The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
General-election ballot as recorded August 13, 2026. Not a prediction.
The seat
Joni Ernst
Republican · Holds the seat now
How to vote in Iowa
- General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks
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How they won the primary
The primary · 191,950 votes
- Josh TurekWon62.7%120,287
- Zach Wahls37.3%71,663
The primary · 206,255 votes
- Ashley HinsonWon74.2%153,059
- Jim Carlin25.8%53,196
Primary results as recorded August 27, 2026, in the canvass's own published order. Via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), which cites each state's canvass. A primary result is a filed fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
The money on this race
- Raised by candidates
- $26M
- Outside money
- $13M
Outside money, for and against
Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing.
Where each candidate's money comes from
Small donors give under $200; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.
Who is spending on this race
The 15 groups spending independently here, ranked; open a row for whose race the money went into.
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC; direction is each group's own declared filing.
Not on the November ballot
10 filed- Joni ErnstRepublican$7M
- James CarlinRepublican$494K
- Thomas LaehnLibertarian$54K
- Jackie NorrisDemocrat$364K
- Nathan SageDemocrat$1.4M
Primary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.
How this seat voted last time
R+7 in 2020
- Joni ErnstWon51.7%
- Theresa Greenfield45.2%
1,671,828 votes for candidates. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.
Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain; money figures carry their own coverage dates. Dataset built 2026-08-27. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.