Iowa 1st District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

R★Mariannette Miller-MeeksIncumbent
$7.21M
+$96K for · $346K against
DChristina Bohannan
$7.05M
+$43K for
IMichael Bridgford
$190K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Mariannette Miller-Meeks	R	$7,208,271	$96,067	$346,181	11%
Christina Bohannan	D	$7,051,745	$42,992	$0	5%
Michael Bridgford	I	$189,523	$0	$0	—

$14.4M

Raised by candidates

$4.69M

Spent by candidates

$485K

Outside spending

8 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)	$7.21M	$2.95M	$2.42M	11%	34%	$2.89M	2,395
Christina Bohannan (D)	$7.05M	$5.65M	$492K	5%	28%	$1.73M	3,408
Michael Bridgford (I)	$190K	$62K	$5K	—	29%	$65K	27

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

Spender	Target	Stance	Spent	Network	Dark money in
AB PAC C00492140	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	Oppose	$302K 7 filings		—
CLEARPATH ACTION FUND, INC. C00608943	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	Support	$68K 4 filings		—
WELCOMEPAC C00786830	Christina Bohannan	Support	$43K 2 filings		—
NRRC C00858852	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	Oppose	$36K 1 filing		—
HEALTHCARE FREEDOM SUPER PAC C00798009	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	Support	$20K 4 filings		—
YOUTH SAVE DEMOCRACY PAC C00832493	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	Oppose	$8K 1 filing		—
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION C00687103	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	Support	$5K 1 filing	Charles Koch Americans for Prosperity	—
AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION PAC (ACC PAC) C00877233	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	Support	$3K 1 filing		—

Candidates

Mariannette Miller-Meeks

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $7.21M
Small-dollar: 11%
In-state: 34%
Outside for / against: $96K / $346K

Backed by Paul Singer Backed by Charles Koch Backed by Ken Griffin Backed by Stephen Schwarzman Backed by AIPAC Backed by Americans for Prosperity Backed by the NRA Health care industry money+4 more

Christina Bohannan

D Democrat

Raised: $7.05M
Small-dollar: 5%
In-state: 28%
Outside for / against: $43K / $0

Backed by Deborah Simon Backed by Reid Hoffman Backed by EMILYs List Backed by End Citizens United Backed by 314 Action Health care industry money Union PAC money Mostly out-of-state money

Michael Bridgford

I Independent

Raised: $190K
Small-dollar: —
In-state: 29%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Mostly out-of-state money

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.