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2026 general election · 2-way race · cash on hand (money in the bank) from state disclosure filings

Wettach holds 3.6× the campaign cash of Cournoyer: $683,192.50 to $189,602.56.

Taylor Wettach

Democrat

Cash on hand

$683,192.50

state disclosure filing, as of 2026-10-19 · committee record →

Chris Cournoyer

Republican

Cash on hand

$189,602.56

state disclosure filing, as of 2026-10-19 · committee record →

The polling

No public head-to-head polling yet for this race; statewide-office and down-ballot congressional contests are rarely polled this far out. Where a poll appears, it will show here and on the polling average.

Follow the money

Where the money comes from and where it goes: who gives to each campaign, where those donors live, its biggest givers and who it paid, for this election (since 2023). Cash the state lists donor-by-donor and payee-by-payee.

Taylor Wettach · Democrat

Who gives · this election (since 2023)

Individuals 85% ($1,495,821.16)PACs & committees 1% ($16,450.00)Other organizations 14% ($242,531.74)

Shares are of the $1,754,802.90 that donors gave this election (since 2023). Of the $16,450.00 from PACs and committees, $10,600.00 is from PACs, $750.00 from party committees and $5,100.00 from committees whose type isn't in the filings we hold (they file no Iowa disclosure report of their own, so the state's records we have don't say whether they are a PAC, a party or a candidate).

$925,665.46 of the individuals' money is from recent rows read from the Ethics Board's public search, which does not say whether a giver is a person or an organization. We count a giver there as an individual unless the state's older records list the same name as an organization or the name is plainly one (a PAC, party, committee, business, trust or union).

Where they live · this election (since 2023)

In Iowa 81% ($1,426,677.71)Outside Iowa 19% ($326,754.69)

81% of the $1,753,432.40 whose donor listed an address came from Iowa and 19% from other states, led by New York ($82,142.92) and Washington, D.C. ($74,553.36).

$1,754,802.90 in cash this election (since 2023), listed donor-by-donor in the state's itemized records (the rows we hold reach 2026-10-20: the publisher's extract, dated 2026-07-14, plus the Ethics Board's public search, read 2026-10-19). · full record →

The second bar also leaves out $1,370.50 from donors with no usable address on the filing.

Biggest givers to Wettach · this election (since 2023) Itemized cash: 2023-01-01 to 2026-10-14, the end of its newest report in our copy (filed 2026-10-19); its next report is not in our filings list yet. Bars share one scale across this race's givers.
Giver	Cash given
David Wettach Muscatine, IA · 4 gifts	$249,000.00
Wettach for Congress Muscatine, IA · 1 gift	$123,122.60
George Koenigsaecker Muscatine, IA · 2 gifts	$110,000.00
Fred Weitz Des Moines, IA · 3 gifts	$70,100.00
Keith Whipple Cedar Rapids, IA · 4 gifts	$56,000.00

Of 1,236 named givers. Every gift on file, all years →

Who Wettach paid · this election (since 2023) Itemized payments: 2023-01-01 to 2026-10-14, the end of its newest report in our copy (filed 2026-10-19); its next report is not in our filings list yet. Payees as typed; one vendor can appear twice. Bars share one scale across this race's payees.
Paid to	Paid
Buying Time Media LLC 2 payments	$252,976.00
Iowa Democratic Party 2 payments	$206,000.00
Orlattle LLC 2 payments	$110,605.89
Blueprint Interactive 2 payments	$75,534.14
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research 2 payments	$69,300.00

All 61 payees this election (since 2023)

Every payee of Wettach's committee, this election (since 2023)
Buying Time Media LLC 2 payments	$252,976.00
Iowa Democratic Party 2 payments	$206,000.00
Orlattle LLC 2 payments	$110,605.89
Blueprint Interactive 2 payments	$75,534.14
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research 2 payments	$69,300.00
Jackson Covey 15 payments	$53,001.21
NGP Van 22 payments	$50,676.06
Cobblestone Strategies LLC 4 payments	$41,158.47
Gusto 25 payments	$38,686.00
The Dover Group 10 payments	$37,001.45
Rising Blue Consulting 10 payments	$35,000.00
Nicholas Novotny 15 payments	$34,483.05
ActBlue Technical Services 31 payments	$15,155.80
Arc Initiatives 4 payments	$12,830.00
ActBlue 15 payments	$12,125.41
Raise More, Inc. 5 payments	$5,625.00
AB Campaigns 1 payment	$4,000.00
Karen Cooney 1 payment	$3,238.97
Doug Mcgoldrick Photography 1 payment	$2,161.00
Grassroots Analytics 2 payments	$2,000.00
Taylor Wettach 2 payments	$1,223.95
Bank of America 7 payments	$1,175.30
Switchboard Public Benefit Corp 1 payment	$919.37
Google 7 payments	$880.88
Ben Ellis 1 payment	$798.00
Amazon 1 payment	$534.99
Verizon Wireless 7 payments	$491.81
Amalgamated Bank 5 payments	$351.34
Sterling Data Company 2 payments	$311.30
HaystaqDNA 1 payment	$275.00
Polk County Democrats 1 payment	$250.00
Scott County Democratic Party 1 payment	$225.00
USPS 2 payments	$205.95
Hy-Vee 1 payment	$191.19
Casey's Retail Company 4 payments	$177.47
Walmart 2 payments	$160.41
Iowa State Fair 1 payment	$160.00
Polk County Democratic Central Committee 1 payment	$150.00
La Terraza Mexican Grill And Seafood 1 payment	$146.21
Apple 15 payments	$142.60
Office Depot 3 payments	$141.07
Skinny's Barbecue 1 payment	$133.00
Zoom 7 payments	$126.07
Canva 7 payments	$110.25
Cerro Gordo County Democrats 1 payment	$100.00
NANCY HEILMANN 1 payment	$100.00
Farm & Fleet 1 payment	$80.23
Pizza King 1 payment	$55.00
Kwik Star 1 payment	$49.28
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores 1 payment	$46.51
Sparky's One Stop 1 payment	$44.34
Shell USA, Inc. 1 payment	$43.78
Target 1 payment	$43.27
PeopleFinders.com 2 payments	$39.90
Pilot 1 payment	$37.74
Iowa Workforce Development 1 payment	$35.64
Circle K Stores Inc. 1 payment	$33.44
Lyft 1 payment	$25.92
Mississippi Valley Fair 1 payment	$24.00
YesWay 1 payment	$7.99
Council Bluffs Traffic Maintenance 1 payment	$3.75

$1,071,610.40 in 270 payments to 61 different recipients this election (since 2023), as this committee itemized them. Its filings report $1,071,610.40 spent since 2023 (newest report in our copy filed 2026-10-19). The two are the same to the cent.

Chris Cournoyer · Republican

Who gives · this election (since 2023)

Individuals 78% ($460,223.00)PACs & committees 22% ($126,950.00)

Shares are of the $587,173.00 that donors gave this election (since 2023). Of the $126,950.00 from PACs and committees, $55,500.00 is from PACs, $56,450.00 from party committees and $15,000.00 from committees whose type isn't in the filings we hold (they file no Iowa disclosure report of their own, so the state's records we have don't say whether they are a PAC, a party or a candidate).

$241,071.00 of the individuals' money is from recent rows read from the Ethics Board's public search, which does not say whether a giver is a person or an organization. We count a giver there as an individual unless the state's older records list the same name as an organization or the name is plainly one (a PAC, party, committee, business, trust or union).

Where they live · this election (since 2023)

In Iowa 96% ($563,132.00)Outside Iowa 4% ($24,041.00)

96% of the $587,173.00 whose donor listed an address came from Iowa and 4% from other states, led by Washington, D.C. ($13,500.00) and Illinois ($3,000.00).

$587,173.00 in cash this election (since 2023), listed donor-by-donor in the state's itemized records (the rows we hold reach 2026-10-20: the publisher's extract, dated 2026-07-14, plus the Ethics Board's public search, read 2026-10-19). · full record →

Not in the bars: $53,690.44 in donated goods and services this election (since 2023).

Biggest givers to Cournoyer · this election (since 2023) Itemized cash: 2023-01-01 to 2026-10-14, the end of its newest report in our copy (filed 2026-10-19); its next report is not in our filings list yet. Bars share one scale across this race's givers.
Giver	Cash given
Marilyn and Burt Gearhart LeClaire, IA · 3 gifts	$52,500.00
Republican Party of Iowa Des Moines, IA · 1 gift	$50,000.00
Gage Kent Muscatine, IA · 3 gifts	$43,500.00
Growth and Opportunities for Iowa PAC Des Moines, IA · 1 gift	$30,000.00
Bruce Rastetter Alden, IA · 3 gifts	$20,000.00

Of 296 named givers. Every gift on file, all years →

Who Cournoyer paid · this election (since 2023) Itemized payments: 2023-01-01 to 2026-10-14, the end of its newest report in our copy (filed 2026-10-19); its next report is not in our filings list yet. Payees as typed; one vendor can appear twice. Bars share one scale across this race's payees.
Paid to	Paid
Victory Enterprises 33 payments	$359,413.46
Polaris Public Affairs, LLC 3 payments	$29,916.00
Megan Hall 1 payment	$4,640.00
WinRed 28 payments	$1,453.47
David Rowley 1 payment	$1,000.00

All 9 payees this election (since 2023)

Every payee of Cournoyer's committee, this election (since 2023)
Victory Enterprises 33 payments	$359,413.46
Polaris Public Affairs, LLC 3 payments	$29,916.00
Megan Hall 1 payment	$4,640.00
WinRed 28 payments	$1,453.47
David Rowley 1 payment	$1,000.00
Keith & Company Screenprinting 1 payment	$500.76
Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition 1 payment	$300.00
State of Iowa 1 payment	$266.50
First Central State Bank 3 payments	$80.25

$397,570.44 in 72 payments to 9 different recipients this election (since 2023), as this committee itemized them. Its filings report $397,570.44 spent since 2023 (newest report in our copy filed 2026-10-19). The two are the same to the cent.

Method: itemized cash contributions (Schedule A, transaction type CON) since 2023, refunds netted, the committee's own account interest excluded. Each donor is placed by the state on the filing. In-kind support and loans are never in either bar.

Biggest givers: the same cash rows, added up by the giver's name as filed (one giver filed under two spellings appears twice), refunds netted, a committee's receipts under its own code and its account interest left out; in-kind support and loans are not in the list. A linked giver is a state-registered committee; its page counts what it reported paying, since 2023, so its figure can differ from the one here. Givers without a link have no page on this site: people, and organizations that are not among the state-registered committees it tracks. Who each campaign paid: itemized payments since 2023, refunds netted, loan repayments left out, payees as each treasurer typed them, joined only by case, punctuation and legal form (Inc., LLC), so one vendor typed two ways can appear twice. Basis: itemized records, which list each gift and payment, not the totals reported on filings. Source: Iowa Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board contributions and expenditures (the rows we hold reach 2026-10-20: the publisher's extract, dated 2026-07-14, plus the Ethics Board's public search, read 2026-10-19; payments in our copy downloaded 2026-10-24).

Fundraising rate

New money raised per day of each candidate's latest report: the pace of fundraising, comparable even when reports cover spans of different length. The small bars trace how that pace moved across recent reports.

Taylor Wettach $8,458/day

$778,146.72 over 92 days · latest report

Chris Cournoyer $2,195/day

$201,970.00 over 92 days · latest report

Rate = money raised ÷ days the report covers. ("Money raised" is the report's cash-contribution line, Schedule A.) Faded bars are earlier reports' rates; the solid bar is the latest. A period's total can arrive as one large check or many small gifts, and the rate can't tell them apart; a committee's donation page breaks its money down by gift size.

Candidates: Iowa Secretary of State 2026 general-election list. State cash on hand is each committee's latest state disclosure filing; federal cash is the FEC-reported figure for the candidate's registration for this office. A candidate who holds a registration only for a different office shows no figure rather than that other committee's balance. State and federal money are never combined in a single figure. Funding mix is current-cycle itemized contributions.