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WILLIAM FORBES

DemocratLost May 12 primary
Box colors:RepublicanDemocraticIndependent (blue) / other party (gray)Nonpartisan office (party not shown)
U.S. Senate (NE) · Federal · committee: BILL FORBES FOR NEBRASKA
Net receipts (verified, FEC)
$1,000
As of 2026-05-21 (TERMINATION REPORT). Gross receipts $1,000 minus $0 transferred in from authorized/joint fundraising committees, so money is not counted twice.
Spent $1,000 · Cash on hand $0
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs PETE RICKETTS
Default opponent: general-election opponent once nominees are set, otherwise the top-raising opposing-party candidate (nonpartisan races: top-raising other candidate).

Where the money came from

Source typeAmountShare
Candidate self-funding (contributions + loans)$1,000100.0%
Transfers from authorized/JFC committees (netted out, not counted)$0—
Source: FEC candidate totals (S6NE00160), 2025–26 election cycle, through 2026-05-21.

In-state vs out-of-state

No address-level receipts for this period.

Outside spending (independent expenditures)

Supporting: $0 · Opposing: $63,331
COMMON DEFENSE ACTION FUNDOppose$63,331
FEC Schedule E by candidate (processed filings), 2025–26. Spending is counted separately for each candidate it names: one ad backing one candidate and opposing another is reported for both, and these totals are not added together.

Top organization & PAC contributors

OrganizationTypeDirect
No organization or committee contributions recorded for this period.
Organizations only. Individual donors are never named, and conduits such as ActBlue and WinRed are not listed as donors. Pinned organizations are always shown.

Filings & sources