Iowa U.S. Senate — 2026 General Election | Contest

Contest facts

Name: Iowa U.S. Senate — 2026 General Election
Election date: 2026-11-03
Election type: general
Filing deadline: —
Partisan: Yes
Number of seats: 1

Source and freshness

Last pulled: 2 days ago (2026-08-16)

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FEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)

Source record ID: fec_races:S6IA00272:2026
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Source record ID: fec_races:S6IA00207:2026
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Source record ID: fec_races:S6IA00199:2026
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Source record ID: fec_races:S6IA00181:2026
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Source record ID: fec_races:S6IA00207:2026
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Source record ID: fec_races:S6IA00199:2026
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Source record ID: fec_races:S6IA00181:2026
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Source record ID: fec_races:S6IA00314:2026
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Source record ID: fec_races:S6IA00306:2026
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Source record ID: fec_races:S6IA00298:2026
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Source record ID: fec_races:S6IA00280:2026
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Source record ID: fec_races:S6IA00272:2026
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Source record ID: fec_races:S6IA00264:2026
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Source record ID: fec_races:S6IA00256:2026
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Source record ID: fec_races:S6IA00249:2026
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Source record ID: fec_races:S6IA00207:2026
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Source record ID: fec_races:S6IA00199:2026
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Source record ID: fec_races:S6IA00181:2026
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Key metrics

Candidacies: 12

Results

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Candidacies

Person	Candidacy record	Party	Status	Incumbent/challenger
ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON	View candidacy detail	REP	C	O
BERMAN, JOHN	View candidacy detail	REP	N	O
CARLIN, JAMES	View candidacy detail	REP	C	O
ERNST, JONI K	View candidacy detail	REP	C	I
HENRY, CHRIS	View candidacy detail	DEM	N	O
LAEHN, THOMAS RAYMOND DR.	View candidacy detail	LIB	C	O
NORRIS, JACKIE	View candidacy detail	DEM	C	O
SAGE, NATHAN	View candidacy detail	DEM	C	O
SCHOLTEN, JAMES	View candidacy detail	DEM	C	O
SMITH, JOSHUA DANIEL	View candidacy detail	REP	N	O
TUREK, JOSHUA	View candidacy detail	DEM	C	O
WAHLS, ZACH P	View candidacy detail	DEM	C	O

Money in this race

Across 12 candidates in the 2026 cycle, Civibus has loaded $24,926,957.40 raised. Outside groups spent $12,784,481.31 supporting and $26,641.84 opposing candidates in this race.

Candidate	Party	Status	Money	Outside spending
ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON	REP	O	Raised $10,217,845.39 Spent $5,396,429.30 Cash on hand $6,749,491.49	Outside spending supporting $2,031,363.26 Outside spending opposing $0.00
TUREK, JOSHUA	DEM	O	Raised $6,276,526.90 Spent $3,914,213.12 Cash on hand $2,362,313.78	Outside spending supporting $10,603,118.05 Outside spending opposing $11,166.00
WAHLS, ZACH P	DEM	O	Raised $3,893,142.98 Spent $3,654,376.61 Cash on hand $238,766.37	Outside spending supporting $150,000.00 Outside spending opposing $0.00
ERNST, JONI K	REP	I	Raised $2,002,592.02 Spent $2,307,957.08 Cash on hand $1,934,477.68	Outside spending supporting $0.00 Outside spending opposing $15,475.84
SAGE, NATHAN	DEM	O	Raised $1,433,543.65 Spent $1,433,487.97 Cash on hand $55.68	Outside spending supporting $0.00 Outside spending opposing $0.00
CARLIN, JAMES	REP	O	Raised $494,420.13 Spent $489,153.91 Cash on hand $5,266.22	Outside spending supporting $0.00 Outside spending opposing $0.00
NORRIS, JACKIE	DEM	O	Raised $363,563.01 Spent $363,563.01 Cash on hand $0.00	Outside spending supporting $0.00 Outside spending opposing $0.00
SCHOLTEN, JAMES	DEM	O	Raised $213,415.45 Spent $205,271.15 Cash on hand $8,144.30	Outside spending supporting $0.00 Outside spending opposing $0.00
LAEHN, THOMAS RAYMOND DR.	LIB	O	Raised $31,907.87 Spent $38,130.82 Cash on hand $8,334.37	Outside spending supporting $0.00 Outside spending opposing $0.00
BERMAN, JOHN	REP	O	Raised $0.00 Spent $0.00 Cash on hand Not available	Outside spending supporting $0.00 Outside spending opposing $0.00
HENRY, CHRIS	DEM	O	Raised $0.00 Spent $0.00 Cash on hand Not available	Outside spending supporting $0.00 Outside spending opposing $0.00
SMITH, JOSHUA DANIEL	REP	O	Raised $0.00 Spent $0.00 Cash on hand Not available	Outside spending supporting $0.00 Outside spending opposing $0.00

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