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Free public service for Nebraska votersNo candidate endorsementsGuide sources checked October 1, 2026General election November 3, 2026

Scope and limitations

What this Nebraska guide covers

This guide covers all 6 statewide candidate contests and all 19 printed candidates or tickets in Nebraska's final official 2026 roster. The separate money explorer contains 48,186 source records across 1,041 filing accounts from the October 1 NADC reporting-year snapshot.

Included

Published now

  • 19 printed candidates or tickets in all 6 statewide candidate contests
  • Zero named statewide write-ins verified as of October 1, with the October 23 filing deadline disclosed
  • 8 exact Nebraska NADC post-primary report summaries and six explicit unavailable-record notes
  • 3 exact FEC financial summaries and two explicit unavailable-summary notes
  • Registration, early voting, ballot requests, ballot return, voter identification, polling hours, and Election Day rules
  • All 4 nonjudicial statewide ballot measures
  • Two statewide Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court retention questions
  • 48,186 NADC records in 35 separate source-type ledgers, including contributions, expenses, loans, pledges, independent allocations and explanatory detail
  • A searchable 1,041-account directory, contributor-state map, exact-dollar charts and links from verified candidate accounts to their source rows
Not included

Outside this release

  • U.S. House, Legislature, Public Service Commission district, State Board of Education district, University Board of Regents district, county, city, school, and other district or local candidate contests
  • Named write-ins filed after the October 1 check until the guide is refreshed
  • Judicial retention questions tied to a particular court or district
  • Complete historical, election-cycle or calendar-2026 transaction coverage beyond the two published reporting-year archives
  • A unique statewide cash-flow total, complete amendment lineage, or inferred donor identities across different accounts
  • County and local ballot questions
Known finance limits

8 finance summaries unavailable

  • Robin RichardsNo exact official FEC candidate financial summary for Robin Richards in the 2026 Nebraska U.S. Senate race was found as of October 1, 2026. Missing here does not mean $0.
  • Chuck ConboyNo exact official FEC candidate financial summary for Chuck Conboy in the 2026 Nebraska U.S. Senate race was found as of October 1, 2026. Missing here does not mean $0.
  • Rick Beard and Keenya BarnesNo exact active 2026 NADC candidate committee for Rick Beard as a Governor candidate was found in the official candidate search as of October 1, 2026. Nebraska requires candidate committee registration after more than $5,000 in campaign-related receipts or expenditures, but that threshold does not prove a candidate's amount. Missing here does not mean $0.
  • Brett Lindstrom and Michael PicardThe official NADC search shows active organization 10530, LINDSTROM FOR NEBRASKA, as an exact 2026 Governor committee match. Its available filing was the July 22, 2026 Candidate Committee Registration. No numeric B-1 was available on October 1; the first general statement was due October 5, so no total is invented.
  • Paul RumbaughNo exact active 2026 NADC candidate committee for Paul Rumbaugh as a Secretary of State candidate was found in the official candidate search as of October 1, 2026. Nebraska requires candidate committee registration after more than $5,000 in campaign-related receipts or expenditures, but that threshold does not prove a candidate's amount. Missing here does not mean $0.
  • Bob KristThe official NADC search shows active organization 10595, BOB KRIST FOR SOS, as an exact 2026 Secretary of State committee match. Its available filing was the September 1, 2026 Candidate Committee Registration. No numeric B-1 was available on October 1; the first general statement was due October 5, so no total is invented.
  • Daniel EbersNo exact active 2026 NADC candidate committee for Daniel Ebers as a State Treasurer candidate was found in the official candidate search as of October 1, 2026. Nebraska requires candidate committee registration after more than $5,000 in campaign-related receipts or expenditures, but that threshold does not prove a candidate's amount. Missing here does not mean $0.
  • John KnightNo exact active 2026 NADC candidate committee for John Knight as an Auditor of Public Accounts candidate was found in the official candidate search as of October 1, 2026. Nebraska requires candidate committee registration after more than $5,000 in campaign-related receipts or expenditures, but that threshold does not prove a candidate's amount. Missing here does not mean $0.
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District ballots, historical finance and federal transactions

District and local candidate rosters, local ballot styles, historical transaction coverage and federal itemized records remain outside this release. State source-row sums are not a substitute for a reconciled full-cycle cash account.

Dataset comparison: Nebraska state cards use exact NADC B-1 election-year totals, closing cash, and unpaid-expenditure balances for April 28 through June 16, 2026. They are not full-cycle FEC aggregates, and unpaid expenditures are not labeled as total debt. The first general statement was due October 5, after the October 1 source check. U.S. Senate cards use separate FEC candidate aggregates with each page's stated coverage. Missing records are not converted to zeros.
Version record

Nebraska guide 2.0

PublishedOctober 1, 2026
Contests shown6
Ballot choices19
Ballot measures4

6 statewide candidate contests, 19 printed candidates or tickets, 48,186 source transaction rows, 1,041 filing accounts, 35 separate ledgers, exact-dollar charts and a contributor map. Includes 8 exact NADC report summaries, 3 FEC summaries, explicit unavailable records, voter deadlines, 4 statewide ballot measures, two statewide judicial retention questions and primary sources.

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VersionPublishedScope
2.0October 1, 20266 statewide candidate contests, 19 printed candidates or tickets, 48,186 source transaction rows, 1,041 filing accounts, 35 separate ledgers, exact-dollar charts and a contributor map. Includes 8 exact NADC report summaries, 3 FEC summaries, explicit unavailable records, voter deadlines, 4 statewide ballot measures, two statewide judicial retention questions and primary sources.

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