Iowa U.S. House, district 3 · 2026

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

Sarah Trone Garriott

Raised: $7,654,894
From individuals: $6,857,610
From PACs and other committees: $595,363
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $120
Cash on hand: $1,976,870
Debts: $15,000

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $823,840 to support and $1,593,002 to oppose.

NO GOING BACK PAC INC.against $1.3M
PROJECT 218for $498K
AMERICA PACagainst $220K
CFFE PACfor $185K
PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTfor $68K
MAGA INC.against $51K

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 15, 2026.

PAC and committee money

120 committees reported giving $533,129 in all.

FAIR SHOT PAC$13,456
ZINC COLLECTIVE PAC$11,333
VOTE MAMA$10,000
THE NEXT 50 PAC$10,000
THE JUNO FUND$10,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)$10,000
FLIP THE CONGRESS PAC$10,000

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

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.

Republican Incumbent

Zach Nunn

Raised: $4,869,249
From individuals: $1,010,302
From PACs and other committees: $1,721,477
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $0
Cash on hand: $3,568,369
Debts: $0

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $128,665 to support and $3,101,011 to oppose.

HMPagainst $1.5M
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L Eagainst $604K
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENagainst $349K
NRDC ACTION VOTESagainst $300K
LCV VICTORY FUNDagainst $250K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEfor $62K

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 13, 2026.

PAC and committee money

461 committees reported giving $1,929,341 in all.

PA-FIRST PAC$12,500
WATERPAC - NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL COMMITTEE$10,000
MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$10,000
SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC$10,000

Tracked networks

Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $24K
Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $10K

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)

Sarah Trone Garriott	Democrat	$7,654,894	$1,976,870	$823,840	$1,593,002
Zach Nunn	Republican	$4,869,249	$3,568,369	$128,665	$3,101,011

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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