Iowa Senate
$172M in outside money, split almost evenly between the two sides, in one of the closest races in the country.1
Follow the MoneySix groups paid for most of the money in the biggest Senate races.The Matchup
Voters or Donors
Josh TurekDEM
Iowa state representative and two-time Paralympic gold medalist in wheelchair basketball.
Ashley HinsonREP
U.S. representative for Iowa's 2nd District since 2021.
- Refuses corporate PAC money
- Endorsed by End Citizens United
- Wants Citizens United overturned and a stock trading ban for Congress
- 19% of her money came from PACs
- $143K from crypto and AI companies and their people
- No corporate PAC pledge or Citizens United position found
Outside Money
$172M in Outside Money
Each side counts money spent for its candidate plus money spent against the other one, through Oct 29.1
- For Turek$28M
- Against Hinson$59M
- For Hinson$16M
- Against Turek$68M
Biggest groups for Turek
- WinSenate, $36.0M, funded by Senate Majority PAC
- Lower Costs Now, $18.9M
- VoteVets, $9.9M
Biggest groups for Hinson
- Senate Leadership Fund, $42.1M; Elon Musk is its biggest donor
- Fight On Iowa, $14.4M
- Americans for Prosperity Action, $12.7M, funded by Koch Inc. and Stand Together
Our Pick
Josh Turek
Why Turek
Turek takes almost no PAC money, about 2% of what he raised, refuses corporate PAC money and wants Citizens United overturned. Hinson got 19% of her money from PACs and grades F.
The Catch
Turek's side has slightly more outside money, mostly from groups funded by Senate Democrats' super PAC, and some leadership-PAC money he took is corporate-funded.
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