Nebraska U.S. House District 1

The count.

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Side by side.

Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.

Who spent from outside.

The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.

• SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSuper PAC$10 for Christopher Backemeyer

Each campaign.

• Mike FloodFEC filing: Mike Flood · H2NE01118 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · Mike Flood

  In the U.S. House (NE-1) since 2022 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 1 committee: Financial Services · 2 subcommittees
  • 261 committees reported contributions to them this cycle

  Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H2NE01118) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.

  Raised

  $2.6M

  Spent

  $2.1M

  Cash on hand

  $860K

  Debts

  $6,046

  • Individuals 45% $1.2M
  • PACs & other committees 54% $1.4M
  • Other receipts 0.3% $7,841

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $200K moved between the candidate's own committees.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)Trade association PAC · American Bankers Association (aba) $10K
  2. MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)Trade association PAC · Mortgage Bankers Association $10K
  3. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMTrade association PAC · National Association Of Insurance And Financial Advisors $10K

  Where the money went $953K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $953K of the $2.1M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 18% $167K
  • Consultants & strategy 5% $46K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 43% $413K
  • Polling, research & data 3% $28K
  • Travel, meals & events 19% $183K
  • Office, technology & overhead 2% $15K
  • Legal & compliance 6% $52K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.4% $4,133
  • Other or unclassified 5% $46K

  Largest payees

  1. FUNDRAISING, INC. $208K
  2. JBEST & COMPANY $153K
  3. AXMEDIA $91K
  4. DEMOCRACY ENGINE, LLC $42K
  5. AXIOM STRATEGIES $36K

  Paid to individuals: $71K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 3, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (533 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Christopher BackemeyerFEC filing: Christopher Backemeyer · H6NE01143 ↗

  Raised

  $1.2M

  Spent

  $799K

  Cash on hand

  $355K

  Debts

  $100K

  • Individuals 84% $972K
  • PACs & other committees 7% $77K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 9% $105K
  • Other receipts <0.1% $917

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

  Outside groups: $10 supporting · $0 opposing

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSuper PAC $10

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. WAY BACK PACHybrid PAC (super PAC account) $10K
  2. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEUnion PAC · American Federation Of Gov'T Employees $7,500
  3. 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 · Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 22 PAC Inc $5,000

  Where the money went $300K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $300K of the $799K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 44% $133K
  • Consultants & strategy 18% $53K
  • Staff & payroll 11% $32K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 6% $18K
  • Polling, research & data 1% $3,220
  • Travel, meals & events 2% $4,805
  • Office, technology & overhead 7% $22K
  • Legal & compliance 7% $22K
  • Other or unclassified 4% $11K

  Largest payees

  1. BEACON MEDIA, LLC $72K
  2. VALKYRIE STRATEGIES $57K
  3. MANDATE MEDIA $40K
  4. GUSTO $21K
  5. KATZ COMPLIANCE $20K

  Paid to individuals: $21K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Oct 23, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (198 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Austin Lawrence AhlmanFEC filing: Austin Lawrence Ahlman · H6NE01150 ↗

  Raised

  $106K

  Spent

  $82K

  Cash on hand

  $24K

  Debts

  $12K

  • Individuals 85% $90K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 15% $16K

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $72K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $72K of the $82K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 14, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 34% $25K
  • Consultants & strategy 29% $21K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 7% $4,939
  • Polling, research & data 25% $18K
  • Office, technology & overhead 5% $3,500

  Largest payees

  1. ZENITH RESEARCH $18K
  2. SWITCHBOARD LABS, LLC $2,154
  3. STRIPE $1,633
  4. ANEDOT $1,380

  Paid to individuals: $49K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated May 11, 2026 to Jul 14, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (65 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Eric Hamilton MoyerFEC filing: Eric Hamilton Moyer · H6NE01135 ↗

  Raised

  $67K

  Spent

  $69K

  Cash on hand

  $-2,131

  • Individuals 97% $65K
  • Party committees 0.8% $500
  • Candidate's own money & loans 2% $1,050
  • Other receipts 0.2% $150

  Campaign totals through Jun 30, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $63K in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 68% $43K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 5% $3,172
  • Polling, research & data 0.7% $468
  • Travel, meals & events 13% $8,257
  • Office, technology & overhead 4% $2,785
  • Legal & compliance 3% $1,740
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 2% $1,191
  • Other or unclassified 4% $2,500

  Largest payees

  1. HATCH CREATIVE, LLC. $12K
  2. THIRD RAIL CONTENT $8,499
  3. UNIONIST PRINTING $7,923
  4. SPECTRUM $6,630
  5. PREMIER CATERING $4,702

  Paid to individuals: $300, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Aug 5, 2025 to Jun 1, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (139 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.