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PETE RICKETTS

RepublicanOn Nov. 3 ballot
U.S. Senate (NE) · Federal · committee: PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE
Net receipts (verified, FEC)
$12,212,065
As of 2026-10-14 (PRE-GENERAL). Gross receipts $14,546,959 minus $2,334,894 transferred in from authorized/joint fundraising committees, so money is not counted twice.
Spent $13,815,790 · Cash on hand $1,218,139
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs DAN OSBORN
Default opponent: general-election opponent once nominees are set, otherwise the top-raising opposing-party candidate (nonpartisan races: top-raising other candidate).

Where the money came from

Source typeAmountShare
Individuals — itemized (>$200)$2,538,85720.8%
Individuals — unitemized (≤$200)$322,6512.6%
PACs & other committees$1,912,38115.7%
Party committees$62,0000.5%
Candidate self-funding (contributions + loans)$7,296,34859.7%
Other receipts (offsets, interest, etc.)$79,8290.7%
Transfers from authorized/JFC committees (netted out, not counted)$2,334,894—
Contribution refunds paid out (memo)$75,925—
Via WinRed: $748,096 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: FEC candidate totals (S6NE00129), 2025–26 election cycle, through 2026-10-14.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $1,472,609 (37.1%) · Out of state: $2,494,966 (62.9%)
Itemized receipts with an address only. Only state totals are shown; no ZIP-level figures, so no ZIP with fewer than 5 donors can be identified.

Outside spending (independent expenditures)

Supporting: $1,345,851 · Opposing: $17,279,513
Includes 24/48-hr notices not yet processed by FEC ($530,977 support, $17,279,082 oppose; processed filings: $814,873 / $431)
NEBRASKA VALUES PACOppose$10,420,249
24/48-hr notice
WORKING CLASS MAJORITY PAC, INCOppose$3,043,448
24/48-hr notice
FREEDOM FROM POLITICS, INC.Oppose$2,055,000
24/48-hr notice
THE EDGE ACTION FUNDOppose$1,113,750
24/48-hr notice
RETIRE CAREER POLITICIANSOppose$533,523
24/48-hr notice
FELLOWSHIP PACSupport$350,000
SLF PACSupport$323,785
incl. $167,118 notice
DEFENDING OUR VALUES PACSupport$262,625
AMERICA FIRST ACTION FUNDSupport$200,000
24/48-hr notice
CORNHUSKER MAJORITYSupport$132,237
24/48-hr notice
AB PACOppose$93,932
24/48-hr notice
NEBRASKA FREEDOM AND LIBERTY SUPER PACSupport$30,000
24/48-hr notice
UNITED FUTURES PACOppose$18,285
24/48-hr notice
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEESupport$16,538
CLUB FOR GROWTH PACSupport$14,624
FEC Schedule E by candidate (processed filings), 2025–26 + FEC 24/48-hour notices (raw Schedule E, deduped). Spending is counted separately for each candidate it names: one ad backing one candidate and opposing another is reported for both, and these totals are not added together.

Top organization & PAC contributors

OrganizationTypeDirect
ONE TEAM SENATE MAJORITYPAC$86,222
2025 SENATORS CLASSIC COMMITTEECandidate committee$66,297
NRSCParty committee$62,000
2026 SENATORS CLASSIC COMMITTEECandidate committee$59,500
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$14,494
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)PAC$10,000
U.S. BANCORP FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
BUNGE NORTH AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)PAC$10,000
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF TOPEKA PACPAC$10,000
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY - ADM PACPAC$10,000
ALABAMA FIRST PACPAC$10,000
HEARTLAND VALUES PACPAC$10,000
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)PAC$10,000
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)PAC$10,000
Organizations only. Individual donors are never named, and conduits such as ActBlue and WinRed are not listed as donors. Pinned organizations are always shown.

Filings & sources