2024 general election
Iowa 1st District
The winner was outraised and won anyway.
$27M was spent on the 2024 Iowa 1st District race: $13M raised by the campaigns, $2.9M of it from PACs, plus $14M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Total money
$27M
Raised by campaigns
$13M
PAC checks
$2.9M
Outside money
$14M
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Christina BohannanDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $6.9M
- Spent
- $6.8M
- From individuals
- $6.0M
- From PACs
- $572K
- From party
- $27K
- Own money & loans
- $12K
- Outside money for
- $561K
- Outside money against
- $4.8M
Who paid: 8% of Bohannan's money came from PACs
Corporate $5K (1%)Trade group $5K (1%)Leadership PAC $160K (27%)Membership $102K (17%)Union $152K (25%)Super PAC $72K (12%)Party $10K (2%)Other $94K (16%)
- J Street Membership$45K
- 314 Action Victory Fund Super PAC$15K
- Pro-Choice Women Other$15K
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Membership$15K
- Jeffries Leadership PAC$15K
- American Association for Justice (Aaj) Membership$13K
- Davids New Dems Fund Other$11K
- Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 22 PAC Inc Union$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- Congressional Leadership Fund · $3.5M attacking
- Wfw Action Fund Inc · $715K attacking
- Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. · $400K attacking
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Separate Segregated Fund (Crna-PAC) · $196K supporting
- Project 218 · $191K supporting
Mariannette Miller-MeeksRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $5.8M
- Spent
- $5.8M
- From individuals
- $2.2M
- From PACs
- $2.3M
- From party
- $8K
- Own money & loans
- $42K
- Outside money for
- $2.1M
- Outside money against
- $6.7M
Who paid: 40% of Miller-Meeks's money came from PACs
Corporate $819K (37%)Trade group $446K (20%)Leadership PAC $388K (18%)Membership $182K (8%)Union $13K (1%)Super PAC $59K (3%)Party $1K (0%)Other $277K (13%)
- Bipartisan Climate Fund Super PAC$18K
- Marathon Petroleum Corporation Corporate$15K
- National Association of Broadcasters Trade group$15K
- American Revival PAC Other$15K
- Viatris Inc. Corporate$15K
- Team Joyce for Pennsylvania Leadership PAC$15K
- American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery Other$15K
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons Political Action Committee (Neurosurgerypac) Trade group$15K
Biggest outside spenders
- House Majority PAC · $3.9M attacking
- DCCC · $2.4M attacking
- Americans for Prosperity Action · $780K supporting
- With Honor Fund II, Inc. · $496K supporting
- American Medical Association Political Action Committee · $425K supporting
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2024 Iowa 1st District race?
- $27M was spent on the 2024 Iowa 1st District race: $13M raised by the campaigns, $2.9M of it from PACs, plus $14M from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican) won despite being outraised.
- Who raised the most money in the 2024 Iowa 1st District race?
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican) raised $5.8M and had $2.1M in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2024 Iowa 1st District race?
- House Majority PAC ($3.9M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.5M), DCCC ($2.4M).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2024 Iowa 1st District race?
- Jstreetpac gave $45K to Christina Bohannan; Bipartisan Climate Fund gave $18K to Mariannette Miller-Meeks; 314 Action Fund gave $15K to Christina Bohannan.