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CHARLES HERBSTER

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Governor & Lt. Governor · Statewide · committee: HERBSTER FOR NEBRASKA
Total raised (NADC)
$139,290
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2023–24 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)$34,00024.4%
Individuals & all other receipts$105,29075.6%
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2023–24 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $144,290 (100.0%) · Out of state: $0 (0.0%)
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: $0 · Opposing: $0
None reported.
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
STONEBROOK EXTERIORBusiness$15,000
FOUNDATIONS DEVELOPMENTBusiness$10,000
NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTYParty committee$5,000
BELLINO FIREWORKS INCBusiness$1,000
HARMON'S OK TIRE & AUTO INCBusiness$1,000
ART OF HONOR LLCBusiness$1,000
EVEN PAR AUTO LEASINGBusiness$500
KMK SALES INCBusiness$500
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

Payments to vendors

Top payee organizations this candidate's committee reported paying in this period (FEC/NADC expenditure filings, as of 2026-10-25). Lawful, itemized disclosures; not an indication of wrongdoing. Payments to individuals are aggregated. All vendors · rules
VendorPaymentsTotal
KACONSULTING LLC1$48,916
NEBRASKA TAXPAYERS FOR FREEDOM1$2,500