Bankers State Political Action Committee$283,586.54$238,730.97—
Onward LincolnIndependent committee$252,685.00$148,987.27—
Omaha Leadership FundIndependent committee$230,000.00$219,875.00—
Nebraska Hospital Association PAC Nhapac$186,039.62$185,557.85—
Care PAC$177,737.56$126,277.10—
Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry PAC$163,000.00$119,667.91—
Werner Enterprises PAC$155,791.00$128,700.00—
Build NebraskaIndependent committee$154,170.13$170,451.50—
Associated Beverage Distributors of Nebraska - Bpac$150,732.77$138,000.00—
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation PAC$135,529.07$75,497.70—
Forward LincolnIndependent committee$130,000.00$109,105.97—
Lead Nebraska PACIndependent committee$116,600.00$85,848.92—

Largest 25 of 141 (count) by money raised; all are in the totals above.

Ballot-measure committees

CommitteeRaisedSpentCash on hand
Tax Relief Nebraska$14,650,000.00$10,932,541.00—
Fairness for Girls$3,100,000.00$3,024,433.28—
Respect Nebraska Voters$2,542,915.01$2,501,516.92—
Good Government Lincoln Project$596,506.68$755,229.45—
Fix Lincoln Streets$287,125.00$287,125.00—
Lincoln for Fair Housing$166,180.00$365,629.72—
Building A Better Omaha$151,000.00$109,741.22—
Build Lnk Volleyball$110,252.39$104,769.26—
Choose Life Now$56,230.08$101,549.81—
Yes for South Sioux City Schools$52,733.79$33,977.73—
Millard Citizens for Continued Excellence 2025$52,321.13$260,237.37—
Epic Option$30,632.54$66,848.03—
Vote Yes for Scottsbluff Aquatics and Senior Center$21,770.00$18,872.21—
Vote Yes for Gms Committee$21,258.81$18,098.34—
Good Life for Kearney$21,000.00$25,969.49—
Better Together$12,349.00$20,790.82—
Heck Yes for Cps$7,600.00$4,562.75—
Yes for Bps Committee$6,500.00$14,421.52—
Invest in Our Best$5,550.00$5,550.00—
Invest for Mps$5,450.00$4,569.67—
Building Omaha'S Future$4,965.15$11,230.69—
Citizens for Progress Committee$3,500.00$15,420.15—
Protect Women & Children$2,582.48$8,329.80—
Support Our Schools - Nebraska$2,181.07$7,788.63—
Vote Yes on Jobs Nebraska City$1,800.00$232.00—

Largest 25 of 38 (count) by money raised; all are in the totals above.

Source

Every receipt and expenditure in the state’s 2025 and 2026 bulk extracts dated January 1, 2025, or later, added up by TerraCivic for each committee (no contributor or payee is kept). In-kind contributions, pledges and loan forgiveness are not included. Offices come from the state’s candidate search. Cash on hand is not in the extracts.

Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission, retrieved October 24, 2026. Committee totals only; TerraCivic never reads or shows who gave.

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