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SCOTT PETERSEN

RepublicanOn Nov. 3 ballot
Secretary of State · Statewide · committee: PETERSEN FOR NEBRASKA
Total raised (NADC)
$186,970
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2025–26 cycle (partial). Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs SARAH SLATTERY
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
Organization & committee contributions (itemized ties)$19,02710.2%
Individuals & all other receipts$167,94489.8%
Via Anedot: $15,853 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2025–26 cycle (partial).

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $177,970 (94.2%) · Out of state: $11,000 (5.8%)
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: $1,532 · Opposing: $0
SARPY COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTYSupport$551
DOUGLAS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTYSupport$382
NEBRASKA RIGHT TO LIFE PACSupport$366
PATRIOTS UNITEDSupport$104
BUFFALO COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTYSupport$87
PERKINS COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEESupport$42
Plains Ledger independent-expenditure import. 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
REPUBLICAN STATE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE501(c)(4)$10,000
NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PACPAC$2,500
NEBRASKA BANKERS STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,500
PRINTCO GRAPHICSBusiness$1,000
PENNER PATIENT CARE INCBusiness$1,000
NEBRASKA REALTORS PACPAC$1,000
SAUNDERS COUNTY NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTYParty committee$500
COMMITTEE TO ELECT KEVIN STOCKERCandidate committee$500
PATRIOTS UNITEDPAC$277
LANCASTER COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTYParty committee$250
MCGOWAN FOR MUDCandidate committee$250
PINNACLE BANKBusiness$250
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