ERNST, JONI K
RepublicanFEC reportedRepublican candidate · U.S. Senate · Iowa · Statewide · Election 2026 · IncumbentS4IA00129
Overview
- Raised
- $7Mvs $2.9M 2023–2024
- Spent
- $5.7Mvs $1.7M 2023–2024
- Cash on hand
- $1.8Mvs $2.2M 2023–2024
- Debts owed
- $0vs $0 2023–2024
OpenFEC processed candidate totals through Sep 30, 2026, across every authorized committee; figures change when amended reports are filed.
Raised is total receipts and Spent is total disbursements as reported for the candidate's authorized committees together; both can include transfers, loans and refunds. Cash on hand and debts are the balances at the end of the last report. The comparison is the same figure for 2023–2024.
Candidate & race
- Office & constituency
- U.S. Senate · Iowa · Statewide
- Reported party
- Republican
- Election year
- 2026
- Race status
- Incumbent
- Candidate status
- Current candidate
- Principal campaign committee
- JONI FOR IOWA (C00546788)
The principal campaign committee is the reported connection to this candidate. Transaction details below cover that committee; candidate-wide totals can also cover other authorized committees.
Money in
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Sources
- Itemized individual contributions$2.8M
- Unitemized individual contributions$1.6M
- Other committees$1.5M
- Transfers from affiliates$812.3K
- Other receipts$9,433
Top contributors
- TEAM JONIRepublicanInferred from FEC-reported participants$128.3K6 contributions
- 2025 SENATORS CLASSIC COMMITTEERepublicanInferred from FEC-reported participants$63.7K4 contributions
Money out
Spending by kind
- Operating expenditures$4.5M
- Contribution refunds$1M
- Other disbursements$192.1K
Largest transfers and contributions to committees
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEMixed activity · 46% Democratic / 54% RepublicanInferred from activity$145.8K
Largest operating payments
- SOCKO STRATEGIES LLC$31.1KFINANCE CONSULTING · Sep 25, 2025
- SOCKO STRATEGIES LLC$31KFINANCE CONSULTING · Aug 11, 2025
- VENABLE LLP$24.6KLEGAL CONSULTING · Aug 11, 2025
- TARGETED VICTORY$21.5KPOLITICAL STRATEGY/FINANCE/DIGITAL CONSULTING · Nov 5, 2025
- TARGETED VICTORY$18.2KDIGITAL/FINANCE/POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING · Aug 11, 2025
Over time
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Financial timeline
2025–2026 election cycle · dated records
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Records
Registration
- Office sought
- U.S. Senate
- State / district
- Iowa · Statewide
- Party affiliation
- Republican
- Race status
- Incumbent
- Candidate status
- Current candidate
- Election year
- 2026
- Registration snapshot cycle
- 2025–2026
- Cycles loaded
- 2026, 2024
- Registered address
- 1003 EASTERN AVENUE · RED OAK, Iowa, 51566
- Compliance screening
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Relationships
FEC-reported relationships
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Reconciliation
- Coverage
- Jan 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2026
- Contribution refunds
- $979,519
- Debts owed by committees
- $0
- Last report
- YEAR-END
Source and provenance
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