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Campaign Funding: Ben Nelson (D, Nebraska)

Campaign Funds

Total Receipts Total Expenses Cash On Hand
$7,373,843 $7,242,157 $449,213

(Source: Center for Responsive Politics. Reporting date: October 20, 2006.)

Totals By Sector
SectorTotalPACsIndivs
Finance / Insur / RealEst $1,281,295 $687,895 $593,400
Lawyers & Lobbyists $687,738 $144,461 $543,277
Health $507,163 $396,088 $111,075
Misc Business $479,487 $278,318 $201,169
Agribusiness $450,350 $376,700 $73,650
Communic / Electronics $344,556 $219,506 $125,050
Ideology / Single-Issue $308,866 $291,266 $17,600
Labor $266,000 $266,000 $0
Energy / Nat Resource $252,819 $210,669 $42,150
Transportation $185,000 $146,250 $38,750
Other $179,688 $9,000 $170,688
Defense $99,300 $83,000 $16,300
Construction $91,350 $49,500 $41,850
Top 5 Metro Areas
  • OMAHA, NE-IA $644,421
  • WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV $392,299
  • NEW YORK $193,000
  • LINCOLN $156,600
  • LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH $89,482
Top 10 Zip Codes
  1. 68114 (Omaha, NE) $149,310
  2. 68124 (Omaha, NE) $91,950
  3. 68154 (Omaha, NE) $72,775
  4. 10021 (New York, NY) $35,600
  5. 68132 (Omaha, NE) $33,250
  6. 68516 (Lincoln, NE) $31,900
  7. 68102 (Omaha, NE) $29,693
  8. 68144 (Omaha, NE) $29,500
  9. 68131 (Omaha, NE) $27,900
  10. 68601 (Columbus, NE) $25,950
In-State Vs Out-of-State
  • Grand Total: $2,629,237
  • In-State: 36.24%
  • Out-of-State: 63.75%
  • No State: 0.78%
Source of Receipts
  • PACs: $3,536,481
  • Individuals $3,714,116
  • Candidate $0
  • Other $123,246
Top 20 Contributors
ContributorTotalPACsIndivs
1. Blue Cross / Blue Shield $32,150 $17,000 $15,150
2. Level 3 Communications $30,800 $10,000 $20,800
3. Prudential Financial $28,500 $6,500 $22,000
4. Berkshire Hathaway $28,000 $13,000 $15,000
5. Amgen Inc $24,250 $10,000 $14,250
6. Mutual of Omaha $23,950 $9,000 $14,950
7. Comcast Corp $21,750 $9,500 $12,250
8. AT&T Inc $21,000 $20,000 $1,000
9. Citigroup Inc $20,850 $10,000 $10,850
10. Patton Boggs LLP $20,500 $5,000 $15,500
11. Aetna Inc $19,750 $8,500 $11,250
12. BellSouth Corp $18,550 $8,000 $10,550
13. St Paul Travelers Companies $18,500 $9,000 $9,500
14. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp $18,500 $13,000 $5,500
15. Goldman Sachs $18,400 $10,000 $8,400
16. WPP Group $18,400 $1,000 $17,400
17. Fisher Scientific International $18,400 $10,000 $8,400
18. Lockheed Martin $18,000 $15,000 $3,000
19. PMA Group $17,650 $5,000 $12,650
20. NelNet Inc $17,600 $5,000 $12,600
Top 20 Industries
  1. Insurance $560,255
  2. Lawyers/Law Firms $458,504
  3. Lobbyists $229,234
  4. Securities & Investment $213,700
  5. Real Estate $173,050
  6. Pharmaceuticals/Health Products $169,890
  7. Leadership PACs $162,500
  8. Agricultural Services/Products $158,050
  9. Health Professionals $154,725
  10. Commercial Banks $144,750
  11. Retired $122,475
  12. TV/Movies/Music $111,650
  13. Electric Utilities $109,834
  14. Business Services $109,438
  15. Crop Production & Basic Processing $103,600
  16. Hospitals/Nursing Homes $99,848
  17. Oil & Gas $90,950
  18. Public Sector Unions $89,500
  19. Telecom Services & Equipment $83,164
  20. Retail Sales $80,300
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