Iowa U.S. Senate

The count.

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Side by side.

Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.

Who spent from outside.

The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.

• VOTEVETSHybrid PAC (super PAC account)Spent mainly in primaries$9.8M for Joshua Turek · $6.5M against Ashley Hinson Arenholz
• AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTIONHybrid PAC (super PAC account)All of its general-election spending helped Republicans or opposed Democrats$3.4M for Ashley Hinson Arenholz · $202K against Joshua Turek
• AB PACHybrid PAC (super PAC account)All of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans$2.1M against Ashley Hinson Arenholz
• WINSENATESuper PACAll of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans$1.8M against Ashley Hinson Arenholz
• SLF PACSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries$643K for Ashley Hinson Arenholz · $11K against Joshua Turek
• HIGH PLAINS PACSuper PACAll of its general-election spending helped Republicans or opposed Democrats$258K against Joshua Turek
• IOWA ACTIONSuper PACAll of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans$233K for Zach P Wahls
• CLEARPATH ACTION FUND, INC.Super PACSpent mainly in primaries$216K for Ashley Hinson Arenholz
• PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC (super PAC account)98% of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans$44K for Joshua Turek
• THOMAS PAINE SOCIETY L.L.C.Filer that is not a political committee91% of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans$19K for Joshua Turek

Each campaign.

• Joshua TurekFEC filing: Joshua Turek · S6IA00298 ↗

  Raised

  $23M

  Spent

  $21M

  Cash on hand

  $3.1M

  • Individuals 97% $22M
  • PACs & other committees 3% $576K
  • Party committees 0.3% $68K
  • Other receipts 0.4% $96K

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $1.6M moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $9.9M supporting · $471K opposing ($556K of it designated for the general election)

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. VOTEVETSHybrid PAC (super PAC account)Spent mainly in primaries $9.8M
  2. PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC (super PAC account)98% of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans $44K
  3. THOMAS PAINE SOCIETY L.L.C.Filer that is not a political committee91% of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans $19K

  Biggest spenders opposing

  1. HIGH PLAINS PACSuper PACAll of its general-election spending helped Republicans or opposed Democrats $258K
  2. AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTIONHybrid PAC (super PAC account)All of its general-election spending helped Republicans or opposed Democrats $202K
  3. SLF PACSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $11K

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. DSCCDemocratic party committee $62K
  2. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)Membership group PAC · American Association For Justice (aaj) $10K
  3. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEUnion PAC · International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers $10K

  Where the money went $3.9M in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $3.9M of the $21M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 62% $2.4M
  • Consultants & strategy 5% $186K
  • Staff & payroll 15% $570K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 11% $441K
  • Polling, research & data 1% $49K
  • Travel, meals & events 0.8% $31K
  • Office, technology & overhead 2% $66K
  • Legal & compliance 2% $64K
  • Other or unclassified 2% $60K

  Largest payees

  1. BREAK SOMETHING $1.8M
  2. GUSTO $550K
  3. CANAL PARTNERS MEDIA $532K
  4. ACTBLUE $198K
  5. KRAMER STRATEGIES $127K

  Paid to individuals: $130K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Aug 12, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (591 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Ashley Hinson ArenholzFEC filing: Ashley Hinson Arenholz · S6IA00314 ↗

  Raised

  $10M

  Spent

  $14M

  Cash on hand

  $2.2M

  • Individuals 73% $7.5M
  • PACs & other committees 26% $2.7M
  • Party committees 0.6% $62K
  • Other receipts <0.1% $3,474

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $3.9M moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $4.3M supporting · $10M opposing ($14M of it designated for the general election)

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTIONHybrid PAC (super PAC account)All of its general-election spending helped Republicans or opposed Democrats $3.4M
  2. SLF PACSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $643K
  3. CLEARPATH ACTION FUND, INC.Super PACSpent mainly in primaries $216K

  Biggest spenders opposing

  1. VOTEVETSHybrid PAC (super PAC account)Spent mainly in primaries $6.5M
  2. AB PACHybrid PAC (super PAC account)All of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans $2.1M
  3. WINSENATESuper PACAll of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans $1.8M

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. NRSCRepublican party committee $62K
  2. REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC)Membership group PAC · Republican Jewish Coalition $17K
  3. NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PACTrade association PAC · National Pork Producers Council $15K

  Where the money went $5.3M in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $5.3M of the $14M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 49% $2.6M
  • Consultants & strategy 3% $172K
  • Staff & payroll 11% $567K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 9% $448K
  • Polling, research & data 7% $382K
  • Travel, meals & events 13% $698K
  • Office, technology & overhead 2% $125K
  • Legal & compliance 3% $168K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.1% $5,038
  • Other or unclassified 3% $147K

  Largest payees

  1. VENTURA MEDIA PARTNERS $803K
  2. RED RIVER CO $510K
  3. MDI IMAGING & MAIL $419K
  4. FULFILLMENT SOLUTIONS $308K
  5. SOCKO STRATEGIES $230K

  Paid to individuals: $546K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (1,459 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Joni K ErnstFEC filing: Joni K Ernst · S4IA00129 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · Joni Ernst

  In the U.S. Senate (IA) since 2015 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 15 of the 16 key Senate floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 4 committees: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Armed Services, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Chairman) · 8 subcommittees
  • 159 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 1 committee reported outside spending for or against them

  Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (S4IA00129) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.

  Raised

  $1.6M

  Spent

  $2.4M

  Cash on hand

  $1.8M

  • Individuals 61% $997K
  • PACs & other committees 39% $637K
  • Other receipts 0.6% $9,386

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026. Excludes $363K moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $0 supporting · $15K opposing

  Biggest spenders opposing

  1. INDIVISIBLE ACTIONHybrid PAC (super PAC account)Spent mainly in primaries $15K

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. GROWTH ENERGY PACTrade association PAC $10K
  2. TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PACLeadership PAC of Timothy E. Scott $10K
  3. TOGETHER HOLDING OUR MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC of Thom R Tillis $10K

  Where the money went $1.2M in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $1.2M of the $2.4M the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 29, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 29% $359K
  • Consultants & strategy 8% $101K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 22% $264K
  • Polling, research & data 12% $142K
  • Travel, meals & events 1% $14K
  • Office, technology & overhead 4% $52K
  • Legal & compliance 16% $190K
  • Other or unclassified 8% $98K

  Largest payees

  1. TARGETED VICTORY $344K
  2. SOCKO STRATEGIES LLC $210K
  3. CMDI $142K
  4. VENABLE LLP $133K
  5. TRUIST VISA $97K

  Paid to individuals: $1,073, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jun 29, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (390 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Nathan SageFEC filing: Nathan Sage · S6IA00256 ↗

  Raised

  $1.4M

  Spent

  $1.4M

  Cash on hand

  $9

  Debts

  $6,822

  • Individuals 97% $1.4M
  • PACs & other committees 0.5% $7,800
  • Candidate's own money & loans <0.1% $500
  • Other receipts 2% $28K

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. BACK THE BOLDPAC with no sponsoring organization $2,500
  2. THERESA GREENFIELD FOR IOWACandidate committee $2,000
  3. THE MAJORITY RULESPAC with no sponsoring organization $1,250

  Where the money went $1.4M in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 13% $180K
  • Consultants & strategy 4% $58K
  • Staff & payroll 24% $326K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 44% $611K
  • Polling, research & data 7% $93K
  • Travel, meals & events 2% $22K
  • Office, technology & overhead 4% $60K
  • Legal & compliance 2% $31K

  Largest payees

  1. HELIX CAMPAIGNS $411K
  2. GUSTO $243K
  3. FDM CONNECTS $170K
  4. BERGER HIRSCHBERG STRATEGIES $72K
  5. ACTBLUE TECHNICAL SERVICES $45K

  Paid to individuals: $109K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Apr 16, 2025 to Sep 29, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (535 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• James CarlinFEC filing: James Carlin · S6IA00249 ↗

  Raised

  $494K

  Spent

  $489K

  Cash on hand

  $5,266

  Debts

  $356K

  • Individuals 28% $137K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 71% $352K
  • Other receipts 1% $5,355

  Campaign totals through Jun 30, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $475K in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 39% $183K
  • Consultants & strategy 27% $130K
  • Staff & payroll 17% $82K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 2% $8,375
  • Polling, research & data 0.6% $2,700
  • Travel, meals & events 2% $10K
  • Office, technology & overhead 10% $49K
  • Legal & compliance 0.5% $2,348
  • Other or unclassified 1% $6,858

  Largest payees

  1. BPM MARKETING LLC $95K
  2. INTUIT $85K
  3. MUDD, INC. $23K
  4. QUICKBOOKS $20K
  5. DYNES DESIGN $20K

  Paid to individuals: $69K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Feb 19, 2025 to Jun 26, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (640 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Jackie NorrisFEC filing: Jackie Norris · S6IA00280 ↗

  Raised

  $364K

  Spent

  $364K

  Cash on hand

  $0

  • Individuals 97% $351K
  • PACs & other committees 1% $4,000
  • Candidate's own money & loans 2% $7,000
  • Other receipts 0.3% $1,145

  Campaign totals through Mar 20, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. THERESA GREENFIELD FOR IOWACandidate committee $2,000
  2. VARGAS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee $2,000

  Where the money went $355K in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 21% $74K
  • Consultants & strategy 27% $94K
  • Staff & payroll 12% $41K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 27% $95K
  • Polling, research & data 7% $23K
  • Travel, meals & events 0.8% $2,985
  • Office, technology & overhead 2% $6,803
  • Legal & compliance 5% $17K
  • Other or unclassified 0.1% $227

  Largest payees

  1. ASCEND DIGITAL STRATEGIES LLC $144K
  2. DIXON DAVIS MEDIA GROUP LLC $22K
  3. AGENCY $20K
  4. KATZ COMPLIANCE $17K
  5. Z TO A RESEARCH $16K

  Paid to individuals: $71K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Aug 12, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (90 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• James ScholtenFEC filing: James Scholten · S6IA00264 ↗

  Raised

  $213K

  Spent

  $205K

  Cash on hand

  $8,144

  Debts

  $10K

  • Individuals 93% $199K
  • PACs & other committees 5% $11K
  • Other receipts 1% $3,000

  Campaign totals through Dec 31, 2025.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. THERESA GREENFIELD FOR IOWACandidate committee $2,000
  2. REMEDY PACLeadership PAC of Eric Michael Swalwell $1,000
  3. DOING RIGHT - RESULTS ACTION UNITY LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC of Raul Ruiz $1,000

  Where the money went $205K in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 8% $17K
  • Consultants & strategy 61% $125K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 23% $48K
  • Polling, research & data 0.6% $1,267
  • Travel, meals & events 0.1% $268
  • Office, technology & overhead 6% $13K

  Largest payees

  1. AUTHENTIC CAMPAIGNS $23K
  2. MANDATE MEDIA $15K
  3. NGP VAN INC $13K
  4. ACTBLUE $7,020
  5. LAFAVE AND ASSOCIATES $5,000

  Paid to individuals: $136K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jun 8, 2025 to Oct 3, 2025, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (56 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Thomas Raymond LaehnFEC filing: Thomas Raymond Laehn · S6IA00181 ↗

  Raised

  $61K

  Spent

  $67K

  Cash on hand

  $9,035

  • Individuals 99.6% $61K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 0.3% $196

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $61K in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 27% $16K
  • Consultants & strategy 9% $5,172
  • Staff & payroll 3% $1,776
  • Fundraising & processing fees 2% $1,089
  • Travel, meals & events 13% $7,726
  • Office, technology & overhead 2% $997
  • Legal & compliance 29% $18K
  • Other or unclassified 17% $10K

  Largest payees

  1. SMARTPRESS $11K
  2. ART OF ARIES STUDIOS $2,746
  3. SQUARESPACE $1,480
  4. STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF IOWA $1,000
  5. HOYT, MORAIN & HOMMER, PC $950

  Paid to individuals: $36K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated May 30, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (207 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Zach P WahlsFEC filing: Zach P Wahls · S6IA00272 ↗

  No campaign summary is in the FEC bulk file for this filing yet.

  Outside groups: $233K supporting · $0 opposing ($150K of it designated for the general election)

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. IOWA ACTIONSuper PACAll of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans $233K

  No itemized operating expenditures from this candidate's principal campaign committee are in the FEC bulk file yet.

Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: John Berman, Joshua Daniel Smith, Chris Henry.