Nebraska U.S. House District 3

The count.

Checking the election sources…

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.

• DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries$283K for Adrian Smith

Each campaign.

• Adrian SmithFEC filing: Adrian Smith · H6NE03115 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · Adrian Smith

  In the U.S. House (NE-3) since 2007 · 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: Ways and Means · 2 subcommittees
  • 395 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 1 committee reported outside spending for or against them

  Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H6NE03115) 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

  $2.1M

  Spent

  $2.1M

  Cash on hand

  $1.1M

  • Individuals 21% $442K
  • PACs & other committees 76% $1.6M
  • Other receipts 3% $58K

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $128K moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $283K supporting · $0 opposing

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $283K

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)Trade association PAC · American Bankers Association (aba) $10K
  2. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMTrade association PAC · National Association Of Insurance And Financial Advisors $10K
  3. UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTCorporate PAC · Union Pacific Corp. $10K

  Where the money went $1.4M in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $1.4M 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 Sep 30, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 31% $426K
  • Consultants & strategy 16% $212K
  • Staff & payroll 5% $63K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 24% $322K
  • Polling, research & data 2% $28K
  • Travel, meals & events 0.8% $11K
  • Office, technology & overhead 3% $43K
  • Legal & compliance 1% $18K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.2% $2,250
  • Other or unclassified 17% $234K

  Largest payees

  1. SMART MEDIA GROUP LLC $265K
  2. RUSHMORE COMPANY, LLC $246K
  3. CHASE CREDIT $234K
  4. GRAND VALLEY CONSULTING, LLC $224K
  5. J BEST & CO $82K

  Paid to individuals: $60K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 9, 2025 to Sep 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.

• Becky Lynn StilleFEC filing: Becky Lynn Stille · H6NE03180 ↗

  Raised

  $97K

  Spent

  $97K

  Cash on hand

  $-50

  Debts

  $55K

  • Individuals 37% $36K
  • Party committees 0.1% $100
  • Candidate's own money & loans 38% $37K
  • Other receipts 26% $25K

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

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

  Where the money went $38K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $38K of the $97K 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 14% $5,277
  • Consultants & strategy 52% $20K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 5% $2,002
  • Travel, meals & events 18% $6,722
  • Office, technology & overhead 6% $2,250
  • Other or unclassified 5% $2,050

  Largest payees

  1. THE POLITICS COMPANY INC. $20K
  2. TRAVEL EXPENSES $5,284
  3. CAMPAIGN DEPUTY $3,800
  4. FLYWIRE GLOBAL $2,369
  5. DESIGN TO RUN $2,100

  Payments dated May 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (47 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.

• David P. HuebnerFEC filing: David P. Huebner · H6NE03172 ↗

  Raised

  $86K

  Spent

  $86K

  Cash on hand

  $272

  • Individuals 100% $86K

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

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

  Where the money went $69K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $69K of the $86K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Sep 29, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 55% $38K
  • Consultants & strategy 0.4% $267
  • Fundraising & processing fees 5% $3,700
  • Polling, research & data 0.1% $78
  • Travel, meals & events 33% $23K
  • Office, technology & overhead 5% $3,152
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 2% $1,485

  Largest payees

  1. BAS CUSTOM PRINTS $13K
  2. GOOD GUY SIGNS $7,253
  3. MAVERICK TRUCK STOP - ALLIANCE $3,730
  4. MENTZERS $3,599
  5. LEE ENTERPRISES/ADVERTISING $3,300

  Paid to individuals: $3,155, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jun 13, 2025 to Sep 29, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (200 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.

• Mark CohenFEC filing: Mark Cohen · H6NE03198 ↗

  Raised

  $76K

  Spent

  $64K

  Cash on hand

  $16K

  Debts

  $10K

  • Individuals 99.4% $75K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 0.5% $405

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

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

  Where the money went $25K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $25K of the $64K 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 42% $10K
  • Staff & payroll 1% $262
  • Travel, meals & events 28% $6,885
  • Office, technology & overhead 8% $1,871
  • Legal & compliance 3% $750
  • Other or unclassified 19% $4,826

  Largest payees

  1. UPWORK $2,327
  2. BOSTON CREATIVE SALE $1,500
  3. MOO PRINT $943
  4. USPS $798
  5. OT CHEAP CUSTOM PRINTS $772

  Paid to individuals: $15K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Aug 8, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (183 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.

• Macey BudkeFEC filing: Macey Budke · H6NE03206 ↗

  Raised

  $6,347

  Spent

  $6,021

  Cash on hand

  $326

  • Individuals 52% $3,319
  • Candidate's own money & loans 48% $3,029

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

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

  Where the money went $238 in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $238 of the $6,021 the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Oct 9, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 83% $198
  • Office, technology & overhead 17% $40

  Largest payees

  1. AMAZON $106
  2. PRO PRINTING & GRAPHICS $92
  3. JPIPER BRANDING & DESIGN $40

  Payments dated Oct 5, 2026 to Oct 9, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (3 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.

Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: David Else.