AA
Ashley Arenholz
RR · challenger
Candidate leans on PAC money. 29% from PACs and 70% from individuals.
70% individuals29% PACs1% other
$7.5M
raised
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Iowa · U.S. Senate · 2026
Iowa Senate race
General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Iowa Senate race
Joni Ernst ranks No. 4 in money raised.
Republican Ashley Arenholz leads the field with about $7.5M raised.
Joshua Turek reports 93% of campaign money from individuals.
The incumbent, Joni Ernst, ranks No. 4 in the money.
FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
JT
Joshua Turek
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 93% from individuals and 6% from PACs.
93% individuals6% PACs1% other
$6.3M
raised
ZW
Zach Wahls
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 3% from PACs.
97% individuals3% PACs0% other
$3.9M
raised
Joni Ernst
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 39% from PACs and 61% from individuals.
61% individuals39% PACs0% other
$1.6M
raised
NS
Nathan Sage
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 1% from PACs.
97% individuals1% PACs2% other
$1.4M
raised
JC
James Carlin
RR · challenger
28% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 72% from other sources.
28% individuals0% PACs72% other
$494K
raised
JN
Jackie Norris
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 1% from PACs.
97% individuals1% PACs2% other
$364K
raised
JS
James Scholten
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 93% from individuals and 5% from PACs.
93% individuals5% PACs2% other
$213K
raised
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TL
Thomas Laehn
LL · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 99% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
99% individuals0% PACs1% other
$32K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Small donors & unclassified$112K
Banking & Financial$39K
Energy & Utilities$29K
Agriculture$10K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Tech & Telecom$7K
Health & Pharma$6K
Real Estate & Construction$5K
Transportation$5K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- US AI · company$13K
- APOLLO · company$11K
- BEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR ENVISIONED PAC · pac$10K
- GROWTH ENERGY PAC · pac$10K
- OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- TOGETHER HOLDING OUR MAJORITY PAC · pac$10K
- TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC · pac$10K
- NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC) · pac$8K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
15%82%
15% PACs82% individuals3% other
The incumbent's record
Joni Ernst is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$790K
$255K - $1.3M. up $287K since 2014.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
4
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship · Chairman
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$112K
Banking & Financial$39K
Energy & Utilities$29K
Agriculture$10K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Tech & Telecom$7K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Ashley Arenholz R · challenger AA | vs | JT Joshua Turek D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $7.5M | Raised | $6.3M |
| $6.7M | Cash on hand | $2.4M |
| 29% | From PACs | 6% |
| 70% | From individuals | 93% |
| Too few to rank | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| No | Incumbent | No |