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RICKETTS, PETE Incumbent

 ·  NE Senate (Senate)
54.7
Influence Score · 2026
Highly exposed
Sitting member — full twelve-axis v8 score available. View full dossier  →

Score components

AxisRawNormalized (pts)Coverage
Direct contributions $880K 4.18 2026 cycle, principal committee
Outside spending — direct support $2.15M PACs that directly supported this candidate
Outside spending — indirect (OPPOSE against opponents) $10K OPPOSE spending against opponents in the same race, attributed proportionally
Outside spending — OPPOSE against this candidate $431 PACs that spent to defeat this candidate (not scored on this axis)
Total outside spending in favor $2.16M 4.61 direct + indirect — drives the outside-spending axis
Lobbying exposure $19.49M 6.32 Committee jurisdiction match
Vote alignment 0.919 8.19 Sponsor-aligned roll calls
Contribution timing — money arriving near key votes 0.0257 5.21 Receipts timed to legislative action
Dark-money exposure 0.0311 0.09 Disclosed-vs-dark outside spending share
Personal trade direction 0.000 0.00 STOCK Act buys in jurisdiction

Race matchup  NE Senate

Candidate Party Status Direct $ Outside $ Score Tier
RICKETTS, PETE REP Inc. $880K $2.19M 54.7 Highly exposed
OSBORN, DAN IND Chal. $9.79M $554 8.0 Substantially backed

Challenger and open-seat scores reflect contributions, outside spending, and dark-money exposure only — a maximum of about 23. They are not directly comparable to incumbent scores, which run 0–100 across all twelve axes. Compare the dollar columns (Direct $, Outside $) for a like-for-like view.