2026 · Iowa Senate · 57% Ashley Hinson in the markets

The money in Iowa Senate

Josh Turek (D) has raised $6.3M and has $2.4M left; Ashley Hinson (R) has raised $10.2M and has $6.7M left, through June 30, 2026. Outside groups have spent $60.8M on the race.

The nominees

Josh Turek

Democrat · FEC filings

Raised
$6.3M
Spent
$3.9M
Cash
$2.4M

Where the money came from

Small donors (under $200) 43%Larger donors 50%PACs 6%Party 1%

28% of itemized donations came from Iowa; 72% from other states.

Outside spending

For $12.3MAgainst $14.2M
  • VoteVets: $9.8M for
  • Win it Back PAC: $3.8M against
  • Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) DBA CVA Action and DBA LIBRE Action: $3.1M against
  • FIGHT ON IOWA: $3.0M against

Ashley Hinson

Republican · FEC filings

Raised
$10.2M
Spent
$5.4M
Cash
$6.7M

Where the money came from

Small donors (under $200) 14%Larger donors 56%PACs 29%Party 1%

37% of itemized donations came from Iowa; 63% from other states.

Outside spending

For $9.2MAgainst $25.1M
  • WinSenate: $14.8M against
  • Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) DBA CVA Action and DBA LIBRE Action: $6.2M for
  • AB PAC: $4.1M against
  • FIGHT ON IOWA: $2.8M for

Where the donors live

Itemized individual donations (over $200) by the donor's state. Darker means more money.

Josh Turek
Alabama: $3KAlaska: $2KArizona: $9KColorado: $44KFlorida: $59KGeorgia: $18KIndiana: $18KKansas: $1KMaine: $225Massachusetts: $223KMinnesota: $34KNew Jersey: $20KNorth Carolina: $17KNorth Dakota: $250Oklahoma: $3KPennsylvania: $37KSouth Dakota: $6KTexas: $67KWyoming: $4KConnecticut: $53KMissouri: $13KWest Virginia: $545Illinois: $94KNew Mexico: $6KArkansas: $400California: $561KDelaware: $4KDistrict of Columbia: $129KHawaii: $9KIowa: $863KKentucky: $10KMaryland: $96KMichigan: $12KMississippi: $7KMontana: $110New Hampshire: $7KNew York: $355KOhio: $17KOregon: $33KTennessee: $18KUtah: $2KVirginia: $70KWashington: $68KWisconsin: $7KNebraska: $66KSouth Carolina: $3KIdaho: $2KNevada: $16KVermont: $2KLouisiana: $7KRhode Island: $1K

IA $863KCA $561KNY $355KMA $223KDC $129K

Ashley Hinson
Alabama: $24KAlaska: $3KArizona: $61KColorado: $90KFlorida: $576KGeorgia: $71KIndiana: $40KKansas: $35KMaine: $8KMassachusetts: $81KMinnesota: $69KNew Jersey: $79KNorth Carolina: $59KNorth Dakota: $9KOklahoma: $43KPennsylvania: $59KSouth Dakota: $34KTexas: $361KWyoming: $2KConnecticut: $64KMissouri: $36KWest Virginia: $4KIllinois: $202KNew Mexico: $20KArkansas: $39KCalifornia: $658KDelaware: $15KDistrict of Columbia: $210KHawaii: $2KIowa: $2.6MKentucky: $11KMaryland: $55KMichigan: $101KMississippi: $13KMontana: $6KNew Hampshire: $8KNew York: $470KOhio: $74KOregon: $26KTennessee: $80KUtah: $11KVirginia: $367KWashington: $66KWisconsin: $32KNebraska: $26KSouth Carolina: $30KIdaho: $27KNevada: $37KVermont: $388Louisiana: $23KRhode Island: $70

IA $2.6MCA $658KFL $576KNY $470KVA $367K

Fundraising, report by report

What each nominee raised in every FEC report this cycle, and the cash they had at the end of it.

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Campaign finance

Money each campaign has raised and has left, through June 30, 2026, and outside spending by super PACs, parties and groups. From the FEC, updated daily.

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside forOutside against
Joshua Turek DOpen seat$6.3M$3.9M$2.4M$12.3M$14.2M
Ashley Hinson Arenholz ROpen seat$10.2M$5.4M$6.7M$9.2M$25.1M
Joni K Ernst RIncumbent$2.0M$2.3M$1.9M—$15K
Nathan Sage DOpen seat$1.4M$1.4M$56——
James Carlin ROpen seat$494K$489K$5K——
Jackie Norris DOpen seat$364K$364K$0——
James Scholten DOpen seat$213K$205K$8K——
Thomas Raymond Laehn IOpen seat$32K$38K$8K——
Who's spending outside the campaigns
  • VoteVets: $9.8M for Joshua Turek
  • Win it Back PAC: $3.8M against Joshua Turek
  • Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) DBA CVA Action and DBA LIBRE Action: $3.1M against Joshua Turek
  • WinSenate: $14.8M against Ashley Hinson Arenholz
  • Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) DBA CVA Action and DBA LIBRE Action: $6.2M for Ashley Hinson Arenholz
  • AB PAC: $4.1M against Ashley Hinson Arenholz
  • Indivisible Action: $15K against Joni K Ernst

Source: FEC bulk data (daily) and the OpenFEC API. Odds, polls and buzz for this race →

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