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Vote Vowels 2026

Candidate committee · code SWGA51196 · candidate: Vowels, James · 3 filings on record

$13,966.61 on hand as of the 2026 “May 15 – Jul 14” report. The filing.

2026: Jim Vowels (Democrat) faces Sandy Salmon (Republican) · the race → · compare the money →

Cash on hand at end of period, 2025 to 2026 · hover for details
$13,966
Money raised each filing period (donations of money, not goods or services), per state filings · hover any bar
$10,549

Where the money comes from

$15,244.00 received across 164 itemized cash contributions since 2023-01-01, per state disclosure records. Its reports show $25,793.40 in cash raised in the same span — the $10,549.40 difference is small gifts reported as one lump sum, plus recent reports the state hasn't broken out donor-by-donor yet. Separately, and not counted above or in the mix below: $3,544.59 in in-kind support (2 filings) — goods and services donated rather than money .

Individuals 91% ($13,829.00) · PACs & committees 9% ($1,365.00) · Other organizations <1% ($50.00)

Bremer County Democratic Cen…
$615.00 2026-01-27 Butler County Democratic Cen…
$500.00 2026-04-23 Chickasaw County Democratic …
$250.00 2026-01-31 Professional Health Care: Ci…
$50.00 2026-03-09 Individual gifts (lumped) across 159 gifts, not to scale $13,829.00

Every donation on record: 164 contributions, $15,244.00 →

Where the money went

$2,006.46 in 32 payments to 9 different recipients since 2023, as this committee itemized them. Itemized payments run through 2026-05-14. Its Spent column below is the full reported figure; where that is larger, the difference is spending the state's itemized file does not carry — most recently because the newest reports have not reached it yet.

Paid to Total Payments
The Printery $723.92 2
Iowa Democratic Party $400.00 1
Dennis Kahler $200.00 1
Wix.com $186.18 1
ActBlue Non-Federal $142.24 16
City of Parkersburg $100.00 1
Denver American Legion--Post 653 $100.00 1
Act Blue Non-Federal $80.29 8
Rack Em Up Promotions $73.83 1

Filing history

Period Filed Timing Raised Spent In-kind Unpaid bills Cash on hand Source
2026 · May 15 – Jul 14 2026-07-20 on time $10,549.40$9,820.33$585.95$0 $13,966.61 PDF
2026 · Jan 1 – May 14 2026-05-18 on time $11,632.00$1,157.50$0$0 $13,237.54 PDF
2025 · Jan 1 – Dec 31 2026-01-19 on time $3,612.00$848.96$3,544.59$0 $2,763.04 PDF

On time or late is figured from the filed and due dates — hover a flag to see both. "Cash on hand" is the period-end figure; period-start cash appears in the chart above. Amended reports show the amended PDF.