Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle

Cindy Axne

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Iowa District 3
Filing address
West Des Moines, IA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
AXNE, CINDY
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 3

DemocraticU.S. House · Iowa District 3IncumbentLost the general election (49.6%)

FEC candidate ID H8IA03124 · Principal campaign committee: CINDY AXNE FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2021–2022U.S. House · Iowa District 3$7,231,695.00Lost the general election (49.6%)
2019–2020U.S. House · Iowa District 3$6,294,903.05Won the general election (48.9%)
Total raised$7,231,695.00
Total spent$7,246,582.43
Cash on hand$4,633.16
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: $5,046,042.83PACs and other committees: $1,570,993.51Party committees: $19,015.00Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $543,464.63Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $52,179.03
  • Individual contributions$5,046,042.8370%
  • PACs and other committees$1,570,993.5122%
  • Party committees$19,015.000%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$543,464.638%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$52,179.031%

Raised and spent over time

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

PAC and committee contributors

406 committees reported giving $1,534,424.00 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 Cindy Axne$164,833.31
  • Independent expenditures opposing Cindy Axne$4,719,987.39
  • Company and union communications to members about Cindy Axne$64,808.98

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 3, 2022 · 4 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Cindy Axne (D)$7,231,695.00$4,633.162022-12-31
Zach Nunn (R)$2,633,465.87$101,067.662022-12-31
Nicole Hasso (R)$631,076.34$82.712022-12-31
Mary Ann Hanusa (R)$118,409.44$0.002022-07-14

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportLean RSeptember 1, 2022
  • Inside ElectionsTilt RNovember 3, 2022
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean RSeptember 7, 2022
  • PoliticoLean RNovember 3, 2022
  • RCPLean RSeptember 1, 2022
  • Fox NewsLean RAugust 22, 2022

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Moore Information Group (R)October 24–25, 2022400 (LV)± 5.0%Cindy Axne 44% · Zach Nunn 46%
Moore Information Group (R)September 21–25, 2022400 (LV)± 5.0%Cindy Axne 44% · Zach Nunn 46%
Impact Research (D)September 7–11, 2022500 (LV)± 4.4%Cindy Axne 47% · Zach Nunn 47%
RMG ResearchJuly 29 – August 5, 2022400 (LV)± 4.9%Cindy Axne 41% · Zach Nunn 49%
Moore Information Group (R)July 9–11, 2022400 (LV)± 5.0%Cindy Axne 43% · Zach Nunn 43%
Moore Information Group (R)September 9, 2021– (LV)–Cindy Axne 46% · Zach Nunn 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: CINDY AXNE 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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