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DAN OSBORN

IndependentOn Nov. 3 ballot
U.S. Senate (NE) · Federal · committee: OSBORN FOR SENATE
Net receipts (verified, FEC)
$9,676,571
As of 2026-10-14 (PRE-GENERAL). Gross receipts $9,805,860 minus $129,290 transferred in from authorized/joint fundraising committees, so money is not counted twice.
Spent $7,658,454 · Cash on hand $2,210,572
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs PETE RICKETTS
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)$5,911,77461.1%
Individuals — unitemized (≤$200)$3,507,08036.2%
PACs & other committees$203,6382.1%
Party committees$2000.0%
Candidate self-funding (contributions + loans)$50.0%
Other receipts (offsets, interest, etc.)$53,8730.6%
Transfers from authorized/JFC committees (netted out, not counted)$129,290—
Contribution refunds paid out (memo)$101,436—
Via ActBlue: $4,366,724 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: FEC candidate totals (S4NE00207), 2025–26 election cycle, through 2026-10-14.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $578,379 (17.3%) · Out of state: $2,762,156 (82.7%)
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: $20,994,764 · Opposing: $29,823,215
Includes 24/48-hr notices not yet processed by FEC ($8,415,275 support, $21,711,609 oppose; processed filings: $12,579,489 / $8,111,606)
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSOppose$10,825,942
24/48-hr notice
RETIRE CAREER POLITICIANSSupport$9,332,891
CORNHUSKER MAJORITYOppose$6,947,016
24/48-hr notice
WORKING CLASS MAJORITY PAC, INCSupport$5,373,800
24/48-hr notice
SLF PACOppose$5,039,208
incl. $1,751,797 notice
ESAFUNDOppose$2,634,818
HEARTLAND RESURGENCEOppose$2,140,500
WIN IT BACK PACOppose$2,059,628
24/48-hr notice
THE EDGE ACTION FUNDSupport$1,361,250
24/48-hr notice
RAILROADERS FOR PUBLIC SAFETYSupport$1,175,963
UNITED FUTURES PACSupport$655,774
24/48-hr notice
NEBRASKA VALUES PACSupport$533,928
24/48-hr notice
COMMON DEFENSE ACTION FUNDSupport$447,134
GENBLUE PACSupport$333,500
AB PACSupport$326,376
24/48-hr notice
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
📌WAY BACK PACPAC$10,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE (union)PAC$10,000
AMERICAN MOBILIZATION PACPAC$10,000
MIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE (union)PAC$10,000
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA) (union)PAC$5,000
TREASURE STATE PACPAC$5,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS (union)PAC$5,000
HEARTLAND PATRIOTSPAC$5,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (union)PAC$5,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L EPAC$5,000
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (union)PAC$5,000
NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC) (union)PAC$5,000
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEEPAC$5,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS (union)PAC$5,000
OSBORN FOR SENATE 2024Candidate committee$4,976
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