More than $22 million was raised for the Iowa Senate race in 2022. This was split fairly evenly between the Republican and Democrat parties.
What’s known as “dark money,” which comes from political non-profits and shell corporations, has greatly increased expenditures and donations in recent elections to record-breaking highs.
Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections.
Disclosures of political contributions can be unclear or murky due to gaps in information and misreporting.
Top Political Contributions in Iowa for week ending Nov. 5, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Cunningham Haan Committee for Scott County Attorney | Protecting Americans Project | $125,000 | 11/1/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $114,400 | 10/31/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $87,145 | 10/31/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $78,100 | 10/31/2022 |
| Thede for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $75,650 | 11/1/2022 |
| Steve Hansen for Iowa House | Iowa Democratic Party | $74,614 | 11/1/2022 |
| Cohoon for Representative | Iowa Democratic Party | $74,493 | 11/1/2022 |
| Iowans for Mike Vondran | Republican Party of Iowa | $68,910 | 10/31/2022 |
| Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $63,700 | 10/31/2022 |
| Gobble for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $62,830 | 10/31/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Rob Sand | $60,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Gustoff for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $59,860 | 10/31/2022 |
| Determann for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $55,290 | 10/31/2022 |
| Gehlbach for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $52,910 | 10/31/2022 |
| Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $50,600 | 10/31/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | $50,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Afscme People | $50,000 | 11/1/2022 |
| MollyBuckForAnkeny | Iowa Democratic Party | $46,961 | 11/1/2022 |
| Heather Matson for Iowa House | Iowa Democratic Party | $42,273 | 11/1/2022 |
| Turek4Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $41,732 | 11/1/2022 |
| MollyBuckForAnkeny | Iowa Democratic Party | $41,088 | 11/2/2022 |
| MacKenzie Bills for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $40,526 | 11/1/2022 |
| Suresh Reddy For Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $40,000 | 11/2/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Rob Sand | $40,000 | 11/2/2022 |
| Marvis Landon for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $35,600 | 10/31/2022 |
| Sonya Heitshusen For Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $35,232 | 11/1/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Koelker for Iowa Senate | $33,000 | 11/4/2022 |
| Cohoon for Representative | Iowa Democratic Party | $25,000 | 11/2/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Latham for Iowa | $25,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $25,000 | 11/1/2022 |
| Steve Hansen for Iowa House | Iowa Democratic Party | $24,871 | 11/2/2022 |
| Cohoon for Representative | Iowa Democratic Party | $24,831 | 11/2/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Heather Matson for Iowa House | $20,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Citizens for Sharon Steckman | Iowa Democratic Party | $20,000 | 11/2/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | $20,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Jason Golly | $20,000 | 11/1/2022 |
| Suresh Reddy For Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $19,534 | 11/1/2022 |
| Rinker for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $19,041 | 11/4/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Amanda Ragan for Iowa Senate | $16,948 | 11/4/2022 |
| Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $16,295 | 11/1/2022 |
| Webster for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $16,050 | 11/1/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | $16,000 | 11/3/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Jeff Edler for State Senate | $15,000 | 11/4/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Iowans for Cooling | $15,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Jenny Hansen for Iowa House | $14,800 | 11/3/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Brooke Boden for Iowa House | $14,500 | 11/4/2022 |
| Heather Matson for Iowa House | Iowa Democratic Party | $14,091 | 11/2/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Friends of Jason Schultz | $14,000 | 11/4/2022 |
| Turek4Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $13,911 | 11/2/2022 |
| Rinker for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $13,090 | 11/2/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Citizens for Sieck | $13,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $12,407 | 10/31/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $12,200 | 11/3/2022 |
| Bousselot for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $12,200 | 11/3/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Cournoyer for Senate | $12,000 | 11/4/2022 |
| Citizens for Sharon Steckman | Iowa Democratic Party | $11,744 | 11/2/2022 |
| Dawn Driscoll for State Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $11,490 | 10/31/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Friends of Jacob Bossman | $11,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $10,274 | 10/31/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Rick Olson To House of Representatives | Iowa Democratic Party | $10,233 | 11/1/2022 |
| Susie Weinacht for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $10,067 | 11/1/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Turek 4 Iowa | $10,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Iowans for Fitzgerald | Afscme People | $10,000 | 11/2/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Diane Young | $10,000 | 11/2/2022 |
| The Family Leader, PAC | John and Amy Vander Haag | $10,000 | 11/2/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Kenan Judge for Iowans | $10,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Steve Hansen for Iowa House | Iowa Democratic Party | $10,000 | 11/2/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, AFL | $10,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Afscme People | $10,000 | 11/1/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Afscme People | $10,000 | 11/2/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Citizens for Sharon Steckman | $10,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Iowa Firearms Coalition, PAC | $10,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Amy Nielsen for Iowa | $10,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Lundgren For Office | $10,000 | 11/2/2022 |
| Matt Pries for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $9,582 | 10/31/2022 |
| Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $9,545 | 11/1/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $9,000 | 11/1/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | McClintock for Iowa | $9,000 | 11/4/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | $9,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Sheri Horner | $8,854 | 11/3/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Sheri Horner | $8,854 | 11/3/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $8,760 | 10/31/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $8,000 | 11/2/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Kressig for Iowa House 59 | $8,000 | 11/3/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Friends of Lindsay James | $8,000 | 11/2/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Manufactured Housing Political Action Committee #6096 | $8,000 | 11/1/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | $8,000 | 11/4/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Hall for Iowa | $7,500 | 10/31/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Friends For Klimesh | $7,500 | 11/2/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Community Bankers of Iowa Political Action Committee | $7,500 | 11/1/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Iowans for Ross Wilburn | $7,274 | 10/31/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Timi Brown-Powers for Iowa | $7,000 | 11/3/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Eric Gjerde For Iowa | $7,000 | 11/3/2022 |
| Mark Weatherly State Representative 39 | Republican Party of Iowa and Its Eisenhower Club | $7,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Siegrist for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $7,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Marvis Landon for IA | $7,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Suresh Reddy For Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $6,511 | 11/2/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Mark Bogue | $6,500 | 10/31/2022 |
| Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $6,144 | 10/31/2022 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Wilz for Iowa• Clinton County Democratic Central Committee• Todd Halbur for State Auditor• Committee To Elect Zach Wahls• Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa• Heather Matson for Iowa House• Jackie Smith for Iowa Senate• Taxpayers for Collins• Deyoe for House• Iha, PAC• Dawn Driscoll for State Senate• Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-Iaec, PAC• Cedar County Democratic Central Committee• Iowans for Miller• Dejear for Iowa• Laborers', PAC• Scheetz for Iowa• Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture• Wood for Iowa• Waylon Brown for State Senate• Scholten for Iowa• Mixdorf for Iowa• Stiffler for Iowa• Lundgren for House• Mark Weatherly State Representative 39• Gulick for Good Governance• Kraayenbrink for Iowa Senate• Tom Shipley for Iowa• Credit Union, PAC• Dubuque County Democratic Central Committee• Johnson for Iowa• Joshua Meggers for Iowa House• Gary Mohr for State House• Gehlbach for Iowa House• Federation of Iowa Insurers, PAC• Charley Thomson for House• Jeff Edler for State Senate• Tracy Ehlert for Iowa House• Jenny Hansen for Iowa House• Abatepac• Iowans for Liz Bennett• Suresh Reddy for Iowa• Timi Brown Powers for Iowa• Iowa Cattlemen's Association, PAC• Brian Best for House• Holt for House• Zaun for Iowa Senate• Iowa State U. A. W., PAC• Clasen for Treasurer• Rozenboom for Senate• Matt Pries for Iowa• Siegrist for Iowa House• Team McGovern• Young for Iowa House• Cohoon for Representative• Dan Zumbach for Senate• Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union #33• Brooke Boden for Iowa House• Rinker for Iowa House• Webster for Iowa• Abdouch for House• Latham for Iowa• Iowa Realtors, PAC• Gustoff for Iowa• MollyBuckForAnkeny• Citizens for Pat Grassley• Friends for Brian Lohse• Committee to Elect Rick Olson to House of Representatives• Sarah Smith for HD76• Citizens for Sharon Steckman• Martin Graber for Iowa House• John Murphy for Recorder• Bird for Iowa• Marshall County Democratic Central Committee• Phil Thompson for Iowa• Fry for Iowa House• Eddie Andrews for Iowa• Citizens for John Norwood• Rob Sand for Iowa• Cindy Golding for Iowa House• Scott County Republican Central Committee• Vote Jorgensen• Sorensen for Iowa• Gustafson for Iowa House• Barb Kniff McCulla for Iowa• Taylor for Representative• Todd Brady for Iowa Senate• Gobble for Iowa House• Bergan for Iowa House• Appanoose County Democratic Central Committee• Friends of Caleb Copley• Citizens for Mommsen• Sonya Heitshusen for Iowa• Henderson for House• Beran for Iowa• Local #4 Fire, PAC• Friends of Jason Schultz• Iowa Health, PAC• Jeff Shipley's Committee for Peace and Prosperity• Friends of Jacob Bossman• Win With Windschitl• Team Lofgren• Steve Hansen for Iowa House• Committee to Elect Jeff Shudak• Guth for Senate• Susie Weinacht for Iowa• Megan Srinivas for Iowa• Black Hawk County Democratic Central Committee• Ingels for Iowa House• Iowans for Mike Vondran• Turek4Iowa• Forbes for Iowa House• LS2group, PAC• Truckstops of Iowa, PAC• Determann for Iowa House• Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee• Deb VanderGaast for Iowa Senate• Eric Gjerde for Iowa• Iowa Dental Political Action Committee• Bisignano for Senate Account• De Witt for Iowa Senate• Niko Pilcher for Story County Attorney• Friends of Lindsay James• Dickey for Iowa• Cournoyer for Senate• Iowa Democratic Party• Marvis Landon for Iowa• Polk County Democratic Central Committee• Isenhart Campaign for the Common Good• Vote Bloomingdale• Chapman for Senate• Story County Democratic Central Committee• Pate for Iowa• Stoltenberg for House• Friends of Whitver• Linn County Democratic Central Committee• Truck Iowa, PAC• Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Iowa• Kyle Schultz for County Supervisor• Koelker for Iowa Senate• Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate• Parker for Supervisor• Hy-Vee Employees' Political Action Committee, Inc.• Ann Meyer for Statehouse• Committee to Elect Angela Connolly for Supervisor• Bousselot for Iowa• Wheeler for Representative• Iowa American Water Company Politcal Action Committee• Ashley Herrig for Clay County Attorney• Citizens for Mandelbaum• Zach Dieken for Iowa House• The Family Leader, PAC• Scott County Democratic Central Committee• Iowans for Fitzgerald• Nelson for County Attorney• Kaufmann for State House• Ossian Election Team• Johnson County Republican Central Committee• Jennifer Smith for Iowa• Smith for Treasurer• Carroll County Republican Central Committee• Knobbe for Treasurer• Committee To Elect Art Staed• Kris Nall for Iowa• Citizens for Sexton• Emmet County Republican Central Committee• Kay Pence for Iowa• Kevin Kinney for State Senate• Dean Fisher for House• Kara Warme for Story• Carter Nordman for Iowa• Miller for Secretary of State• Stone for House• Dan Dawson for State Senate• Austin Harris for Iowa• Republican Party Of Iowa• Wills for Iowa• Kathleen Figaro for Senate• Friends of Jon Dunwell• Wyatt for Iowa• Wulf for Iowa• I-Vet or Iowa Veterinary Political Action Committee Inc., PAC• Kim Reynolds for Iowa• Jones for Iowa• Reimer for Supervisor• Mark Thompson for Iowa House• Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC• Justice for All Political Action Committee• MacKenzie Bills for Iowa• Citizens for Campbell 2022• Hora for Senate• Kelly Cunningham Haan Committee for Scott County Attorney• Cedar Rapids Development Group, PAC• Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa• Kenan Judge for Iowans• Iowa City Carpenters, PAC• Great Plains Laborers' District Council Iowa, PAC• Donna Amandus for Lee County• Thede for Iowa• Sweeney for State House
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