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NE — 2018 Election Cycle
Campaign finance in NE during 2018
Total Raised
$14,981,241
Total Donated
$33,995,129
Candidates
16
Individual Donors
3,725
Party Receipts in 2018
DEM $5,664,473
REP $9,316,768
Top Candidates in NE (2018)
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| FISCHER, DEBRA S | REP | Senate | $4,508,638 |
| EASTMAN, KARA | DEM | House | $2,632,722 |
| BACON, DONALD J | REP | House | $2,619,424 |
| RAYBOULD, JANE | DEM | Senate | $2,106,075 |
| SMITH, ADRIAN | REP | House | $1,223,356 |
| FORTENBERRY, JEFFREY L. HONORABLE | REP | House | $768,884 |
| ASHFORD, BRAD | DEM | House | $640,016 |
| PENNER, KIRK MR. | REP | House | $103,543 |
| THEOBALD, PAUL GILBERT | DEM | House | $80,014 |
| MCCLURE, JESSICA | DEM | House | $72,676 |
| WATSON, TODD | REP | Senate | $64,323 |
| SVOBODA, FRANK B | DEM | Senate | $50,000 |
| MARVIN, LARRY | DEM | Senate | $35,207 |
| MACEK, DENNIS FRANK | REP | Senate | $28,600 |
| SVOBODA, STEVE | DEM | House | $24,697 |
| CRAWFORD, DENNIS P | DEM | House | $23,066 |
Top Donors in NE (2018)
| # | Name | Total | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCOTT, RICK | $19,391,100 | R L SCOTT CO |
| 2 | RICKETTS, MARLENE | $2,171,525 | TRANS TERRA CO |
| 3 | WAGNER, CHARLOTTE | $210,550 | RETIRED |
| 4 | MEYER, DANA | $182,285 | HOMEMAKER |
| 5 | WOOLLAM, JOHN | $176,100 | UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA |
| 6 | PEED, THOMAS | $152,700 | PEED CO |
| 7 | PEED, RHONDA | $152,700 | PEED CO |
| 8 | RICKETTS, MARLENE M | $141,900 | — |
| 9 | WANNING, JEFFREY | $131,100 | CENTRAL STATES OF OMAHA |
| 10 | SORENSON, STEVEN | $129,150 | SHEARSON-LEHMAN BROS |
| 11 | NICKERSON, KENNETH | $125,375 | UNL |
| 12 | WOOLLAM, JOHN A | $123,900 | — |
| 13 | BERTRAND, ROBERT | $110,235 | MUTUAL OF OMAHA |
| 14 | SMART, REBECCA | $101,000 | CENTRAL STATES |
| 15 | HONZ, PATRICE | $101,000 | CENTRAL STATES LIFE & HEALTH OF OMAHA |
| 16 | BUFFETT, WARREN E | $100,500 | — |
| 17 | MYERS, CHARLES | $93,810 | FREEZER SERVICES INC |
| 18 | STEPHENSON, JAMES | $81,352 | STEPHENSON MOTEL & DRUG |
| 19 | HEMMER, JOHN | $76,300 | RETIRED |
| 20 | Daly, Leo A. Mr. III | $70,000 | Leo A. Daly/Architect |
| 21 | MCCORMICK, RICHARD | $69,251 | — |
| 22 | GREEN, MARGARET | $65,094 | HOMEMAKER |
| 23 | SIMON, BETIANA | $64,800 | HOMEMAKER |
| 24 | PERRY, PHILIP | $61,350 | PERRY ASSOCIATES INC |
| 25 | RICKETTS, J. PETER MR. | $60,000 | — |