Iowa U.S. Senate · 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

Republican

Ashley Hinson

Raised: $13,472,386
From individuals: $7,126,406
From PACs and other committees: $2,600,850
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $0
Cash on hand: $6,924,989
Debts: $0

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $14,812,015 to support and $46,305,210 to oppose.

WINSENATEagainst $28.2M
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTIONfor $7M
VOTEVETSagainst $6.5M
FIGHT ON IOWAfor $4.5M
AB PACagainst $4.1M
AMERICAN MEAT PRODUCERS PACagainst $2.5M

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 19, 2026.

PAC and committee money

304 committees reported giving $1,506,750 in all.

NRSC$62,000
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC)$17,000
NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC$15,000
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$12,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$11,000
HY-VEE INC EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
FIGHT ON 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

Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $6K
Oil, gas and private prisonsPAC checks $5K
Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $2K

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.

Libertarian

Thomas Laehn

Raised: $60,441
From individuals: $60,245
From PACs and other committees: $0
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $196
Cash on hand: $9,561
Debts: $0

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

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Democrat

Josh Turek

Raised: $6,276,527
From individuals: $5,835,817
From PACs and other committees: $378,127
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $0
Cash on hand: $2,362,314
Debts: $0

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $18,078,469 to support and $46,970,981 to oppose.

SLF PACagainst $28.5M
VOTEVETSfor $9.8M
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTIONagainst $5.1M
FIGHT ON IOWAagainst $4.8M
LOWER COSTS NOWfor $4.4M
WIN IT BACK PACagainst $3.8M

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 26, 2026.

PAC and committee money

75 committees reported giving $486,981 in all.

DSCC$62,000
SMART SOLUTIONS PAC$10,000
ALL FOR OUR COUNTRY LEADERSHIP PAC$10,000
GRANITE VALUES PAC$10,000
VOTEVETS$10,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
COMMON GROUND PAC$10,000
FORWARD TOGETHER PAC$10,000

Tracked networks

Pro-Israel groupsPAC checks $2K

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)

Ashley Hinson	Republican	$13,472,386	$6,924,989	$14,812,015	$46,305,210
Thomas Laehn	Libertarian	$60,441	$9,561	$0	$0
Josh Turek	Democrat	$6,276,527	$2,362,314	$18,078,469	$46,970,981

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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