Ohio Democratic Party made the largest political donation in the state during the week ending Oct. 29, 2022, giving $184,000 to the Iowa Democratic Party on Oct. 25, 2022, according to Iowa.gov.
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 Oct. 29, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Democratic Party | Ohio Democratic Party | $184,000 | 10/25/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $139,417 | 10/27/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $100,000 | 10/26/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Dawn Driscoll for State Senate | $80,000 | 10/27/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | $80,000 | 10/25/2022 |
| Dawn Driscoll for State Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $76,015 | 10/27/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $74,100 | 10/24/2022 |
| Gobble for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $73,830 | 10/24/2022 |
| Gustoff for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $70,860 | 10/24/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Chapman For Senate | $70,000 | 10/27/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Friends of Whitver | $70,000 | 10/28/2022 |
| Iowans for Mike Vondran | Republican Party of Iowa | $68,910 | 10/24/2022 |
| Henderson for House | Republican Party of Iowa | $62,780 | 10/24/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Kim Reynolds for Iowa | $55,600 | 10/26/2022 |
| Determann for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $55,290 | 10/24/2022 |
| Gehlbach for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $52,910 | 10/26/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | $50,000 | 10/25/2022 |
| Webster for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $49,285 | 10/27/2022 |
| Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $49,285 | 10/27/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Friends of Jason Schultz | $45,000 | 10/27/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Sweeney for Senate | $45,000 | 10/27/2022 |
| De Witt for Iowa Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $38,645 | 10/27/2022 |
| Dawn Driscoll for State Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $37,400 | 10/24/2022 |
| Marvis Landon for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $35,600 | 10/24/2022 |
| Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $33,500 | 10/24/2022 |
| Bousselot for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $33,200 | 10/24/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $31,600 | 10/24/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Kevin Kinney for State Senate | $31,000 | 10/26/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Bousselot for Iowa | $30,000 | 10/27/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Vote Bloomingdale | $30,000 | 10/28/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $28,400 | 10/28/2022 |
| Bousselot for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $28,400 | 10/28/2022 |
| Manufactured Housing Political Action Committee #6096 | Affordable Communities Fund VI, LLC | $27,927 | 10/28/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $27,757 | 10/27/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $26,232 | 10/26/2022 |
| Gobble for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $25,760 | 10/26/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Turek 4 Iowa | $25,000 | 10/26/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | DGA Victory Fund | $25,000 | 10/27/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Osmundson for Iowa | $25,000 | 10/24/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Kaufmann for State House | $25,000 | 10/27/2022 |
| Win With Windschitl | Bruce Rastetter | $25,000 | 10/25/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Anthony Marlowe | $25,000 | 10/24/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | $25,000 | 10/26/2022 |
| Gehlbach for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $24,078 | 10/26/2022 |
| Jenny Hansen for Iowa House | Iowa Democratic Party | $23,300 | 10/29/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $23,078 | 10/25/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Siegrist for Iowa House | $23,000 | 10/27/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Vote Bloomingdale | $22,000 | 10/28/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Dan Dawson for State Senate | $22,000 | 10/28/2022 |
| Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $21,924 | 10/25/2022 |
| Henderson for House | Republican Party of Iowa | $21,102 | 10/26/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture | $20,000 | 10/24/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Jones for Iowa | $20,000 | 10/24/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | Iowa Committee on Political Education – AFL-CIO | $20,000 | 10/23/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Shipley for Iowa | $20,000 | 10/28/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Rowley for Iowa Senate | $20,000 | 10/27/2022 |
| De Witt for Iowa Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $18,500 | 10/24/2022 |
| Webster for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $18,050 | 10/24/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Iowans For Miller | $17,500 | 10/28/2022 |
| Determann for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $17,002 | 10/26/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Jeneary for House District 5 Committee | $17,000 | 10/28/2022 |
| Mark Weatherly State Representative 39 | Republican Party of Iowa and Its Eisenhower Club | $15,846 | 10/26/2022 |
| Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $15,624 | 10/27/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Steve Hansen for Iowa House | $15,000 | 10/26/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $14,988 | 10/25/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Eddie Andrews For Iowa | $14,934 | 10/26/2022 |
| Webster for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $13,950 | 10/25/2022 |
| Bousselot for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $13,805 | 10/27/2022 |
| Gustoff for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $13,670 | 10/26/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | $13,000 | 10/27/2022 |
| De Witt for Iowa Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $12,775 | 10/27/2022 |
| Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $12,729 | 10/25/2022 |
| Taylor for Representative | Iowa Democratic Party | $12,500 | 10/26/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Todd Taylor for State Senate | $12,500 | 10/24/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $12,407 | 10/28/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $12,407 | 10/24/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Donahue for State Senate | $12,000 | 10/28/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Friends of Lindsay James | $12,000 | 10/28/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Republican Party of Iowa | $11,000 | 10/24/2022 |
| Webster for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $10,469 | 10/26/2022 |
| Gulick for Good Governance | Republican Party of Iowa | $10,350 | 10/24/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $10,274 | 10/28/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $10,274 | 10/24/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Republican Party of Iowa | $10,144 | 10/27/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Republican Party of Iowa | $10,144 | 10/26/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | De Witt for Iowa Senate | $10,000 | 10/28/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Thede for Iowa | $10,000 | 10/24/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | End Citizens United | $10,000 | 10/25/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Jacoby for House | $10,000 | 10/28/2022 |
| Win With Windschitl | Master Builders of Iowa, P.A.C. | $10,000 | 10/25/2022 |
| Manufactured Housing Political Action Committee #6096 | Joanne Stevens | $10,000 | 10/28/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | Meyer Koplow | $10,000 | 10/23/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Sue Cahill for Iowa House | $10,000 | 10/24/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Megan Srinivas for Iowa | $10,000 | 10/26/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Alons For Senate | $10,000 | 10/27/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Kraayenbrink for Iowa Senate | $10,000 | 10/27/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees | $10,000 | 10/28/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Heavy Highway Political Action Committee | $10,000 | 10/26/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Eric Schmidt | $10,000 | 10/24/2022 |
