2026 elections · Iowa

Iowa U.S. House, district 1

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 3 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Lean D (Cook: Toss-up; Sabato: Lean D; Inside Elections: Tilt D; DDHQ: Likely D; silver: Lean D). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Democrat

Christina Bohannan

Raised
$9,468,352
From individuals
$7,831,455
From PACs and other committees
$684,878
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$7,000
Cash on hand
$3,008,450
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $2,586,404 to support and $789,018 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 14, 2026.

PAC and committee money

130 committees reported giving $587,430 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Pro-Israel groupsPAC checks $32K
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $1K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Independent / no party

Michael Bridgford

Raised
$337,970
From individuals
$83,942
From PACs and other committees
$5,000
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$149,028
Cash on hand
$95,908
Debts
$150,000

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $158,561 to support and $0 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Sept. 1, 2026.

PAC and committee money

1 committees reported giving $5,000 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Republican Incumbent

Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Raised
$8,924,570
From individuals
$4,044,275
From PACs and other committees
$2,829,605
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$2,607,710
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $990,317 to support and $4,788,240 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 14, 2026.

PAC and committee money

583 committees reported giving $2,310,716 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $36K
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $11K
  • Oil, gas and private prisonsPAC checks $8K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Money in this race (FEC)
Christina BohannanDemocrat$9,468,352$3,008,450$2,586,404$789,018
Michael BridgfordIndependent / no party$337,970$95,908$158,561$0
Mariannette Miller-MeeksRepublican$8,924,570$2,607,710$990,317$4,788,240

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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