About this race
This district usually votes Republican. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, a Republican, has taken $267,027 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Michael Bridgford, an independent, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records. Christina Bohannan, a Democrat, reports $326,809 from other pro-Israel groups. The November ballot lists 3 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican and one independent.
Key issues in Iowa
Major issues facing Iowa, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
- Rising cancer rates — Iowa has the nation's second-highest cancer rate, making the disease a bipartisan campaign issue.
- Water quality — Voters worry that nitrate and chemical pollution of water may be driving the cancer spike.
- Inflation and economy — Voters rank inflation and the economy as their top concern when deciding congressional votes.
- Data center growth — Rapid data center expansion sparks debate over energy costs and confidential utility rates.
Candidates & funding
Christina Bohannan Democrat Nominee
Michael Bridgford Independent Nominee
Where the money comes from
FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
| Mariannette Miller-Meeks R | Christina Bohannan D | Michael Bridgford I | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | $7.2M | $7.1M | $190K |
| Individuals | $2.9M41% | $5.6M80% | $62K33% |
| PACs & parties | $2.4M34% | $503K7% | $5K3% |
| Self-funded | $0 | $7K0% | $23K12% |
| Other | $1.8M26% | $894K13% | $100K53% |
| AIPAC-linked* | $267K | — | — |
| Outside spending† | — | — | — |
* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Who are the biggest donors?
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Mariannette Miller-Meeks 2391 donors
- Individual$15K
- Individual$15K
- Individual$15K
- Individual$14K
- Individual$14K
- Individual$14K
- Individual$14K
- Individual$14K
- Individual$14K
- Trade association PAC$11K
- Individual$11K
- Individual$10K
- Individual$10K
- Individual$10K
- Individual$10K
- Membership PAC$10K
- Trade association PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$10K
- Trade association PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$10K
- PAC$10K
- PAC$10K
- PAC$10K
- Leadership PAC$10K
- Membership PAC$10K
- Trade association PAC$10K
- Membership PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$10K
- Leadership PAC$10K
- Trade association PAC$10K
- Leadership PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$10K
- Leadership PAC$10K
- Leadership PAC$10K
- Membership PAC$10K
- Membership PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$10K
- Leadership PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$10K
- PAC$10K
- Membership PAC$10K
- Leadership PAC$10K
- Leadership PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$10K
- PAC$10K
- Leadership PAC$10K
- Trade association PAC$10K
Showing the 50 biggest of 2391 donors. The other 2341 gave $3.7M combined.
Plus $896K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
Christina Bohannan 3441 donors
- Membership PAC$32K
- Individual$14K
- Individual$14K
- Individual$14K
- Individual$14K
- Individual$14K
- Individual$14K
- Individual$13K
- Individual$12K
- Individual$10K
- Individual$10K
- PAC$10K
- PAC$10K
- Leadership PAC$10K
- PAC$10K
- Labor PAC$10K
- PAC$10K
- Leadership PAC$10K
- PAC$10K
- PAC$10K
- Labor PAC$10K
- PAC$10K
- Leadership PAC$10K
- Labor PAC$10K
- PAC$10K
- Labor PAC$10K
- PAC$10K
- Membership PAC$10K
- PAC$10K
- Leadership PAC$10K
- Leadership PAC$10K
- Individual$8K
- Individual$8K
- Individual$8K
- Individual$8K
- Individual$8K
- Membership PAC$8K
- PAC$8K
- PAC$8K
- Leadership PAC$8K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
Showing the 50 biggest of 3441 donors. The other 3391 gave $4.6M combined.
Plus $1.1M from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.
Related news
October 09, 2026
Cook Political Report moves 18 House races toward Democrats; sees most likely outcome as a 9-to-19-seat Democratic gain
Cook's House editor moved 18 race ratings toward Democrats on Oct. 9: nine Republican incumbents (Miller-Meeks and Nunn in Iowa; Mackenzie, Perry, and Fitzpatrick in Pennsylvania; Huizenga in Michigan; Wittman in Virginia; Hill in Arkansas; Spartz in Indiana), five Democratic incumbents (Lee in Nevada; Suozzi and Gillen in New York; Gluesenkamp Perez in Washington; Davis in North Carolina), and four open seats (NE-02, IA-02, KY-06, ME-02). Cook now says Democrats need only 20 percent of the Toss Ups to reach a House majority.
Source: Newsmax (Cook Political Report ratings) →