This race is in the 2026 primaries.
In the 2026 Nebraska Senate primary, 8 outside groups spent $1.3M: $779K supporting Pete Ricketts (R) and $422K supporting Cindy Burbank.
outside money
- supporting Pete Ricketts (R)
- $779K
- supporting Cindy Burbank
- $422K
Outside money supporting and opposing each candidate
Both sides on one scalePete Ricketts Republican
$779K$779K supporting Pete Ricketts
Cindy Burbank
$422K$422K supporting Cindy Burbank
Mike Marvin
$73,445$73,445 supporting Mike Marvin
William Forbes Democrat
$63,331$63,331 opposing William Forbes
The candidates
What each candidate’s own campaign raised, beside what outside groups spent supporting and opposing them.
Pete Ricketts
Republican
the party’s nominee
- Own campaign raised
- $11.2M
- Outside money supporting
- $779K
Cindy Burbank
- Own campaign raised
- $39,712
- Outside money supporting
- $422K
Mike Marvin
- Own campaign raised
- $27,750
- Outside money supporting
- $73,445
William Forbes
Democrat
- Outside money opposing
- $63,331
- Campaign money to 30 Jun 2026
Week by week
Outside money each week, supporting and opposing the candidates, all candidates combined.
Week of 4 May 2026
Supporting $504KOpposing $55,623
The groups on each side
The biggest outside groups in this race, by what they spent supporting or opposing each candidate.
Spent supporting a candidate
- Fellowship PACsupporting Pete Ricketts$350K
- Common Defense Action Fundsupporting Cindy Burbank$286K
- Defending Our Values PACsupporting Pete Ricketts$263K
- Senate Leadership Fundsupporting Pete Ricketts$157K
- Nebraska Democratic Partysupporting Cindy Burbank$136K
- Common Defense Action Fundsupporting Mike Marvin$73,445
- Club for Growth PACsupporting Pete Ricketts$9,987
- The People United PACsupporting Dan Osborn$113
Spent opposing a candidate
- Common Defense Action Fundopposing William Forbes$63,331
Who’s connected to whom
The groups that spent supporting or opposing the candidates.
- Fellowship PAC spent supporting Pete Ricketts · $350K
- Common Defense Action Fund spent supporting Cindy Burbank · $286K
- Defending Our Values PAC spent supporting Pete Ricketts · $263K
- Senate Leadership Fund spent supporting Pete Ricketts · $157K
- Nebraska Democratic Party spent supporting Cindy Burbank · $136K
- Common Defense Action Fund spent supporting Mike Marvin · $73,445
- Common Defense Action Fund spent opposing William Forbes · $63,331
- Club for Growth PAC spent supporting Pete Ricketts · $9,987
- The People United PAC spent supporting Dan Osborn · $113
- Sierra Club Independent Action spent supporting Dan Osborn · $10
- Common Defense Civic Engagment gave to Common Defense Action Fund · $650K
- Contours, Inc. gave to Common Defense Action Fund · $450K
- Cantor Fitzgerald gave to Fellowship PAC · $10.0M
- Anchor Labs gave to Fellowship PAC · $1.0M
- Public First Action gave to Defending Our Values PAC · $7.9M
- One Nation gave to Senate Leadership Fund · $70.7M
- Chevron Corporation gave to Senate Leadership Fund · $3.9M
- Strategy & Hustle gave to The People United PAC · $62,633
- Common Defense Action Fund spent $286K supporting Cindy Burbank$286K
- Common Defense Action Fund spent $73,445 supporting Mike Marvin$73,445
- Common Defense Action Fund spent $63,331 opposing William Forbes$63,331
- Common Defense Civic Engagment gave $650K to Common Defense Action Fund$650K
- Contours, Inc. gave $450K to Common Defense Action Fund$450K
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