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WILLIAM RUSS BARGER

Nonpartisan / not listed
Legislative District 26 (LD-26) · State Legislature (Unicameral) · committee: FRIENDS OF BARGER FOR LEGISLATURE
Total raised (NADC)
$25,291
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2023–24 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs GEORGE DUNGAN III
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)$8,33332.9%
Individuals & all other receipts$16,95867.1%
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2023–24 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $27,873 (98.2%) · Out of state: $500 (1.8%)
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: $10,525 · Opposing: $21,842
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTYOppose$21,842
NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTYSupport$7,360
LANCASTER COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTYSupport$1,963
NEBRASKA RIGHT TO LIFE PACSupport$702
NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PACSupport$499
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
NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTYParty committee$2,500
LANCASTER COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTYParty committee$1,983
NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC NHAPACPAC$1,000
ROB CLEMENTS FOR LEGISLATURECandidate committee$500
BLACK HILLS CORPORATION PAC C00125732PAC$500
RENEWABLE FUELS NEBRASKA501(c)(6) trade group$500
KUTAK ROCK LLP PAC # C00160986PAC$500
DORN FOR LEGISLATURECandidate committee$250
NEBRASKA PETROLEUM PACPAC$200
BUFFALO COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTYParty committee$200
BRIESE FOR TREASURERCandidate committee$200
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