Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle

Elizabeth Mathis

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Iowa District 2
Filing address
Hiawatha, IA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
MATHIS, ELIZABETH
Next election
General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Iowa with the 2022 district highlighted

Iowa, District 2

DemocraticU.S. House · Iowa District 2ChallengerLost the general election (45.8%)

FEC candidate ID H2IA01089 · Principal campaign committee: LIZ MATHIS FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$4,218,654.84
Total spent$4,209,079.33
Cash on hand$9,575.51
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $3,789,559.58PACs and other committees: $371,912.75Party committees: $20,199.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $10.00Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $33,278.21Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $3,695.30
  • Individual contributions$3,789,559.5890%
  • PACs and other committees$371,912.759%
  • Party committees$20,199.000%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$10.000%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$33,278.211%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$3,695.300%

Self-funding: $10.00 (0% of money raised): $10.00 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

91 committees reported giving $380,306.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Elizabeth Mathis$500.00
  • Independent expenditures opposing Elizabeth Mathis$1,907,281.22
  • Company and union communications to members about Elizabeth Mathis$40,571.50

FEC totals for the 2022 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Iowa U.S. House, District 2, 2022 · 3 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Elizabeth Mathis (D)$4,218,654.84$9,575.512022-12-31
Ashley Hinson Arenholz (R)$7,191,931.25$68,449.512022-12-31
Joseph Kerner (D)$4,862.00$675.582022-02-28

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportLean ROctober 25, 2022
  • Inside ElectionsTilt ROctober 21, 2022
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely RSeptember 7, 2022
  • PoliticoLean RAugust 12, 2022
  • RCPLikely RSeptember 1, 2022
  • Fox NewsLikely RAugust 22, 2022
  • DDHQSolid RSeptember 6, 2022
  • FiveThirtyEightLikely RSeptember 7, 2022
  • The EconomistLean RSeptember 28, 2022

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Public Policy Polling (D)July 19–20, 2022594 (V)± 4.0%Ashley Hinson 44% · Liz Mathis 44%
Public Policy Polling (D)February 2–3, 2022623 (V)± 3.9%Ashley Hinson 43% · Liz Mathis 42%
Selzer & Co.October 9–12, 2022155 (LV)± 8.4%Generic Republican 46% · Generic Democrat 48%
Public Policy Polling (D)July 19–20, 2022594 (V)± 4.0%Generic Republican 50% · Generic Democrat 43%
Selzer & Co.July 10–13, 2022149 (LV)± 8.3%Generic Republican 54% · Generic Democrat 42%
Public Policy Polling (D)February 2–3, 2022623 (V)± 3.9%Generic Republican 45% · Generic Democrat 42%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: LIZ MATHIS FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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