2026 · Nebraska Senate · 100% Pete Ricketts in the markets

The money in Nebraska Senate

Cindy Burbank (D) hasn't filed a financial report yet; Pete Ricketts (R) has raised $11.2M and has $6.9M left, through June 30, 2026. Outside groups have spent $5.7M on the race.

The nominees

Cindy Burbank

Democrat

No FEC financial report filed yet. New and replacement nominees appear after their first report.

Pete Ricketts

Republican · FEC filings

Raised
$11.2M
Spent
$4.8M
Cash
$6.9M

Where the money came from

Small donors (under $200) 3%Larger donors 22%PACs 18%Party 1%The candidate 57%

37% of itemized donations came from Nebraska; 63% from other states.

Outside spending

For $813KAgainst $4.9M
  • NEBRASKA VALUES PAC: $3.4M against
  • WORKING CLASS MAJORITY PAC, INC: $1.5M against
  • FELLOWSHIP PAC: $350K for
  • DEFENDING OUR VALUES PAC: $263K for

Where the donors live

Itemized individual donations (over $200) by the donor's state. Darker means more money.

Pete Ricketts
Alabama: $18KAlaska: $0Arizona: $125KColorado: $44KFlorida: $183KGeorgia: $24KIndiana: $34KKansas: $20KMaine: $0Massachusetts: $25KMinnesota: $10KNew Jersey: $29KNorth Carolina: $26KNorth Dakota: $18KOklahoma: $32KPennsylvania: $15KSouth Dakota: $58KTexas: $227KWyoming: $57KConnecticut: $106KMissouri: $59KWest Virginia: $1KIllinois: $248KNew Mexico: $7KArkansas: $12KCalifornia: $205KDelaware: $8KDistrict of Columbia: $89KHawaii: $100Iowa: $44KKentucky: $2KMaryland: $27KMichigan: $106KMississippi: $2KMontana: $14KNew Hampshire: $7KNew York: $258KOhio: $21KOregon: $14KTennessee: $49KUtah: $10KVirginia: $116KWashington: $13KWisconsin: $15KNebraska: $1.5MSouth Carolina: $9KIdaho: $16KNevada: $61KVermont: $500Louisiana: $5KRhode Island: $0

NE $1.5MNY $258KIL $248KTX $227KCA $205K

Fundraising, report by report

What each nominee raised in every FEC report this cycle, and the cash they had at the end of it.

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Campaign finance

Money each campaign has raised and has left, through September 30, 2026, and outside spending by super PACs, parties and groups. From the FEC, updated daily.

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside forOutside against
Cindy Burbank IChallenger$40K$19K$21K$352K—
Pete Ricketts RIncumbent$11.2M$4.8M$6.9M$813K$4.9M
Dan Osborn IChallenger$5.8M$3.4M$2.4M$2.5M$6.8M
Benjamin E. Sasse RChallenger$30K$232K$2.3M——
Mike Marvin IChallenger$28K$28K$0$61K—
Who's spending outside the campaigns
  • Common Defense Action Fund: $216K for Cindy Burbank
  • NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY: $136K for Cindy Burbank
  • NEBRASKA VALUES PAC: $3.4M against Pete Ricketts
  • WORKING CLASS MAJORITY PAC, INC: $1.5M against Pete Ricketts
  • FELLOWSHIP PAC: $350K for Pete Ricketts
  • CORNHUSKER MAJORITY: $4.7M against Dan Osborn
  • Win it Back PAC: $2.1M against Dan Osborn
  • WORKING CLASS MAJORITY PAC, INC: $1.9M for Dan Osborn
  • Common Defense Action Fund: $61K for Mike Marvin

Source: FEC bulk data (daily) and the OpenFEC API. Odds, polls and buzz for this race →

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