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Nebraska Political & Non Profit Financial Intelligence
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LYNNE WALZ

DemocratOn Nov. 3 ballot
Governor & Lt. Governor · Statewide · committee: LYNNE WALZ FOR NEBRASKA
Total raised (NADC)
$4,383,116
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2025–26 cycle (partial). 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)$1,752,40040.0%
Individuals & all other receipts$2,630,71760.0%
Via ActBlue: $324,187 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2025–26 cycle (partial).

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $3,329,830 (70.5%) · Out of state: $1,392,460 (29.5%)
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: $898 · Opposing: $366
LANCASTER COUNTY DEMOCRATSSupport$567
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
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION501(c)(6) trade group$500,000
📌WAY BACK PACPAC$448,000
📌DEMOCRACY NEBRASKAPAC$301,000
GOVERNMENT THAT WORKS PACPAC$250,000
NEBRASKA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC (union)PAC$50,000
MOUNTAIN TO CLIMBBusiness$45,000
NEBRASKA GROUNDSWELLBusiness$18,526
📌NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYParty committee$18,138
IBEW PAC VOLUNTARY FUND (union)PAC$15,000
WOMEN WHO RUN NEBRASKA PACPAC$11,680
I.B.E.W. LOCAL UNION NO. 22 (union)501(c)(5) union$10,000
NE & SW IOWA BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL (union)501(c)(5) union$10,000
SMART TD PAC (union)PAC$10,000
DGA ACTIONPAC$10,000
STATE + LOCAL ELECTION ALLIANCEPAC$5,000
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