Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
Ryan Michael Appleton Melton
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Iowa District 4
- Filing address
- Nevada, IA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- MELTON, RYAN MICHAEL APPLETON
- Next election
- Primary June 4, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Iowa, District 4
FEC candidate ID H2IA04141 · Principal campaign committee: MELTON FOR IOWA
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Iowa District 4 | $13,890.00 | Withdrawn |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Iowa District 4 | $153,144.37 | General-election nominee |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Iowa District 4 | $53,023.28 | General-election nominee |
2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, 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$136,824.1489%
- PACs and other committees$1,920.001%
- Party committees$14,178.329%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$221.910%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
2 committees reported giving $5,000.00 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.
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Ryan Michael Appleton Melton$30.29
- Independent expenditures opposing Ryan Michael Appleton Melton$0.00
FEC totals for the 2024 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.
- IOWA CITIZENS FOR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ACTION FUNDSupporting$30.00
The race
Iowa U.S. House, District 4, 2024 · 3 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Michael Appleton Melton (D) | $153,144.37 | $2,897.22 | 2024-12-31 |
| Randall Feenstra (R) | $4,301,278.48 | $1,170,394.49 | 2024-12-31 |
| Kevin Virgil (R) | $108,167.06 | $0.00 | 2024-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selzer & Co. | October 28–31, 2024 | 185 (LV) | ± 7.2% | Generic Republican 53% · Generic Democrat 37% |
| Selzer & Co. | September 8–11, 2024 | 153 (LV) | ± 7.9% | Generic Republican 57% · Generic Democrat 38% |
| Selzer & Co. | June 9–14, 2024 | 156 (LV) | ± 7.9% | Generic Republican 60% · Generic Democrat 35% |
| Selzer & Co. | February 25–28, 2024 | 166 (LV) | ± 7.6% | Generic Republican 63% · Generic Democrat 24% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 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: MELTON FOR IOWA.
- 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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