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DemocratRan for NE U.S. Senate · 2026lost in the primary

William Forbes

William Forbes ( Democratic Party ) (also known as Bill) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Nebraska. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 12, 2026 .
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Donors & money
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OWN-COMMITTEE TOTALS FROM FEC FILINGS THROUGH 2026-05-21 · INDUSTRY GROUPS ARE ITEMIZED RECEIPTS CLASSIFIED BY EMPLOYER — A KEYWORD APPROXIMATION, NOT OPENSECRETS CODING. SOURCE: FEC ↗
Race

The contest Forbes is running in.

NE · SENATE · 2026likely r
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Biography
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Democrat · NE U.S. Senate · lost in the primary

William Forbes

William Forbes ( Democratic Party ) (also known as Bill) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Nebraska. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 12, 2026 .

$1k
Raised
In brief
No profile summary yet
Summaries are written and fact-checked against the underlying data in nightly batches. This candidate's hasn't been generated or verified yet.
Governing & voting record
No legislative record
Roll-call votes and sponsored bills are collected for members of Congress from congress.gov. There is no roll-call source for this office yet.
Where they stand
Key positions not yet compiled
Positions are drawn from the candidate's public record and statements. We haven't compiled a verified set for this candidate yet.
Career & history
No career timeline
Career history is built from Wikipedia / Wikidata records. No matching public record was found for this candidate.
Public favorability
No favorability data
This candidate isn't tracked by YouGov's public-figure panel, and no published state polling on their favorability was found.
How they vote
No party-unity or ideology scores
Party-unity and DW-NOMINATE ideology scores are only available for candidates with a congressional roll-call record.
Ratings from advocacy groups
No advocacy-group ratings
Interest-group scorecards have no machine-readable feed — they're curated per candidate, and none are on file yet.
Donors & money
$1k
Raised
$1k
Spent
$0
Cash on hand
OWN-COMMITTEE TOTALS FROM FEC FILINGS THROUGH 2026-05-21 · INDUSTRY GROUPS ARE ITEMIZED RECEIPTS CLASSIFIED BY EMPLOYER — A KEYWORD APPROXIMATION, NOT OPENSECRETS CODING. SOURCE: FEC ↗
Race
NE · SENATE · 2026likely r
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Related prediction markets
All markets →
Sources & provenance
Biography
Public record
Wikipedia + state records
Money & donors
FEC filings
itemized + committee totals
Markets
Live venues
Polymarket · Kalshi
ALL FIGURES DRAWN FROM PUBLICLY AVAILABLE RECORDS · CANDIDATE PROFILES ARE NONPARTISAN AND CARRY NO ENDORSEMENT.