OMAHA- Despite the fact that we are over one year away from the next general election, all five of Nebraska's congressional incumbents and at least one challenger are already raising substantial amounts of funding. Thus far, around $2.5 million has been raised amongst the five candidates in the second quarter of 2023 alone. The funding raised this year and next year could matter greatly as Nebraska heads into its next general election, especially since it is not only a presidential election year, but also an unusual, dual Senate seat election.

This quarter, Rep. Don Bacon led the five candidates in fundraising, garnering nearly $717,000. This is unsurprising, as Nebraska's 2nd Congressional seat is thought to be the state's most competitive. Bacon is expected to face Sen. Tony Vargas, who, last year, lost to Bacon by a mere 4 percentage points. Like most of Nebraska's congressional incumbents, a large portion of Bacon's funding came from nationwide political action committees, while around $287,000 came from individual citizens.

Sen. Deb Fischer reported an unusual haul at the end of the second quarter, having raised around $612,000 with no opponent announced thus far. A large portion of Fischer's contributions came from the American Israeli Political Action Committee. Sen. Ricketts didn't lag far behind either, raising around $317,000 from individuals and $487,000 from political action committees. Rep. Mike Flood seems to have rebounded after two costly elections last year, having raised around $309,000 from April 1st to June 30th.

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