Adrian Smith
U.S. House District 3
2026 general election.
Incumbents
Challengers
Campaign finance
Federal Election Commission filings for the 2026 two-year cycle. Candidates appear in the order they are listed on this page. They are not ranked by money, and these measures are never combined into a single score.
Every candidate below reports through Jun 30, 2026.
| Candidate | Total receipts | Cash on hand | Direct PAC receipts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Smith Republican incumbent | $1,777,414 | $1,023,354 | $1,298,250 |
| Becky Stille Democratic | $55,101 | $14,834 | $0 |
| Mark Cohen Independent | $33,064 | $5,975 | $0 |
Each measure below has its own scale and starts at zero, so bars can be read against each other within a measure but not across measures. Every figure is reported through Jun 30, 2026.
Total receipts
Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.
Highest total receipts: Adrian Smith at $1,777,414. Lowest: Mark Cohen at $33,064. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,777,414.
Cash on hand
The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.
Highest cash on hand: Adrian Smith at $1,023,354. Lowest: Mark Cohen at $5,975. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,023,354.
Direct PAC receipts
Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.
Highest direct PAC receipts: Adrian Smith at $1,298,250. Lowest: Becky Stille at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,298,250.
Outside spending supporting
Independent expenditures by other organizations supporting the candidate, not coordinated with the campaign and never received by it.
Highest outside spending supporting: Adrian Smith at $282,975. Lowest: Becky Stille at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $282,975.
Outside spending opposing
Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.
Every compared candidate reported $0 for outside spending opposing. The largest reported value sets this scale at $0.
Where each campaign's committee money came from
Each column is one candidate and each figure is that candidate's own money, taken over that candidate's own itemized total. Nothing here is added across candidates, and the two groupings below are never added to each other: the first is who the FEC says runs the giving committee, which covers every dollar, and the second is what interest a source says that committee advances, which is a claim MyRepTracker makes and covers only part of the money.
Contributions each campaign received, by who runs the committee
| Category | Adrian Smith Republican |
|---|---|
| Corporate PACs | $650,00048.2% |
| Trade association PACs | $379,50028.1% |
| Membership organization PACs | $135,50110.0% |
| Non-connected committees | $73,7505.5% |
| Cooperative PACs | $37,5002.8% |
| Leadership PACs | $35,5002.6% |
| Corporations without capital stock | $19,0001.4% |
| Other candidates' committees | $16,0001.2% |
| Labor union PACs | $2,5000.2% |
| Itemized total | $1,349,251 |
Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced
| Category | Adrian Smith Republican |
|---|---|
| Agribusiness Agriculture | $151,00011.6% |
| Insurance Finance, insurance, and real estate | $100,5007.7% |
| Pharmaceuticals Health | $92,5007.1% |
| Securities and investment Finance, insurance, and real estate | $79,5006.1% |
| Food and beverage Agriculture | $71,0005.5% |
| Construction Construction | $69,5005.4% |
| Health insurance Health | $51,5004.0% |
| Physicians and medical specialties Health | $45,5003.5% |
| Technology Communications and technology | $38,0002.9% |
| Electric utilities Energy and natural resources | $36,5002.8% |
| Commercial banking Finance, insurance, and real estate | $33,5002.6% |
| Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate | $28,5002.2% |
| Nurses and nursing specialties Health | $22,5001.7% |
| Oil and gas Energy and natural resources | $21,5001.7% |
| Telecommunications Communications and technology | $18,5001.4% |
| Accounting Professional services | $16,5001.3% |
| Defense Defense | $16,5001.3% |
| Automotive Transportation | $11,0000.8% |
| Trucking Transportation | $10,5000.8% |
| Air transport Transportation | $9,0000.7% |
| Hospitals and nursing homes Health | $8,5000.7% |
| Media and entertainment Communications and technology | $8,5000.7% |
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $7,5000.6% |
| Renewable energy Energy and natural resources | $7,5000.6% |
| Pro-Israel Ideological and single-issue | $5,0010.4% |
| Credit unions Finance, insurance, and real estate | $5,0000.4% |
| Industrial unions Labor | $4,0000.3% |
| Lawyers and law firms Professional services | $1,0000.1% |
| Mining Energy and natural resources | $1,0000.1% |
| Committees not yet categorized | $326,25025.1% |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $51,500 |
| Itemized total | $1,349,251 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Adrian Smith Republican |
|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $282,975100.0% |
| Itemized total | $282,975 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Adrian Smith Republican |
|---|---|
| Cryptocurrency and blockchain Finance, insurance, and real estate | $282,975100.0% |
| Itemized total | $282,975 |
These candidates are compared in the table above but have no stored breakdown of where their committee money came from, so they are named here rather than shown as a column of zeroes.
- Becky Stille: no breakdown is stored for this record yet
- Mark Cohen: no breakdown is stored for this record yet
Last-minute contributions reported before an election
Within 48 hours of receiving a contribution or loan of $1,000 or more in the days just before an election, a campaign must notify the FEC. These notices are provisional: the same money appears again in the regular report covering those days, so it is not added to the amounts above and is not compared as a measure. Candidates file them only while their own election is close, so an absence here says nothing about a campaign's fundraising.
| Candidate | Reported on notices | Notices | Covers | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Smith Republican | $100,700 | 8 | Apr 24 to May 8, 2026 | Covered by regular reports |
Candidates not compared
These candidates are left out of the comparison rather than shown as zero, because a missing or partial record is not the same as no money.
- David Else (Legal Marijuana Now): No FEC data is stored for cycle 2026.
- Macey Budke (Independent): No FEC data is stored for cycle 2026.
Direct contributions are money the campaign received. Independent expenditures are spending by other organizations that is not coordinated with any campaign, and are never added to a candidate's receipts. Source: Federal Election Commission ↗.