2020 general election
Nebraska Senate
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$4.7M was spent on the 2020 Nebraska Senate race: $4.7M raised by the campaigns, $1.6M of it from PACs, plus $12K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Ben Sasse (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$4.7M
Raised by campaigns
$4.7M
PAC checks
$1.6M
Outside money
$12K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Ben SasseRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $4.5M
- Spent
- $3.8M
- From individuals
- $2.4M
- From PACs
- $1.6M
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $12K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 35% of Sasse's money came from PACs
Corporate $773K (46%)Trade group $316K (19%)Leadership PAC $358K (21%)Membership $80K (5%)Union $4K (0%)Super PAC $24K (1%)Other $126K (7%)
- Sensible American Solutions Supporting Everyone PAC Leadership PAC$17K
- Oorah! Political Action Committee Leadership PAC$15K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$14K
- Winred Super PAC$12K
- Microsoft Corporation Corporate$11K
- Bbva USA Bancshares, Inc. PAC Corporate$10K
- Honeywell International Corporate$10K
- Exxon Mobil Corporation Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund · $11K supporting
- National Association for Gun Rights Inc PAC · $212 supporting
Chris JanicekDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $160K
- Spent
- $141K
- From individuals
- $68K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $92K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Nebraska Senate race?
- $4.7M was spent on the 2020 Nebraska Senate race: $4.7M raised by the campaigns, $1.6M of it from PACs, plus $12K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Ben Sasse (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Nebraska Senate race?
- Ben Sasse (Republican) raised $4.5M and had $12K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Nebraska Senate race?
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($11K), National Association for Gun Rights Inc PAC ($212).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Nebraska Senate race?
- Sensible American Solutions Supporting Everyone PAC gave $17K to Ben Sasse; Oorah! Political Action Committee gave $15K to Ben Sasse; National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee gave $14K to Ben Sasse.