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LINCOLN — Gov. Pete Ricketts has given another $100,000 to a group working to preserve the death penalty in Nebraska, but opponents of capital punishment have raised far more dollars overall.

Retain a Just Nebraska said Tuesday in financial disclosures that it has collected $2.7 million during its two-year campaign to keep the Nebraska Legislature’s repeal of the death penalty. On its list of contributors are the campaigns of 10 state senators who voted for the repeal and Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon.

The tally for Nebraskans for the Death Penalty, the group backed by the governor, stands at about $1.2 million.

The pro-death penalty group reported having about $128,000 in cash on hand heading into the Nov. 8 election, when voters will pass judgment on the 2015 repeal. The death penalty opposition group said it had just under $47,000 on hand.

Despite being far outspent, death penalty backers are confident that a majority of voters will cast ballots to restore capital punishment, said Chris Peterson, a spokesman with Nebraskans for the Death Penalty.

“We don’t believe there’s a large number of voters yet to be persuaded,” he said. “I’m not sure the opponents are making a wise investment.”