Mike Flood has raised the most in this race — $2,770,861, ahead of Chris Backemeyer at $1,154,613. Mike Flood has taken the most PAC and party-committee money: $1,393,877. On AIPAC: Mike Flood has taken $73,971 in AIPAC-linked contributions.
This district leans Republican. Mike Flood, a Republican, has taken $73,971 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. 3 candidates show no AIPAC-linked donations in available records, including Chris Backemeyer, a Democrat. The November ballot lists 4 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican, one independent and one Libertarian.
Major issues facing Nebraska, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
FEC campaign finance data through Oct 14, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
| Mike Flood R | Chris Backemeyer D | Dan Hartong I | Nik Sandman L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | $2.8M | $1.2M | — | — |
| Individuals | $1.2M42% | $972K84% | — | — |
| PACs & parties | $1.4M50% | $77K7% | — | — |
| Self-funded | $0 | $105K9% | — | — |
| Other | $207K7% | $9170% | — | — |
| AIPAC-linked* | $74K | — | — | — |
| Outside spending† | — | — | — | — |
* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Showing the 50 biggest of 883 donors. The other 833 gave $1.7M combined.
Plus $64K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
Showing the 50 biggest of 414 donors. The other 364 gave $186K combined.
Plus $98K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.
Mike Flood has raised more: $2,770,861, ahead of Chris Backemeyer at $1,154,613.
Mike Flood has taken the most money from PACs and party committees: $1,393,877. Chris Backemeyer has taken $77,000.
Mike Flood has taken $73,971 in AIPAC-linked contributions.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
October 21, 2026
Retire Career Politicians discloses its donors — and $1.3M in new October attack ads
The anti-incumbent super PAC's October Monthly report names its September funders: $100,000 from individual Brennan Bilberry plus $1M in committee transfers (Western Futures Fund $350K, Government That Works PAC $250K, Opportunity Action Fund $200K, Fight For Nebraska PAC $81K, Way Back PAC $50K). The same filing cycle shows about $1.32M in new October independent expenditures: $365K opposing Pete Ricketts (NE-Sen), $174K opposing Mike Rounds (SD-Sen), and ~$780K in the NE-1 Flood/Backemeyer fight. An FEC request for more information on two earlier donations remains unanswered.
Source: FEC (committee filings) →October 21, 2026
House Majority PAC memo: 'House battleground extends deep into Trump territory'
HMP's Oct 21 internal memo claims its polling shows Democrats competitive in 13 House districts Trump carried in 2024, releasing internal poll numbers for FL-13, IN-05, KY-06, MN-01, MO-02, MT-01, NC-09, NE-01, NV-02, NY-21, OH-15, TX-23 and TX-35 — all within single digits. Treat as partisan polling: it is HMP's own commissioned polling released to make the case for more fundraising, not independent data.
Source: House Majority PAC →October 19, 2026
Anti-incumbent PAC adds $174K attacking Flood, Ricketts, Rounds; ~$1M of its September money still hidden
Retire Career Politicians, a Democratic-aligned hybrid PAC run by compliance pro Christopher Koob (MBA Consulting Group; ex-DSCC/DNC), added $173,991 in new independent expenditures opposing Mike Flood (NE-1), Pete Ricketts (NE-Sen), and Mike Rounds (SD-Sen), while backing Democrat Chris Backemeyer (NE-1). Its disclosed funding runs through other PACs — mainly $200K from Way Back PAC — but roughly $1M behind the current ad blitz is undisclosed until the October Monthly report due Oct 20; the PAC's September report also drew an FEC information request on Oct 14.
Source: FEC →