David J. Else
- Other · On the Nov 3 ballot for US House, Nebraska District 3
Spectrum
Centrist is the middle of the scale, not of Congress. How this works
By donors (CFscore, 2022 cycle)
Research estimate from Stanford DIME 4.0. Source
Matched by name only, so it could be the wrong person. Only 22 donors, so this is a weak read.
Method and limits
Published score −1.012 on a scale from −2.0 to 2.0, where 0 is the center. 22 donors. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Places a candidate by who gave them money; candidates who share donors sit close together.
Reflects the donor network, not votes or views, and comes from past cycles, not a 2026 reading.
Now
US House, Nebraska District 3 · Tue, Nov 3
Macey Budke OtherMark Cohen IndependentDavid J. Else OtherAdrian Smith Republican (inc.)Becky Kelly Stille Democratic
Career
On the 2026 ballot for US House NE-03, status certified.
Money
FECThe FEC lists this candidate but has no 2025 to 2026 totals for them yet.
Matched to the FEC by name, party and seat, so it could be the wrong person.
How these are counted
Main committee: Dave Else for Congress. No donor names are shown.
More about David J. Else
Official pages (1 link)
Sources (4 sources)
Ballot listing, sos.nebraska.gov
Name, party, office and status. Retrieved Sep 11, 2026.
Federal 2026 candidates: money totals (web/data/people/money) and the MN federal filing list. Bulk files, no API and no key. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: US government work, public domain. Totals and committee names only; no donor names or addresses are stored.
Stanford DIME public v4.0, recipients file (CFscores)
CFscores for candidates and officials; web/data/ideology/dime.json and aggregate.json. A research estimate by Adam Bonica, not an official measure. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Compiled by Adam Bonica, Stanford University Libraries (built from campaign finance filings) from official returns. Not an official source.
Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0 [Computer file]. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime .
Election Wrld 2026 candidate files (state election office lists)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: state public records; see each row's sourceUrl.
Officials files, 2026 candidate files, returns files, DIME, FEC candidate master and congress-legislators terms, as of 2026-10-29. Nothing about jobs, retirement, or reasons is recorded or inferred.
Not available for David J. Else: a background, an age.
DataSources: FEC, DIME (ODC-BY), Results filesData as of Oct 29, 2026