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Nebraska Political & Non Profit Financial Intelligence
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CHARLES HERBSTER

Nonpartisan / not listed
Governor & Lt. Governor · Statewide · committee: HERBSTER FOR NEBRASKA
Total raised (NADC)
$12,436,197
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2021–22 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs JIM PILLEN
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
Organization & committee contributions (itemized ties)$2,118,22017.0%
Individuals & all other receipts$10,317,97783.0%
Via WinRed: $179,980 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2021–22 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $13,920,608 (98.7%) · Out of state: $177,591 (1.3%)
Itemized receipts with an address only. Only state totals are shown; no ZIP-level figures, so no ZIP with fewer than 5 donors can be identified.

Outside spending (independent expenditures)

Supporting: $255 · Opposing: $858,499
CONSERVATIVE NEBRASKAOppose$858,499
NEBRASKA RIGHT TO LIFE PACSupport$210
DOUGLAS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTYSupport$45
Plains Ledger independent-expenditure import. 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
CARICO FARMS INCBusiness$2,015,418
CITIZENS TO ELECT JIM SMITHCandidate committee$20,000
SEI OPERATIONSBusiness$15,645
STONEBROOK EXTERIORBusiness$15,000
FOUNDATIONS DEVELOPMENTBusiness$10,000
CARRICO FARMSBusiness$8,407
THE LUND COMPANYBusiness$5,000
TROYER ROOF COATINGS LLCBusiness$5,000
SWAIN CONSTRUCTION INCBusiness$5,000
HERBSTER ANGUS FARMSBusiness$3,500
NEBRASKA BANKERS STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$3,500
EHPV OPERATING GROUP LLCBusiness$2,500
OVER THE TOP WHITE ROOFINGBusiness$2,500
BELLINO FIREWORKS INCBusiness$1,000
ART OF HONOR LLCBusiness$1,000
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