Nebraska · U.S. Senate · 2026

Nebraska Senate race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Nebraska Senate race

Pete Ricketts leads the field on money raised.

Republican Pete Ricketts leads the field with about $9.3M raised.

Dan Osborn reports 97% of campaign money from individuals.

$1.6M in itemized outside money is on file, led by FELLOWSHIP PAC.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Pete Ricketts

RIncumbent

R · incumbent

Still has cash to spend. $6.9M on hand from $9.3M raised.

24% individuals18% PACs58% other

$9.3M

raised

Dan Osborn

I · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 2% from PACs.

97% individuals2% PACs1% other

$5.7M

raised

Cindy Burbank

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$40K

raised

Benjamin Sasse

R · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $2.3M on hand from $30K raised.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

$30K

raised

Mike Marvin

O · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$28K

raised

William Forbes

D · challenger

0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

$1K

raised

Where the money came from

$1.6M in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Ideological / Leadership$1.6M

Small donors & unclassified$719K

Law & Lobbying$145K

Party Committee$62K

Banking & Financial$49K

Tech & Telecom$25K

Sports, Media & Entertainment$21K

Agriculture$15K

Labor / Unions$10K

Defense & Aerospace$10K

Insurance$10K

Real Estate & Construction$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

FELLOWSHIP PAC · super pac$1.1M
DEFENDING OUR VALUES PAC · super pac$526K
PEARSON & ASSOCIATES · company$324K
HOLTZMAN VOGEL, PLLC · company$145K
S-3 GROUP · company$127K
BP · company$66K
NRSC · pac$62K
GREENAMERICAN BIOFUELS · company$32K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

12%52%36%

12% PACs52% individuals36% other

The incumbent's record

Pete Ricketts is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)

$271M

$128M+. up $110M since 2023.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Senate Committee on the Budget
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Ideological / Leadership$1.6M

Small donors & unclassified$719K

Law & Lobbying$145K

Party Committee$62K

Banking & Financial$49K

Tech & Telecom$25K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Pete Ricketts R · incumbent	vs	Dan Osborn I · challenger
$9.3M	Raised	$5.7M
$6.9M	Cash on hand	$2.4M
18%	From PACs	2%
24%	From individuals	97%
Ideological / Leadership	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
Yes	Incumbent	No