Pete Ricketts
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Still has cash to spend. $6.9M on hand from $9.3M raised.
24% individuals18% PACs58% other
$9.3M
raised
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Nebraska · U.S. Senate · 2026
Nebraska Senate race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Nebraska Senate race
Pete Ricketts leads the field on money raised.
Candidates in the Nebraska Senate race, 2026 report raising $15.1M between them. Pete Ricketts reports $9.3M and Dan Osborn reports $5.7M, a gap of $3.6M. Of what Pete Ricketts reports, 24% came from individuals and 18% from PACs. Outside groups spent against RICKETTS, PETE ($871,629) and for RICKETTS, PETE ($1.6M).
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
Dan Osborn
II · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 2% from PACs.
97% individuals2% PACs1% other
$5.7M
raised
CB
Cindy Burbank
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$40K
raised
BS
Benjamin Sasse
RR · challenger
Still has cash to spend. $2.3M on hand from $30K raised.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$30K
raised
MM
Mike Marvin
OO · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$28K
raised
WF
William Forbes
DD · 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
Party Committee$62K
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Banking & Financial$30K
Labor / Unions$10K
Defense & Aerospace$10K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Insurance$10K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- FELLOWSHIP PAC · super pac$1.1M
- DEFENDING OUR VALUES PAC · super pac$526K
- NRSC · pac$62K
- ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- BOOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- BUNGE NORTH AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF TOPEKA PAC · pac$10K
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) · pac$10K
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
4
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
Party Committee$62K
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Banking & Financial$30K
Labor / Unions$10K
Defense & Aerospace$10K
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 |