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DEAN WILLIAM HELMICK

Nonpartisan / not listedOn Nov. 3 ballot
Legislative District 2 (LD-02) · State Legislature (Unicameral) · committee: HELMICK FOR LEGISLATURE
Total raised (NADC)
$219,014
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2025–26 cycle (partial). Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs CAITLIN KNUTSON
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)$145,18366.3%
Individuals & all other receipts$73,83133.7%
Via Anedot: $17,589 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: $176,819 (80.7%) · Out of state: $42,195 (19.3%)
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: $35,227 · Opposing: $0
NEBRASKA CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP FUNDSupport$34,861
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 CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP FUNDPAC$27,500
NEBRASKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY PACPAC$9,500
ROB CLEMENTS FOR LEGISLATURECandidate committee$7,314
NEBRASKA BANKERS STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$6,000
NEBRASKA LEADERSHIP FUND PACPAC$5,000
NEBRASKA HIGHWATER PACPAC$4,000
NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PACPAC$3,861
IOWA-NEBRASKA EQUIPMENT DEALERS PACPAC$3,000
AGC HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PACPAC$3,000
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION501(c)(6) trade group$2,500
HUSKER GAMING LLCBusiness$2,500
NEBRASKA REALTORS PACPAC$2,500
KALSHI INC.Business$2,500
NEBRASKA INSURANCE FEDERATION PACPAC$2,100
NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC NHAPACPAC$2,000
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