2020 general election
Nebraska 1st District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$2.6M was spent on the 2020 Nebraska 1st District race: $2.6M raised by the campaigns, $706K of it from PACs, plus $1K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Jeff Fortenberry (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$2.6M
Raised by campaigns
$2.6M
PAC checks
$706K
Outside money
$1K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Jeff FortenberryRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.5M
- Spent
- $2.5M
- From individuals
- $677K
- From PACs
- $638K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 43% of Fortenberry's money came from PACs
Corporate $285K (44%)Trade group $153K (23%)Leadership PAC $47K (7%)Membership $73K (11%)Union $22K (3%)Super PAC $11K (2%)Other $59K (9%)
- National Automobile Dealers Association Trade group$13K
- Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC Other$10K
- Union Pacific Corporation Corporate$10K
- Mccarthy Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
- National Association of Health Underwriters Membership$10K
- Republican Mainstreet Partnership PAC Other$10K
- Altria Group Inc. Corporate$10K
- Arkansas Bankers Association PAC Inc. Trade group$10K
Kate BolzDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $1.1M
- Spent
- $1.1M
- From individuals
- $1.1M
- From PACs
- $68K
- From party
- $2K
- Own money & loans
- $50
- Outside money for
- $1K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 6% of Bolz's money came from PACs
Corporate $2K (3%)Membership $3K (4%)Union $51K (87%)Super PAC $1K (2%)Party $2K (3%)Other $1K (2%)
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee Union$10K
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen PAC Fund Union$7K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public Education Union$6K
- Laborers' International Union, Midwest Region Union$5K
- Smart Td PAC Union$5K
- Communications Workers of America Union$5K
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$5K
- International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Iron Ship Builders Blacksmith Forgers & Helpers Union$3K
Biggest outside spenders
- Bold Alliance · $1K supporting
Plus 1 other candidate on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Nebraska 1st District race?
- $2.6M was spent on the 2020 Nebraska 1st District race: $2.6M raised by the campaigns, $706K of it from PACs, plus $1K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Jeff Fortenberry (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Nebraska 1st District race?
- Jeff Fortenberry (Republican) raised $1.5M.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Nebraska 1st District race?
- Bold Alliance ($1K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Nebraska 1st District race?
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee gave $13K to Jeff Fortenberry; Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC gave $10K to Jeff Fortenberry; Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective Government gave $10K to Jeff Fortenberry.