State Sen. Teresa Ibach of Sumner enjoyed a six-figure balance in her re-election campaign coffers as of April 7 in the first statewide campaign finance statements before the May 12 primary.
The following are the combined total and top individual 2026 donations and spending (including in-kind values) for the listed candidates as of April 7 in state-level Dawson County races. To view complete campaign filings, visit nadc-e.nebraska.gov/PublicSite/SearchPages/PublicMaster.master.
Legislative District 44
Teresa Ibach (incumbent)
Balance, Jan. 1: $114,519.23
Donations (includes in-kind): $22,512.63
Spending: $13,859.17
Cash balance: $123,172.69
Loans: None
Top contributors, entities ($1,000 or more): Alliance Omaha Soccer LLC, Papillion, $2,500; ABC Highway Improvement PAC, Lincoln, $2,000; CARE PAC, Lincoln, $1,060.10; Centene Corp., St. Louis, $1,000; Union Pacific Railroad Co., Omaha, $1,000; Husch Blackwell LLP, St. Louis, $1,000; UnitedHealth Group PAC, Washington, D.C., $1,000
Top contributors, individuals ($1,000 or more): Arthur Dantchik, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, $2,500
State Board of Education, District 7
Elizabeth Tegtmeier (incumbent)
Balance, Jan. 1: $21,955.46
Donations (includes in-kind): $9,683.94
Spending: $12,493.23
Cash balance: $19,306.77
Loans: None
Top contributors, entities ($1,000 or more): Trotter Inc., Arcadia, $1,000
Top contributors, individuals ($1,000 or more): Robert Milligan, Omaha, $1,000; Jolene Catlett, North Platte, $1,000; Tricia Scholz, North Platte, $1,000
